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'Sugar boy gave me the name Bird, otherwise I'm James Burdell. I live with my dad who has a big tattoo that says Live to Ride. He is so strong he can lift up a car, but he can't tell me what he's thinking. Maybe he's thinking about my mother who shot through.
'Sugar Boy is my best friend. We hang around down at the river, in the bush tunnel, or beside the railway tracks riding our bikes fast enough to beat the train. There's only two of us, but we're the whole team.
'I don't know what would happen if I didn't have Sugar Boy ...'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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[Review] Bird and Sugar Boy
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 21 no. 1 2007; (p. 50-51)
— Review of Bird and Sugar Boy 2006 single work children's fiction -
Fly, Bird, Fly
2007
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— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2007; (p. 5) -
[Review] Bird and Sugar Boy
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 15 no. 3 2007; (p. 50)
— Review of Bird and Sugar Boy 2006 single work children's fiction -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2007
2007
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 5-12) -
[Review] Bird and Sugar Boy
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 20 no. 2 2006; (p. 40-41)
— Review of Bird and Sugar Boy 2006 single work children's fiction
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Kids' Lit
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 May 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of Bye, Beautiful 2006 single work novel ; Bird and Sugar Boy 2006 single work children's fiction ; Kaito's Cloth 2006 single work picture book ; The Boy Who Built the Boat 2006 single work picture book -
A Trio of Big Adolescent Questions
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 July 2006; (p. 17)
— Review of Bird and Sugar Boy 2006 single work children's fiction ; His Name in Fire 2006 single work novel ; Dreamrider 2006 single work novel ; Monica Bloom 2006 single work novel ; The Hidden Monastery 2006 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Bird and Sugar Boy
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 50 no. 3 2006; (p. 38)
— Review of Bird and Sugar Boy 2006 single work children's fiction -
Bird and Sugar Boy
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 21 no. 2 2006; (p. 16)
— Review of Bird and Sugar Boy 2006 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Bird and Sugar Boy
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 15 no. 3 2007; (p. 50)
— Review of Bird and Sugar Boy 2006 single work children's fiction -
A Wing and a Prayer
2006
single work
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— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , July no. 1 2006; (p. 6-7) Author of Bird and Sugar Boy, Sofie Laguna explains what she learned about art and life in telling Bird's story. -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2007
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 5-12) -
Fly, Bird, Fly
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2007; (p. 5)
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