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'Neil Bridges attends a Catholic boys' school in which teachers rule with iron fists and thick leather straps. Some crumble under the pressure but Neil toughs it out, just as his Vietnam-bound older brother has done before him. He has to be a man, after all. But at sixteen, how can he be sure of himself when he's not sure of anything else?' (Publication summary)
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it contains references to the Vietnam War.
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Author Snares Stellar Award
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PM's Literary Awards Gather Momentum
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[Review] Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 54 no. 1 2010; (p. 28)
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Find Refuge from the Vampires
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2-3 January 2010; (p. 27)
— Review of Dreaming of Amelia 2009 single work novel ; I Lost My Mobile at the Mall : Teenager on the Edge of Technological Breakdown 2009 single work novel ; Grace 2009 single work children's fiction ; Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God 2009 single work novel -
Centre Selection
2009
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— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2009; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God 2009 single work novel
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[Review] Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God
2009
single work
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— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 17 no. 3 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God 2009 single work novel ; Halfway to Good 2009 single work novel -
[Review] Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God
2009
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 89 no. 2 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God 2009 single work novel -
[Review] Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God
2009
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— Appears in: Magpies: Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 24 no. 4 2009; (p. 38)
— Review of Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God 2009 single work novel -
Life among Very Human Monsters
2009
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 December 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God 2009 single work novel -
Centre Selection
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2009; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God 2009 single work novel -
PM's Literary Awards Gather Momentum
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 9 November 2010; (p. 3) -
Author Snares Stellar Award
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury , 10 November 2010; (p. 5)
Awards
- 2010 longlisted Inky Awards — Gold Inky
- 2010 winner Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Young Adults' Fiction
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