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'Compelling and original, and set amidst the fortunes and misfortunes of a football team, More Than a Game is the story of Tammy, an intellectually disabled young woman and her passion for her football team. Written in Tammy's voice, this is a warm, humane and arrestingly insightful novel.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disabilty Intellectual disability (unconfirmed). Type of character Primary. Point of view First person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Sporting Life : Sport in Australian and New Zealand Fiction
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 15 no. 3 2000; (p. 18-23)
— Review of The Last Shot 1997 single work novella ; Shooting Stars 1997 single work children's fiction ; Mike 1993 single work children's fiction ; More than a Game 1999 single work novel ; Black Belt 1994 single work novel ; Gazza's Gone 2000 single work children's fiction ; The Redback Leftovers 2000 single work novel ; Netball or Nothing 2000 single work novel ; Making the Most of It 2000 single work novel ; More Than Gold 2000 single work children's fiction ; Gunna Burn 2000 single work novel ; The Crush 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 13 no. 3 1999; (p. 30)
— Review of More than a Game 1999 single work novel -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 14 no. 1 1999; (p. 39)
— Review of More than a Game 1999 single work novel -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 43 no. 2 1999; (p. 28-29)
— Review of More than a Game 1999 single work novel -
'More Than a Game' by Peter McFarlane
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 7 no. 1 1999; (p. 20)
— Review of More than a Game 1999 single work novel
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Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 43 no. 2 1999; (p. 28-29)
— Review of More than a Game 1999 single work novel -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 14 no. 1 1999; (p. 39)
— Review of More than a Game 1999 single work novel -
The Sporting Life : Sport in Australian and New Zealand Fiction
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 15 no. 3 2000; (p. 18-23)
— Review of The Last Shot 1997 single work novella ; Shooting Stars 1997 single work children's fiction ; Mike 1993 single work children's fiction ; More than a Game 1999 single work novel ; Black Belt 1994 single work novel ; Gazza's Gone 2000 single work children's fiction ; The Redback Leftovers 2000 single work novel ; Netball or Nothing 2000 single work novel ; Making the Most of It 2000 single work novel ; More Than Gold 2000 single work children's fiction ; Gunna Burn 2000 single work novel ; The Crush 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 13 no. 3 1999; (p. 30)
— Review of More than a Game 1999 single work novel -
Football as a Way of Life
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 208 1999; (p. 37-38)
— Review of More than a Game 1999 single work novel
Awards
- 1999 shortlisted Children's Peace Literature Award
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