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''Mitch,' Marty asks, 'why does Dad hate me?'
'Marty, he hates everyone.'
'Why?'
'I don't know... I reckon the grog mucks up his brain.'
'I wish we didn't have to go home.'
'There's nowhere else to go, Marty.'
'Mitch is thirteen years old and life can't get much tougher. When her dad drinks too much he takes his anger out on the family - with his fists. To make things worse, Mitch's mum refuses to leave. Then one day things finally go too far. Mitch is badly hurt and her mum decides it's time to get away. Will they ever find a safe refuge away from their father? And can they ever leave behind the painful memories?' (Publication summary)
'Marty, he hates everyone.'
'Why?'
'I don't know... I reckon the grog mucks up his brain.'
'I wish we didn't have to go home.'
'There's nowhere else to go, Marty.'
'Mitch is thirteen years old and life can't get much tougher. When her dad drinks too much he takes his anger out on the family - with his fists. To make things worse, Mitch's mum refuses to leave. Then one day things finally go too far. Mitch is badly hurt and her mum decides it's time to get away. Will they ever find a safe refuge away from their father? And can they ever leave behind the painful memories?' (Publication summary)
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Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 40 no. 3 1996; (p. 33)
— Review of Thirteen Going on Forty 1986 single work novel -
Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 4 no. 2 1996; (p. 38)
— Review of Thirteen Going on Forty 1986 single work novel -
Beyond the Pale
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 180 1996; (p. 58)
— Review of Almost Wednesday 1996 single work novel ; Thirteen Going on Forty 1986 single work novel -
Consummate Achievement
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 May 1996; (p. C10)
— Review of Thirteen Going on Forty 1986 single work novel ; The Devil Latch 1997 single work novel -
Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 1 no. 3 1986; (p. 23)
— Review of Thirteen Going on Forty 1986 single work novel
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Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 40 no. 3 1996; (p. 33)
— Review of Thirteen Going on Forty 1986 single work novel -
Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 1 no. 3 1986; (p. 23)
— Review of Thirteen Going on Forty 1986 single work novel -
Consummate Achievement
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 May 1996; (p. C10)
— Review of Thirteen Going on Forty 1986 single work novel ; The Devil Latch 1997 single work novel -
Beyond the Pale
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 180 1996; (p. 58)
— Review of Almost Wednesday 1996 single work novel ; Thirteen Going on Forty 1986 single work novel -
Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 4 no. 2 1996; (p. 38)
— Review of Thirteen Going on Forty 1986 single work novel
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