Born: Established: 1986 ;
Gender:
Male
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Personal Awards
- 2013 recipient ACT Arts Grant To assist with the costs of editing a book, in 2013 - $9,808
- 2009 winner Young Australian of the Year — ACT Young Australian of the Year
Awards for Works
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Lockdown
Lindfield
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Scholastic Australia
,
2019
15893996
2019
single work
children's fiction
children's
science fiction
'ARMED MERCENARIES invade a hospital and start taking hostages. Some school students barricade themselves in a surgical theatre. But the mercenaries are HUNTING an injured man... and he’s in there with them.
'Jarli, creator of the Truth app, is one of the students TRAPPED in the hospital. All the phones are jammed. The building is locked down. No help is coming.
'The mercenaries work for Viper, a ruthless and deadly criminal. Jarli and his friends have outwitted Viper before—can they do it again?
'The TRUTH is deadly...'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
- 2021 honour book KOALA Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2021 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
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The Truth App
Lindfield
:
Scholastic Australia
,
2018
14819785
2018
single work
children's fiction
children's
science fiction
'THE TRUTH APP is the latest craze in the town of Kelton. It listens to everyone around you and tells you if they are lying. When the app goes viral, its teenage creator, Jarli, becomes famous overnight. But being a celebrity can be dangerous. Especially when you have just exposed everyones deepest, darkest secrets. Now everyone is out to get Jarli. Kids at school. Teachers. The police. Even his own family. And the secret network of criminals based in Kelton have just added Jarli to their hit list. The TRUTH does not always set you free...'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
- 2019 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Older Readers
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