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"Tom Leyton, a reclusive Vietnam veteran, has been the subject of gossip and rumour for thirty years. When Joseph Davidson, his young neighbour and a talented artist, is asked to draw a portrait of him, an uneasy relationship begins to unfold, one that will force each of them to confront his darkest secrets.
This a story about how we perceive others, the judgements we make about them, how we cope with tragedy, and the nature of miracles." (Source: Author's website)
Notes
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Dedication: For my family, especially my wife Adriana, my children Meg and Joseph, my parents Elsie and Denis, my sisters Helen and Cathy and my brother Rob - and for the Running Man in us all.
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Epigraph: What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen. Henry David Thoreau.
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it contains references to the Vietnam War and has a Korean translation.
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Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Michael Gerard Bauer : Prize-Winning YA Author
Anastasia Gonis
(interviewer),
2008
single work
interview
— Appears in: Buzz Words , 15 October no. 45 2008; (p. 28-35) Michael Gerard Bauer, winner of the 2005 CBCA Book of the Year Award, short listed for the NSW Premier's Literary Award, the Courier Mail People's Choice Award, and the Victorian Premier's Award, all for The Running Man; winner of the 2007 Children's Peace Literature Award and short listed for the 2007 CBCA Book of the Year, both for Don't Call Me Ishmael, and winner of the Catholic Bishop's Children's Book Prize, talks to Anastasia Gonis about his work. -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Books from Our Backyard : Must-Read Books from Queensland 2006; (p. 95)
— Review of The Running Man 2004 single work novel -
Chasing the Running Man
2006
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column
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 14 no. 1 2006; (p. 8-10) -
Cover Book
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 1 2005; (p. 9)
— Review of The Running Man 2004 single work novel -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 2 2005; (p. 63)
— Review of The Running Man 2004 single work novel
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Using the Pen to Peel off Labels
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 September 2004; (p. 6)
— Review of The Running Man 2004 single work novel -
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2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 19 no. 5 2004; (p. 39)
— Review of The Running Man 2004 single work novel -
Life Is Elsewhere
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 270 2005; (p. 57-58)
— Review of The Running Man 2004 single work novel ; By the River 2004 single work novel ; Secret Scribbled Notebooks 2004 single work novel ; So Yesterday 2004 single work novel -
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2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 May 2005; (p. 10)
— Review of The Running Man 2004 single work novel -
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2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 August 2005; (p. 5)
— Review of The Running Man 2004 single work novel -
The Running Man by Michael Gerard Bauer
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 13 no. 1 2005; (p. 26) -
First Novel Runs into Prized Shortlist
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 - 26 June 2005; (p. 15) -
The Shortlist Six-Pack
2005
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column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 - 26 June 2005; (p. 6) -
Book About Miracles Makes a Dream Come True
2005
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column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 August 2005; (p. 7) -
First Timer Pens a Haunting Tale
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 August 2005; (p. 14)
Awards
- 2006 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) — Children's Literature Award
- 2005 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Young Adult Fiction
- 2005 winner The Courier-Mail Book of the Year Award — People's Choice Award
- 2005 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
- 2005 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
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