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Like all the other lads in his village, Yoss leaves home on a symbolic journey to become a man. Unlike the others, he travels to the far side of the great lake that separates his mountain home from the rest of the world, and falls in with two fraudulent characters, Conrad and Gaspar, who make a living by trickery.

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    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2001 .
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      Extent: 298p.
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      • Published June 2001

      ISBN: 9781865084671
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Across the Age Divide Penelope Davie , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18 - 19 August 2007; (p. 26) This column discusses the crossing of boundaries in reading and why adults should be able to enjoy reading children's and young adult titles.
Reviews of the Shortlisted Books Relevant to Teenage Readers Jennifer Riggs , Kris Johnstone , Geoff Ferguson , Iain Browning , Jill Midolo , Nicole Crouch , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 16 no. 1 2002; (p. 10-19)
— Review of Finding Grace Alyssa Brugman , 2001 single work novel ; Forest Sonya Hartnett , 2001 single work novel ; Yoss Odo Hirsch , 2001 single work novel ; Mahalia Joanne Horniman , 2001 single work novel ; Jinx Margaret Wild , 2001 single work novel ; When Dogs Cry Markus Zusak , 2001 single work novel ; A Different Sort of Real : The Diary of Charlotte McKenzie, Melbourne 1918-1919 Kerry Greenwood , 2001 single work children's fiction ; An Ordinary Day Libby Gleeson , 2001 single work picture book ; My Dog John Heffernan , 2000 single work picture book ; In My Backyard Nette Hilton , 2001 single work picture book ; The Red Tree Shaun Tan , 2001 single work picture book ; Soldier Boy : The True Story of Jim Martin the Youngest Anzac Anthony Hill , 2001 single work biography
Book of the Year : Older Readers Wendy Michaels , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 22 no. 4 2002; (p. 19)
— Review of Finding Grace Alyssa Brugman , 2001 single work novel ; Forest Sonya Hartnett , 2001 single work novel ; Yoss Odo Hirsch , 2001 single work novel ; Mahalia Joanne Horniman , 2001 single work novel ; Jinx Margaret Wild , 2001 single work novel ; When Dogs Cry Markus Zusak , 2001 single work novel
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 45 no. 4 2001; (p. 27)
— Review of Yoss Odo Hirsch , 2001 single work novel
Sins of the City Exposed in Dickensian Style Cathy Peake , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 August 2001; (p. 16)
— Review of Yoss Odo Hirsch , 2001 single work novel
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 45 no. 4 2001; (p. 27)
— Review of Yoss Odo Hirsch , 2001 single work novel
Adult Aims, Child-Like Quality Stephen Matthews , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 June 2001; (p. 18)
— Review of Yoss Odo Hirsch , 2001 single work novel
Oversold, but 'Yoss' Sticks Dianne Dempsey , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 1 July 2001; (p. 11)
— Review of Yoss Odo Hirsch , 2001 single work novel
Sins of the City Exposed in Dickensian Style Cathy Peake , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 August 2001; (p. 16)
— Review of Yoss Odo Hirsch , 2001 single work novel
Book of the Year : Older Readers Wendy Michaels , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 22 no. 4 2002; (p. 19)
— Review of Finding Grace Alyssa Brugman , 2001 single work novel ; Forest Sonya Hartnett , 2001 single work novel ; Yoss Odo Hirsch , 2001 single work novel ; Mahalia Joanne Horniman , 2001 single work novel ; Jinx Margaret Wild , 2001 single work novel ; When Dogs Cry Markus Zusak , 2001 single work novel
Across the Age Divide Penelope Davie , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18 - 19 August 2007; (p. 26) This column discusses the crossing of boundaries in reading and why adults should be able to enjoy reading children's and young adult titles.
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