Category Archives: 2010 Australian Book of Year nominations

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By David Metzenthen. Awkward, funny and poignant, Jarvis 24 places the reader in the mind of 16-year-old Marc Jarvis, who tries to step outside the boundaries of his private school life in Melbourne by taking on work experience for two … Continue reading →

by Odo Hirsch. There are flashes of light everywhere, as if the expanse in front of him wasn’t water, but a carpet of jewels. Darius looked at the torch in his hand, and then back at the water. He looked … Continue reading →

by  Peter Macinnis      Australian Backyard Explorer tells the stories of many intrepid individuals who explored the Australian continent in the first 120 years of European settlement.     Check out the interesting ways information is presented such as:      “Did you … Continue reading →

By Fiona McIntosh Griff works in a circus, his days filled with boring routine tasks. Nobody knows he has a unique ability: he can hear people’s thoughts without their knowledge.  When the greedy circus master discovers his talent, Griff knows … Continue reading →

by Lucy Christopher You Tube – Stolen by Lucy Christopher Sixteen year old Gemma is kidnapped from Bangkok airport and taken to the Australian Outback. This wild and desolate landscape becomes almost a character in the book, so vividly is … Continue reading →

I would like to share one of the books that I’ve read. The Winds of Heaven by Judith Clarke is on the older readers shortlist. The book gripped me as it is a beautiful, gentle but sad tale of two … Continue reading →

Book cover Love, jealousy and betrayal are the stuff of many an opera. In this junior novel by CBCA award-winning author Elizabeth Fensham, the emotions are as heartfelt as those passionate tales but the outcome is hopeful rather than tragic. … Continue reading →