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The NeedThe Need was published as an Amazon Kindle Select e-book in September 2015 and is also available as a paperback. Involved in a shared passion with his family for fast and hot cars, Jason Held inadvertently finds himself drawn into a darker side of the car world, and has to choose between what he wants and what is right to do.
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In My Father's ShadowIn My Father's Shadow was published as an Amazon Kindle Select e-book in March 2015. The novel follows Joshua Pfeiffer, a fifteen year old boy, coming to terms with his parents' separation, his father dying of cancer, his girlfriend seeing him more as friend than lover, his sexuality, and meeting a stranger whose murder in the past is tied inextricably with Joshua's family history.
In My Father's Shadow is available on Amazon in paperback and ePub editions. |
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Caught in the HeadlightsCaught in the Headlights was released by HarperCollins/Angus and Robertson in 2003 and was shortlisted as a Notable Book for Older Readers in the 2003 Children's Book Council Awards. It subsequently appeared on various Premier's Reading Lists across Australia. Set in rural South Australia, the story follows Adam's experiences with a drug dealing family, a girl with whom he falls in love, a murder mystery and his preparation to move from the country to the city.
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Joy Ride
Wakefield Press published Joy Ride in 1999. The novel follows the events in Scott's life that eventuate after his father leaves the family and his mother slips into depression. It is an unforgiving view from Scott of what happens when adults make decisions at a crucial point in a boy's development. It received critical acclaim from reviewers under 25 as realistic and honest, and condemnation from older reviewers for the 'teenage angst and attitude' displayed in it.
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The Last Wizard
Inspired by my daughters, Jaimee and Kim, The Last Wizard pays homage to coming-of-age as a teenage girl in a world that places restrictive gender expectations on girls. It also explores the gender myths created in a male-centric community where the men pretend to be at the local club with their mates but are really cheating on their family. Pan MacMillan published The Last Wizard in 1995 and it was shortlisted to win Best Fantasy Novel in the inaugural Aurealis Awards.
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