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'A boy helps his sister disguise her birthmark on her first day of school.
'A seventeen-year-old awakens to find himself trapped in an elderly body.
'A teenage girl discovers her boyfriend has a life-threatening virus the day after they share their first kiss.
'A high school student tries to communicate to his hospitalised brother who is in a vegetative state.
'Brian Falkner serves up bite-sized tales of fear – fear of rejection, fear of dying, fear of disease, fear of the unknown, fear of exclusion, fear of being caught and fear of embarrassment –showing how that stubborn seed of hope hungers our darkest moments. ' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For Winnie, Ronnie, Kimberley and Michelle. Friends through thick and thin.
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[Review] That Stubborn Seed of Hope
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 32 no. 4 2017; (p. 42)
— Review of That Stubborn Seed of Hope : Stories 2017 selected work short story'This is an eclectic and fascinating series of Australian short stories linked by a common philosophy: We can endure almost anything in our lives as long as there remains that stubborn seed of hope.' (Introduction)
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[Review] That Stubborn Seed of Hope
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 32 no. 4 2017; (p. 42)
— Review of That Stubborn Seed of Hope : Stories 2017 selected work short story'This is an eclectic and fascinating series of Australian short stories linked by a common philosophy: We can endure almost anything in our lives as long as there remains that stubborn seed of hope.' (Introduction)
