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'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).
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De Kretster Lands Double in Premier's Awards
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Reality Check for Young Readers
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Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend by Steven Herrick
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— Appears in: Buzz Words , September 2012;
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Young Adult Fiction
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 December 2012; (p. 26)
— Review of Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend 2012 single work children's fiction -
Verse Novel
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— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 29 September 2012; (p. 28)
— Review of Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend 2012 single work children's fiction
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[Review Essay] Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend
2012
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 27 no. 4 2012; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend 2012 single work children's fiction -
Verse Novel
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 29 September 2012; (p. 28)
— Review of Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend 2012 single work children's fiction -
Young Adult Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 December 2012; (p. 26)
— Review of Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend 2012 single work children's fiction -
Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend by Steven Herrick
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , September 2012;
— Review of Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend 2012 single work children's fiction -
Reality Check for Young Readers
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 April 2013; (p. 27) -
De Kretster Lands Double in Premier's Awards
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 17 September 2013; (p. 6-7)
Awards
- 2014 shortlisted KOALA Awards — Older Readers
- 2014 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards — Children's Literature Award
- 2013 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Griffith University Children’s Book Award
- 2013 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Best Language Development Book for Upper Primary Children (2005-2013)
- 2013 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
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