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'Sixteen can be a tough time. And it's almost unmanageable for a wise-cracking boy whose temper is white-hot. As a consequence he is sentenced to a time-out with his reclusive grandfather in a primitive shack in the Tasmanian forest. There is little to do except chop wood and watch the red-eyed wallabies gather at dusk. They are an unlikely couple: a taciturn old man who prefers the simple life, and a volatile boy addicted to the technology of the 21st century and yet a bond blossoms between them. But denied access to much he desires, and feeling provoked by a local cop cynical of city folk, the boy's frustration grows. And when he encounters situations he can't control anything could happen ...' (Publication summary)
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- Sound recording.
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[Review] Ironbark
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 23 no. 2 2009; (p. 50)
— Review of Ironbark 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Ironbark
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 36)
— Review of Ironbark 2008 single work novel -
Comic Relief
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 43 no. 3 2008; (p. 90-91) -
[Review] Ironbark
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 35-36)
— Review of Ironbark 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Ironbark
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 23 no. 3 2008; (p. 41-42)
— Review of Ironbark 2008 single work novel
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[Review] Ironbark
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books For Young Adults , Winter vol. 16 no. 2 2008; (p. 14)
— Review of Ironbark 2008 single work novel -
Centre Selection
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , no. 2 2008; (p. 22)
— Review of Ironbark 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Ironbark
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 23 no. 3 2008; (p. 41-42)
— Review of Ironbark 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Ironbark
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 35-36)
— Review of Ironbark 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Ironbark
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 23 no. 2 2009; (p. 50)
— Review of Ironbark 2008 single work novel -
Comic Relief
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 43 no. 3 2008; (p. 90-91)
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