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'Scott and his friends are simply staying alive in year 5 until their surprising new teacher, Mr Murlin, comes along.
'Boring textbooks go into the bin, eating chocolate in class becomes compulsory and suddenly it's OK to be weird.
'But Mr Murlin is not popular with everyone...'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Novel Teachers : The Image of Teachers in Australian Children's Literature
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 9 no. 4 1994; (p. 5-8) -
[Review] Staying Alive in Year 5
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 33 no. 4 1989; (p. 24)
— Review of Staying Alive in Year 5 1989 single work children's fiction -
So Much to Tell You : An Interview with John Marsden
1989
single work
interview
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 33 no. 4 1989; (p. 4-6)
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[Review] Staying Alive in Year 5
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 33 no. 4 1989; (p. 24)
— Review of Staying Alive in Year 5 1989 single work children's fiction -
Novel Teachers : The Image of Teachers in Australian Children's Literature
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 9 no. 4 1994; (p. 5-8) -
So Much to Tell You : An Interview with John Marsden
1989
single work
interview
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 33 no. 4 1989; (p. 4-6)
Awards
- 2004 YABBA — Hall of Fame
- 1999 winner National Library of Australia National Audio Book-of-the-Year Award — Audiobooks for Young People
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