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Issue Details:
First known date:
2006...
vol.
14
no.
4
Summer
2006
of
Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults
est. 1993
Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults
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* Contents derived from the 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Colin Milton Thiele A.C. 16/11/1920-4/9/2006: A Personal Memoir, single work obituary (p. 1-3)
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Strangers in Strange Lands,
single work
column
Shaun Tan describes the creative process behind the development of The Arrival
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What Colour Are Australians?,
single work
column
Sally Rippin asks this question after being told several times that her picture books would sell better if the faces she portrayed had more blended features.
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Plunging Into Deep Water,
Edel Wignell
(interviewer),
single work
interview
In this interview Bill Condon discusses the two books he has written for young adults - Dogs and No Worries.
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Tragic Seduction,
single work
column
Beth Montgomery writes about her time as a teacher on Nauru and the student who was the inspiration for her story.
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Child Minding,
single work
column
Melina Marchetta lists nine things that she thinks are important to include in books for young adults and talks about the two that are most prevalent in hers - Identity and Community.
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Writers on Talking,
single work
column
The writer argues that less literature is needed in writing and more self expression.
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Concept-based Thrillers and 'Doppelganger',
single work
column
Michael Parker explains why he wrote his book for young adult boys, Doppelganger.
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The Goat Who Sailed the World,
single work
review
— Review of The Goat Who Sailed the World 2006 single work children's fiction ; (p. 21) -
Books On Line,
single work
essay
The author provides a fairly extensive summary of the web site presented by the State Library of Victoria's Centre for Youth Literature, www.insideadog.com.au. She also summarises some author sites in support of her argument that, while the printed page will continue to be the preferred method of reading a book, for those hooked on technology you can still get a good dose of information associated with books over the internet.
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On the Jellicoe Road,
single work
review
— Review of On the Jellicoe Road 2006 single work novel ; (p. 26) -
No More Borders for Josef,
single work
review
— Review of No More Borders for Josef 2006 single work novel ; (p. 28) -
Doppelganger,
single work
review
— Review of Doppelganger 2006 single work novel ; (p. 29) -
The Birthmark,
single work
review
— Review of The Birthmark 2006 single work novel ; (p. 30) -
The Arrival,
single work
review
— Review of The Arrival 2006 single work graphic novel ; (p. 31) -
Alone On a Wide Wide Sea,
single work
review
— Review of Alone on a Wide Wide Sea 2006 single work children's fiction ; (p. 34) -
Night Vision,
single work
review
— Review of Night Vision 2006 single work novel ; (p. 36) -
Rose By Any Other Name,
single work
review
— Review of Rose By Any Other Name 2006 single work novel ; (p. 39) -
Red Spikes,
single work
review
— Review of Red Spikes 2006 selected work short story ; (p. 40) -
Gravity,
single work
review
— Review of Gravity 2006 single work novel ; (p. 41)
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