Author: Steven Herrick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689868677
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Weary of life with his alcoholic, abusive father, sixteen-year-old Billy packs a few belongings and hits the road, hoping for something better than what he left behind.
Author: Steven Herrick
Publisher: Dyslexic Books
ISBN: 9780369303387
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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A life-affirming free-verse novel for young adults, this is an honest and refreshing look at homelessness without the grunge. It is an uncomplicated love story which is certain to appeal to the wide audience this talented writer/performer has already attracted.
Author: Steven Herrick
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN: 0702264849
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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A powerful prose novel from one of Australia's most awarded authors. Isaac is running from his old life when he steps off the bus in a small town. He has nowhere to stay and doesn't plan on sticking around, but a local cafe owner's kindness offers him the chance to change his story. Then Isaac meets Sophie and learns he's not the only one wanting to repaint his life. As he did so masterfully with The Simple Gift, award-winning author Steven Herrick delves into the universal themes of rising above the past and taking control of your future.
Author: Steven Herrick
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781865086613
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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A funny, touching story, told in friendly free verse with lively pen and ink drawings, about an accident-prone boy whose heart is in the right place. Do-wrong Ron can't do anything right. His only ally is Charlie, the guinea pig, until he meets Isabelle, who sees nothing wrong with Ron. Together, they set out to help Isabelle's lonely grandmother.
Author: Steven Herrick
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781741143577
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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It is 1960s Australia and Harry lives with his dad and younger brother in a small town next to a river. Harry enjoys his share of the usual schoolboy fun and pranks, but there is also a tragedy underlying his life and that of the whole town. Suggested level: secondary.
Author: Steven Herrick
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN: 0702248517
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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A heart-warming tale about friendship, grief, and the importance of baked goods, this book tells the stories of the kids from Class 6A. 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 Mr. Korsky, the school groundskeeper, has seen it all before.
Author: Sue Lawson
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1925126528
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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There's no hiding from prejudice. Robbie knows bad things happen in Walgaree. But it's nothing to do with him. That's just the way the Aborigines have always been treated. In the summer of 1965 racial tensions in the town are at boiling point, and something headed Walgaree's way will blow things apart. It's time for Robbie to take a stand. Nothing will ever be the same. A novel based on true events.
Author: Steven Herrick
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1741761468
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
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In a rural Australian coal mining town shortly after World War II, teenaged Eddie makes a startling discovery when he investigates the murder of a local high school girl.
Author: Kim Elith
Publisher: Pascal Press
ISBN: 1741253713
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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"This guide is directly linked to the syllabus with dot points of the HSC English syllabus appearing in the margin of the book. You can write in the guide, so your study is focused and your notes are structured."--Back cover.
Author: Elizabeth Laird
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0330478028
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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Inspired by the true story of an African childhood lived on the edge of destitution, award-winning Elizabeth Laird's The Garbage King takes readers on an unforgettable emotional journey. When Mamo's mother dies, he is abandoned in the shanties of Addis Ababa. Stolen by a child-trafficker and sold to a farmer, he is cruelly treated. Escaping back to the city, he meets another, very different runaway. Dani is rich, educated - and fleeing his tyrannical father. Together they join a gang of homeless street boys who survive only by mutual bonds of trust and total dependence on each other.
