Barry Jonsberg
Barry Jonsberg's young adult novels, The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull and It's Not All About YOU, Calma! were shortlisted for the Children's Book Council Book of the Year, Older Readers, awards. It's Not All About YOU, Calma! also won the Adelaide Festival Award for Children's Literature, Dreamrider was shortlisted in the NSW Premier's Awards for the Ethel Turner prize and Cassie was shortlisted for the Children's Peace Literature Award.
Barry lives in Darwin with his wife, children and two dogs. His books have been published in the US, UK, France, Poland, Germany and China.
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Being Here is a beautifully told story about a girl whose rich imagination rescues her from a grim reality, and an unlikely boy who changes everything. Category: Fiction 13+Publisher: Allen & Unwin |
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Marcus and Dylan head to Tasmania in search of the thylacine on the third of Blacky's missions, which began with the uproarious The Dog that Dumped on My Doona. Category: Fiction 7+Publisher: Allen & Unwin |
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Holly Holley is so average it hurts. So when Demi, the coolest girl in school, invites Holly on a make-over shopping spree, Holly jumps at the chance. But will she fly or fall? Category: Fiction 13+Publisher: Allen & Unwin |
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A follow-up to the uproarious The Dog that Dumped on My Doona - but this time Marcus and his best friend Dylan are on a mission to save crocodiles! Category: Fiction 7+Publisher: Allen & Unwin |
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Blacky the dog is on a mission from God - and only Marcus can help him. Category: Fiction 7+Publisher: Allen & Unwin |
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Sixteen can be a tough time. And it's almost unmanageable for a wisecracking boy whose temper is white-hot. As a consequence he is sentenced to a time-out with his reclusive grandfather in a primitive shack in the Tasmanian forest. Category: Fiction 13+Publisher: Allen & Unwin |
