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'Sadie is sixteen and bored with life in Perth. It's summer, and lazing on the beach in the stifling heat with her cousins and Tom is a drag. Then something comes out of the sea.
'Dark menacing forms attack an old man, leaving him for dead and Sadie wracking her brains to understand what she saw. Then there's a mysterious inheritance, a strange young man called Jake and a horned beast trampling the back yard.
'Sadie finds herself caught in the middle of an ancient conflict that is nearing its final battle, a showdown that threatens to engulf Perth and all those she loves in a furious tsunami.
'Fire in the Sea is a fast-paced thrilling adventure with a feisty heroine who is not afraid to fight for what she knows is right.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Friday Essay: Feminist Medusas and Outback Minotaurs – Why Myth Is Big in Children’s Books
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 3 June 2016;'... Monsters from classical myth have been lurking in the gullies of Western literature for a long time – in retellings and adaptations, and acting as symbols and metaphors for aspects of the human experience.'
'They’ve been surfacing recently in fantasy for children and young adults. Imaginary Medusas, realistically drawn Minotaurs, as well as a multitude of many-headed Scyllas, Hydras and Cerberuses: they all appear in Australian children’s and YA fiction. ...'
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Fire in the Sea by Myke Bartlett
2012
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review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2012;
— Review of Fire in the Sea 2011 single work novel -
[Review] Fire in the Sea
2012
single work
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— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 20 no. 3 2012; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Fire in the Sea 2011 single work novel -
New Young Adult Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 - 11 November 2012; (p. 24)
— Review of Divine Clementine 2012 single work novel ; Every Thing Left Unsaid 2012 single work novel ; Pennies for Hitler 2012 single work children's fiction ; Fire in the Sea 2011 single work novel -
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2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June/July vol. 91 no. 9 2012; (p. 26)
— Review of Fire in the Sea 2011 single work novel
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2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , July vol. 27 no. 3 2012; (p. 41)
— Review of Fire in the Sea 2011 single work novel -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June/July vol. 91 no. 9 2012; (p. 26)
— Review of Fire in the Sea 2011 single work novel -
New Young Adult Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 - 11 November 2012; (p. 24)
— Review of Divine Clementine 2012 single work novel ; Every Thing Left Unsaid 2012 single work novel ; Pennies for Hitler 2012 single work children's fiction ; Fire in the Sea 2011 single work novel -
[Review] Fire in the Sea
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 20 no. 3 2012; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Fire in the Sea 2011 single work novel -
Fire in the Sea by Myke Bartlett
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2012;
— Review of Fire in the Sea 2011 single work novel -
Friday Essay: Feminist Medusas and Outback Minotaurs – Why Myth Is Big in Children’s Books
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 3 June 2016;'... Monsters from classical myth have been lurking in the gullies of Western literature for a long time – in retellings and adaptations, and acting as symbols and metaphors for aspects of the human experience.'
'They’ve been surfacing recently in fantasy for children and young adults. Imaginary Medusas, realistically drawn Minotaurs, as well as a multitude of many-headed Scyllas, Hydras and Cerberuses: they all appear in Australian children’s and YA fiction. ...'
Awards
- 2013 longlisted Inky Awards — Gold Inky
- 2011 winner Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing Won with the title 'The Relic'.
- Perth, Western Australia,
- Coast,