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'In Town, James Roy turns his hand to the short story, using it to explore the lives of the young residents of an Australian town. This town doesn't have a name. But if it seems familiar, it's because we recognise the people who walk its streets.
'From the serendipity of an unexpected moment of connection, to the sadness of leaving home, and the pain of the desperate decisions we make, these stories take a personal and uncompromising look at life. Love and loss, grief, humour and passion. Hope and hopelessness. Thirteen linked short stories, spanning a year in the lives of thirteen young people, from a town near you.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Other Formats
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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The Association for Children's & Youth Literature (AKJ) : Arbieitskreis Fur Jugendliteratur
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 32 no. 2 2017; (p. 4-9)'One of the many benefits of attending biennial International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) Congresses in different countries, hosted by national sections, is meeting and befriending those engaged in book promotion all over the world and discovering how similar we are, despite our cultural differences. Doris Breitmoser has worked for The Association for Children's and Youth Literature (AKJ) Arbeitkreis fur Jugenliteratur for twenty years and has been its director since 2002. We met at the IBBY Congress in Santiago, Spain in 2010, again in 2014 in Mexico City, and most recently in 2016 in Auckland , NZ. Doris's work with AKJ is truly inspiring and so I share it with you here.' (Introduction)
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Town
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 16 no. 1 2008; (p. 26)
— Review of Town 2007 selected work short story -
In Country Towns
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 43 no. 2 2008; (p. 90-91)
— Review of Cold Skin 2007 single work novel ; Town 2007 selected work short story ; The Rage of Sheep 2007 single work novel -
'Lost Dog' Has Its Day
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , July vol. 88 no. 1 2008; (p. 8) -
City vs Country
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , June/July no. 179 2008; (p. 14)
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Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August vol. 87 no. 2 2007; (p. 24)
— Review of Town 2007 selected work short story -
Fiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 November 2007; (p. 24)
— Review of Town 2007 selected work short story ; Skin and Bone 2007 single work novel -
Take Three
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 9 December 2007; (p. 21)
— Review of A Mystery of Wolves : The Legend of Little Fur 2007 single work children's fiction ; The Key to Rondo 2007 single work children's fiction ; Town 2007 selected work short story -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2007; (p. 22)
— Review of Town 2007 selected work short story -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 51 no. 4 2007; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Town 2007 selected work short story -
In the Spotlight : James Roy
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , April no. 1 2008; (p. 3) -
City vs Country
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , June/July no. 179 2008; (p. 14) -
'Lost Dog' Has Its Day
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , July vol. 88 no. 1 2008; (p. 8) -
The Association for Children's & Youth Literature (AKJ) : Arbieitskreis Fur Jugendliteratur
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 32 no. 2 2017; (p. 4-9)'One of the many benefits of attending biennial International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) Congresses in different countries, hosted by national sections, is meeting and befriending those engaged in book promotion all over the world and discovering how similar we are, despite our cultural differences. Doris Breitmoser has worked for The Association for Children's and Youth Literature (AKJ) Arbeitkreis fur Jugenliteratur for twenty years and has been its director since 2002. We met at the IBBY Congress in Santiago, Spain in 2010, again in 2014 in Mexico City, and most recently in 2016 in Auckland , NZ. Doris's work with AKJ is truly inspiring and so I share it with you here.' (Introduction)
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- New South Wales,
- Country towns,