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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... vol. 16 no. 3 Spring 2008 of Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults est. 1993 Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
[Review] Nocturne : A Novel, Jenny Zimmerman , single work review
— Review of Nocturne : A Novel Diane Armstrong , 2008 single work novel ; Destined to Live : One Woman's War, Life, Loves Remembered Sabina Wolanski , Diana Bagnall , 2008 single work autobiography ; (p. 36)
[Review] Rhyming Boy, Bill Wootton , single work review
— Review of Rhyming Boy : A Novel Steven Herrick , 2008 single work children's fiction ;
Wootton discusses a novel where the 'interestingly vulnerable' Jayden embarks on a 'journey towards self-awareness' which involves not only tracking down and meeting his father, but developing new resilience.
 (p. 38)
[Untitled], Diana Hodge , single work review
— 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 ; (p. 39)
[Untitled], Celeste Pryor , single work review
— Review of Runcible Jones and the Frozen Compass Ian Irvine , 2008 single work children's fiction ;
Pryor suggests this novel could 'fill the dark void' for those who are 'pining for simple fantasy now Voldemort is defeated'.
 (p. 40)
[Review] A Good Arriving, Mike Shuttleworth , single work review
— Review of A Good Arriving David McRobbie , 2008 single work novel ;
Shuttleworth describes A Good Arriving as a 'detailed believable and vivid portrait of England in the early nineteenth century'. He comments that it is a 'story about the ability to endure and overcome adversity' but that the move from 'social realism to gothic' may ultimately have been a missed oportunity to say something further about our past.
 (p. 41)
[Review] The Lampo Circus, Christy Phillips , single work review
— Review of The Lampo Circus Alexandra Adornetto , 2008 single work children's fiction ; (p. 43) Section: book & audio notes
[Review] The Rules of Cool, Bronwyn McDonald , single work review
— Review of The Rules of Cool Tristan Bancks , 2008 single work children's fiction ; (p. 43) Section: book & audio notes
[Review] Wardragon, Elizabeth Braithwaite , single work review
— Review of Wardragon Paul Collins , 2008 single work novel ; (p. 44-45) Section: book & audio notes
[Review] Always Mackenzie, Emily Meldrum , single work review
— Review of Always Mackenzie Kate Constable , 2008 single work novel ; (p. 45) Section: book & audio notes
[Review] Nathan Nuttboard : Upstaged, Liam Frost-Camilleri , single work review
— Review of Nathan Nuttboard : Upstaged Anthony Eaton , 2008 single work children's fiction ; (p. 46) Section: book & audio notes
[Untitled], Joanne Wishart , single work review
— Review of Miss McAllister's Ghost Elizabeth Fensham , 2008 single work novel ; (p. 46) Section: book & audio notes
[Review] Money Run, Pam Macintyre , single work review
— Review of Money Run Jack Heath , 2008 single work novel ; (p. 47) Section: book & audio notes
[Untitled], Bronwyn McDonald , single work review
— Review of Moonshadow : Eye of the Beast Simon Higgins , 2008 single work children's fiction ; (p. 48) Section: book & audio notes
[Untitled], Liam Frost-Camilleri , single work review
— Review of Tailgater and Other Stories Charles Maekivi , 2008 selected work children's fiction ; (p. 50) Section: book & audio notes
[Review] The Stone Crown, Elizabeth Arkles , single work review
— Review of The Stone Crown Malcolm Walker , 2008 single work novel ; (p. 51) Section: book & audio notes
[Untitled], Bronwyn McDonald , single work review
— Review of A Friend in Need Dave Warner , 2008 single work children's fiction ; (p. 52) Section: book & audio notes
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