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Thomas Timewell is sixteen and a gentleman. When he meets a body-snatcher called Plenitude, his whole life changes. He is pursued by cutthroats, a gypsy with a meat cleaver, and even the Grim Reaper. More disturbing still, Thomas has to spend an evening with the worst novelist in the world.
'A very black comedy set in England in 1828, The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher shows what terrible events can occur when you try to do the right thing. "Never a good idea," as Thomas's mother would say.' (From the publisher's website.)
'A very black comedy set in England in 1828, The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher shows what terrible events can occur when you try to do the right thing. "Never a good idea," as Thomas's mother would say.' (From the publisher's website.)
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The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2011 : Book of the Year : Older Readers - Honour Books
2011
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review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 8)
— Review of Graffiti Moon 2010 single work novel ; The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher 2010 single work novel -
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2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 55 no. 1 2011; (p. 36)
— Review of The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher 2010 single work novel -
Judged By More than Their Covers
2011
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 April 2011; (p. 50-51) -
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2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 4 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher 2010 single work novel -
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2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 18 no. 3 2010; (p. 28)
— Review of The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher 2010 single work novel
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Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 18 no. 3 2010; (p. 28)
— Review of The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher 2010 single work novel -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 4 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher 2010 single work novel -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 55 no. 1 2011; (p. 36)
— Review of The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher 2010 single work novel -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2011 : Book of the Year : Older Readers - Honour Books
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 8)
— Review of Graffiti Moon 2010 single work novel ; The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher 2010 single work novel -
Judged By More than Their Covers
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 April 2011; (p. 50-51)
Awards
- 2012 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) — Young Adult Fiction
- 2011 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Young Adult Fiction
- 2011 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 2010 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Best Novel
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