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form y separately published work icon Nowhere Boys series - publisher   film/TV   children's   fantasy  
Alternative title: The Lost Boys
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Nowhere Boys
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'Four boys get lost in the forest, and discover, when they return home, that they have returned to an alternate world identical to theirs except for one startling difference - they were never born.' (Source: Screen Australia)

Adaptations

y separately published work icon Nowhere Boys Elise McCredie , Richmond : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2016 9351711 2016 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'When a school excursion goes wrong, four mismatched teenage boys spend a terrifying night caught in the bush, sheltering from a violent storm. The next day they find their way home, only to discover something strange and terrible has happened: the world has been reconfigured as if they were never born. The boys are trapped in an alternative reality where everything appears to be the same—their school is still there, their families still exist—but they are complete strangers to everyone. Perfect for fans of Michael Grant's Gone series.When a school excursion goes wrong, four mismatched teenage boys spend a terrifying night caught in the bush, sheltering from a violent storm. The next day they find their way home, only to discover something strange and terrible has happened: the world has been reconfigured as if they were never born. The boys are trapped in an alternative reality where everything appears to be the same—their school is still there, their families still exist—but they are complete strangers to everyone. Can Andy find a scientific explanation for how they got there? Are Jake's parents better off without him? How can Sam's girlfriend Mia replace him so easily? And does Felix know more than he's letting on? Only one thing is clear: this is a world where they don't belong. Their presence here is disturbing the natural order of things, and the more time they spend here, the more deadly it becomes. Perfect for fans of Michael Grant's Gone series.' (Publication summary)

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1.03
form y separately published work icon Nowhere Boys [Series One, Episode Three] Craig Irvin , Australia : Matchbox Productions Pty Ltd Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2013 7798808 2013 single work film/TV

'Andy, Felix and Jake break into Bremin High searching for proof of themselves in the school records; Sam searches for his girlfriend Mia; and the Thing that stalked them makes a scary return.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive.

Australia : Matchbox Productions Pty Ltd Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2013
2.07
form y separately published work icon Nowhere Boys [Series Two, Episode Seven] Pete McTighe , Australia : Matchbox Productions Pty Ltd Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2014 9136492 2014 single work film/TV children's fantasy Australia : Matchbox Productions Pty Ltd Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2014

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Peppa Pig Has Introduced a Pair of Lesbian Polar Bears, but Aussie Kids’ TV Has Been Leading the Way in Queer Representation Damien O'Meara , Liam Burke , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 22 September 2022;
Bound for the Big Screen 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2015; (p. 1)
When Asians Attack Benjamin Law , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Monthly , March no. 109 2015; (p. 15-16)
Nowhere Boys Melinda Houston , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 23 November 2014; (p. 24)

— Review of Nowhere Boys Craig Irvin , Rhys Graham , Elise McCredie , Roger Monk , Polly Staniford , Shanti Gudgeon , Giula Sandler , David Hannam , Pete McTighe , John Ridley , Blake Ayshford , 2013 series - publisher film/TV
Drama Delivered with Respect Melinda Houston , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 November 2014; (p. 27)

— Review of Nowhere Boys Craig Irvin , Rhys Graham , Elise McCredie , Roger Monk , Polly Staniford , Shanti Gudgeon , Giula Sandler , David Hannam , Pete McTighe , John Ridley , Blake Ayshford , 2013 series - publisher film/TV
Drama Delivered with Respect Melinda Houston , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 November 2014; (p. 27)

— Review of Nowhere Boys Craig Irvin , Rhys Graham , Elise McCredie , Roger Monk , Polly Staniford , Shanti Gudgeon , Giula Sandler , David Hannam , Pete McTighe , John Ridley , Blake Ayshford , 2013 series - publisher film/TV
Nowhere Boys Melinda Houston , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 23 November 2014; (p. 24)

— Review of Nowhere Boys Craig Irvin , Rhys Graham , Elise McCredie , Roger Monk , Polly Staniford , Shanti Gudgeon , Giula Sandler , David Hannam , Pete McTighe , John Ridley , Blake Ayshford , 2013 series - publisher film/TV
Product Placement Incidental, Says ABC Paul Cleary , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 September 2013; (p. 22)
When Asians Attack Benjamin Law , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Monthly , March no. 109 2015; (p. 15-16)
Bound for the Big Screen 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2015; (p. 1)
Peppa Pig Has Introduced a Pair of Lesbian Polar Bears, but Aussie Kids’ TV Has Been Leading the Way in Queer Representation Damien O'Meara , Liam Burke , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 22 September 2022;
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