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Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People
anthology
children's
Issue Details:
First known date:
2008...
2008
Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People
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'Short is a collection of interesting short stories and other stuff from some surprising and intelligent people including Carole Wilkinson, Andy Griffths, Michael Panckridge, Michael Gerard Bauer, Karen Tayleur, Tessa Duder, Scot Gardner, Alicia Sometimes, Michael Pryor, Sue Lawson and many more.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Book launched in Melbourne at the Little Bookroom, 759 Nicholson Street, North Carlton, 26 May 2008.
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Contents indexed selectively.
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Only works by Australian authors are included below.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fitzroy,
Fitzroy - Collingwood area,
Melbourne - North,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Black Dog Books
, 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Introduction, single work prose (p. 9-12)
- The House, single work short story children's horror (p. 13-14)
- The Tale of the Three Little Bottoms and the Big Bad Bum, single work short story children's humour (p. 15-19)
- The Amazing Human Canvas, single work short story children's (p. 20-32)
- Homework, single work short story children's (p. 33-34)
- Six Word Stories (After Hemingway)i"FISH BRIDE. Wedding feast. She's gone.", single work poetry children's (p. 35-36)
- In Train, single work short story children's (p. 37-39)
- They Came from the Sink, Simmone Howell (illustrator), single work short story children's (p. 40)
- Flirting with Members of the Periodic Tablei"On the walk home,", single work poetry (p. 41-42)
- Bra, single work short story children's (p. 43-44)
- The Rat Swallower, single work short story children's (p. 45-56)
- Stuck for Words, single work short story children's (p. 59-64)
- The Killer Rabbitsi"Down near the maggots,", single work poetry children's horror (p. 65-66)
- The White Boat, single work short story children's (p. 67-74)
- Meeting Ben, single work short story children's humour (p. 76-83)
- The Moonlight Cat, single work short story children's (p. 89-96)
- Teacher's Diary : Personal Observation Notes on 5C, single work short story children's (p. 97-106)
- She's Gone, single work short story children's (p. 107-108)
- My Ending Pose, single work short story children's (p. 109-113)
- Ambitioni"to Joe", single work poetry children's (p. 114-115)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 51-52)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Books Buzz , July no. 4 2008; (p. 31-32)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 52 no. 3 2008; (p. 39)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story -
[Untitled]
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 23 no. 3 2008; (p. 20)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story -
Parents, Pirates, Bras and the Often-Cruel School Yard
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 October 2008; (p. 18)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Ice-Cream Man 2008 single work children's fiction ; Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story
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Off the Shelf : Anthology
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 May 2008; (p. 28)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story -
In Short : Fiction
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 May 2008; (p. 30)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story -
[Untitled]
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 39)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story ; Trust Me! 2008 anthology poetry short story -
Parents, Pirates, Bras and the Often-Cruel School Yard
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 October 2008; (p. 18)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Ice-Cream Man 2008 single work children's fiction ; Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story -
[Untitled]
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 23 no. 3 2008; (p. 20)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story
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