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'Under the camphor laurel tree, bonds are made and broken - even the special friendship between Melissa and Julietta can't escape the rustling winds of change.
'Anyone who has ever had a best friend will recognise the bittersweet moments of companionship captured with poignancy and affection in Camphor Laurel.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Camphor Laurel : A Re-visitation of Desire
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , August vol. 13 no. 2 2003; (p. 27-36) Kate McInally examines the relationships between adolescent girls as expressed in Camphor Laurel. -
[Review] Camphor Laurel
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 1 2000; (p. 32)
— Review of Camphor Laurel 1998 single work novel -
Books for Young Australians: 2000
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 12 no. 1 2000;
— Review of The Family Tree 1999 single work children's fiction ; Eat Well and Stay Out of Jail 2000 single work novel ; Feeling Sorry for Celia 2000 single work novel ; Fabricant 1999 single work novel ; The Mermaid of Bondi Beach 1999 single work children's fiction ; Camphor Laurel 1998 single work novel ; Holding up the Sky : Aboriginal Women Speak 1999 anthology life story ; Missing You, Love Sara 2000 single work novel ; Rude Health 1998 single work novel -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1999
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 43 no. 3 1999; (p. 3-12) -
A Look At... The Short List for the CBC's Book of the Year : Older Readers
1999
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 14 no. 3 1999; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Night Train 1998 single work novel ; Camphor Laurel 1998 single work novel ; A Place Like This 1998 single work novel ; All My Dangerous Friends 1998 single work novel
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[Review] Camphor Laurel
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Screaming Hyena : E-Journal of Queer Writing and Review , August no. 16 1998;
— Review of Camphor Laurel 1998 single work novel -
[Review] Camphor Laurel
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 13 no. 2 1998; (p. 40)
— Review of Camphor Laurel 1998 single work novel -
[Review] Camphor Laurel
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 1 2000; (p. 32)
— Review of Camphor Laurel 1998 single work novel -
A Look At... The Short List for the CBC's Book of the Year : Older Readers
1999
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 14 no. 3 1999; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Night Train 1998 single work novel ; Camphor Laurel 1998 single work novel ; A Place Like This 1998 single work novel ; All My Dangerous Friends 1998 single work novel -
Books for Young Australians: 2000
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 12 no. 1 2000;
— Review of The Family Tree 1999 single work children's fiction ; Eat Well and Stay Out of Jail 2000 single work novel ; Feeling Sorry for Celia 2000 single work novel ; Fabricant 1999 single work novel ; The Mermaid of Bondi Beach 1999 single work children's fiction ; Camphor Laurel 1998 single work novel ; Holding up the Sky : Aboriginal Women Speak 1999 anthology life story ; Missing You, Love Sara 2000 single work novel ; Rude Health 1998 single work novel -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1999
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 43 no. 3 1999; (p. 3-12) -
Camphor Laurel : A Re-visitation of Desire
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , August vol. 13 no. 2 2003; (p. 27-36) Kate McInally examines the relationships between adolescent girls as expressed in Camphor Laurel.
Awards
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