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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend
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Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend Steven Herrick , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2012 Z1871356 2012 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 6 units) 'In a country town, in a school just like yours, the kids in Class 6A tell their stories. There's Mick, school captain and sometime trouble-maker, who wants to make the school a better place, while his younger brother Jacob just wants to fly. There's shy and lonely Laura who hopes to finally fit in with a circle of friends, while Pete struggles to deal with his grandpa's sudden death. Popular Selina obsesses over class comedian Cameron, while Cameron obsesses over Anzac biscuits and Pookie Aleera - whoever that is! For new teacher Ms Arthur, it's another world, but for Mr Korsky, the school groundskeeper, he's seen it all before.' Source: www.uqp.uq.edu.au/ (Sighted 02/07/2012). Children's Literature For Literacy Australian Catholic University - Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary) 2014 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend Steven Herrick , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2012 Z1871356 2012 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 6 units) 'In a country town, in a school just like yours, the kids in Class 6A tell their stories. There's Mick, school captain and sometime trouble-maker, who wants to make the school a better place, while his younger brother Jacob just wants to fly. There's shy and lonely Laura who hopes to finally fit in with a circle of friends, while Pete struggles to deal with his grandpa's sudden death. Popular Selina obsesses over class comedian Cameron, while Cameron obsesses over Anzac biscuits and Pookie Aleera - whoever that is! For new teacher Ms Arthur, it's another world, but for Mr Korsky, the school groundskeeper, he's seen it all before.' Source: www.uqp.uq.edu.au/ (Sighted 02/07/2012). Children's Literature for Literacy Australian Catholic University - Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary) 2015 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend Steven Herrick , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2012 Z1871356 2012 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 6 units) 'In a country town, in a school just like yours, the kids in Class 6A tell their stories. There's Mick, school captain and sometime trouble-maker, who wants to make the school a better place, while his younger brother Jacob just wants to fly. There's shy and lonely Laura who hopes to finally fit in with a circle of friends, while Pete struggles to deal with his grandpa's sudden death. Popular Selina obsesses over class comedian Cameron, while Cameron obsesses over Anzac biscuits and Pookie Aleera - whoever that is! For new teacher Ms Arthur, it's another world, but for Mr Korsky, the school groundskeeper, he's seen it all before.' Source: www.uqp.uq.edu.au/ (Sighted 02/07/2012). Children's Literature Macquarie University 2013 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend Steven Herrick , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2012 Z1871356 2012 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 6 units) 'In a country town, in a school just like yours, the kids in Class 6A tell their stories. There's Mick, school captain and sometime trouble-maker, who wants to make the school a better place, while his younger brother Jacob just wants to fly. There's shy and lonely Laura who hopes to finally fit in with a circle of friends, while Pete struggles to deal with his grandpa's sudden death. Popular Selina obsesses over class comedian Cameron, while Cameron obsesses over Anzac biscuits and Pookie Aleera - whoever that is! For new teacher Ms Arthur, it's another world, but for Mr Korsky, the school groundskeeper, he's seen it all before.' Source: www.uqp.uq.edu.au/ (Sighted 02/07/2012). Children's Literature Macquarie University 2014 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend Steven Herrick , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2012 Z1871356 2012 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 6 units) 'In a country town, in a school just like yours, the kids in Class 6A tell their stories. There's Mick, school captain and sometime trouble-maker, who wants to make the school a better place, while his younger brother Jacob just wants to fly. There's shy and lonely Laura who hopes to finally fit in with a circle of friends, while Pete struggles to deal with his grandpa's sudden death. Popular Selina obsesses over class comedian Cameron, while Cameron obsesses over Anzac biscuits and Pookie Aleera - whoever that is! For new teacher Ms Arthur, it's another world, but for Mr Korsky, the school groundskeeper, he's seen it all before.' Source: www.uqp.uq.edu.au/ (Sighted 02/07/2012). Children's Literature Macquarie University 2015 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend Steven Herrick , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2012 Z1871356 2012 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 6 units) 'In a country town, in a school just like yours, the kids in Class 6A tell their stories. There's Mick, school captain and sometime trouble-maker, who wants to make the school a better place, while his younger brother Jacob just wants to fly. There's shy and lonely Laura who hopes to finally fit in with a circle of friends, while Pete struggles to deal with his grandpa's sudden death. Popular Selina obsesses over class comedian Cameron, while Cameron obsesses over Anzac biscuits and Pookie Aleera - whoever that is! For new teacher Ms Arthur, it's another world, but for Mr Korsky, the school groundskeeper, he's seen it all before.' Source: www.uqp.uq.edu.au/ (Sighted 02/07/2012). Children's Literature Macquarie University 2016 (Semester 2)
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