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'The Book That Made Me is a celebration of the books that influenced some of the most acclaimed authors from Australia and the world. Edited by Judith Ridge, it features non-fiction stories from 32 inspiring and award-winning authors including Markus Zusak, Jaclyn Moriarty, Shaun Tan, Mal Peet, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Simon French, Alison Croggon, Fiona Wood, Bernard Beckett, Ursula Dubosarsky, Rachael Craw, Sue Lawson, Benjamin Law, Cath Crowley, Kate Constable, James Roy, Will Kostakis, Randa Abdel-Fattah and many more. Royalties from the sale of the book will go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF).' (Publication summary)
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Contents indexed selectively.
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Includes works by Mandy Hager (NZ), Bernard Beckett (NZ), Rachael Craw (NZ), Mal Peet (UK), Catherine Mayo (NZ), and Ted Dawe (NZ).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Newtown,
Marrickville - Camperdown area,
Sydney Southern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Walker Books Australia
, 2016 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Feverish Desire to Possess, single work autobiography
- Twelve Reasons, single work autobiography
- A Short Leap, single work autobiography
- 'What Happens Next?', single work autobiography
- Hooked (and a Bit Unsettled), single work autobiography
- Thwack!, single work autobiography
- Look Where I'm Standing, single work autobiography
- The World Is More Than What Can Be Seen, single work autobiography
- What the Doctor Recommended, single work autobiography
- The Magic of Memory, single work autobiography
- Sweet Dreams and Social Fails, single work autobiography
- Every Disgusting Detail, single work autobiography
- Challenging the Machinations of Racism, single work autobiography
- Invested with Enchantment, single work autobiography
- My First Reader, single work autobiography
- In Folded Arms, single work autobiography
- What Would Edith Do?, single work autobiography
- A Sense of Resolution, single work autobiography
- Only White People Lived in Books, single work autobiography
- Set My Senses Alight, single work autobiography
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Books by Our Friends
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , May/June vol. 93 no. 3 2017; (p. 129)
— Review of The Book That Made Me 2016 anthology autobiography -
Review : The Book That Made Me
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , December 2016;
— Review of The Book That Made Me 2016 anthology autobiography -
Review : The Book That Made Me
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , September 2016;
— Review of The Book That Made Me 2016 anthology autobiography
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Review : The Book That Made Me
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , September 2016;
— Review of The Book That Made Me 2016 anthology autobiography -
Review : The Book That Made Me
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , December 2016;
— Review of The Book That Made Me 2016 anthology autobiography -
Books by Our Friends
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , May/June vol. 93 no. 3 2017; (p. 129)
— Review of The Book That Made Me 2016 anthology autobiography
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