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Metro Allwrite!
Week 7 Mon 14 - Fri 18 Mar
Regional Allwrite!
Weeks 5 & 6 Mon 28 Feb - Fri 11 Mar


Listed below are the names of the authors attending Allwrite! in March 2005.

Their most recent titles, also listed below, are great for use in the classroom prior to coming to Allwrite! Choose a favourite author or favourite book and spend time getting to know them both.

Come out to Allwrite! and Meet the Writer, or try a Workshop. There’s plenty to discover at Allwrite!



Isobelle Carmody

The Sending (Obernewtyn Chronicles) - The eagerly awaited fifth book in the Obernewtyn Fantasy Series. Suitable for 12-18 years

Journey from the centre of the Earth - A picture book illustrated by Marc McBride. Be swallowed up by this fascinating “what if” tale, by this fabulous sci-fi writer. Suitable for 8-14 years


Phil Cummings

Big Al - This is a SOLO series title. Suitable for 6-7 year olds

The Tobbley Twins - The Tobbley Twins are SO busy it’s hard to keep up with them. At least at night they rest….or do they? Suitable for 5-7 years


Justin D’Ath

Shaedow Master - An absorbing new Fantasy title. Suitable for 11-14 years

Astrid Spark, Fixologist - The girl with incredible magnetic fingers! Suitable for 6-9 years


Mike Dumbleton

Watch Out for Jamie Joel - Against the background of a busy high school is the push-and- pull between students, teachers and parents. Most suited to 12-14 years

Passing On - This is an uplifting story about a relationship that never ends. Suitable for 8-12 years


Mem Fox

The Green Sheep - Red sheep, blue sheep, wind sheep and wave sheep…but where is the Green Sheep? Suitable for 6 months to 5 years

Magic Hat - Strange things happen as the magic hat flies through town

Reading Magic – a book for parents and teachers. Why reading to children will change their lives forever.


Amanda Graham

Arthur (Published in 1984) – Arthur is a very ordinary brown dog who has captured the hearts of readers all over the world. Arthur will celebrate his 21 st birthday at Allwrite! Suitable for 3 – 8 years


Phillip Gwynne

Jetty Rats - Fast, funny, insightful and moving novel that will make you laugh out loud and perhaps want to go fishing. Suitable for 10-14 years

Nukkin Ya ( sequel to Deadly, Unna?) - “Blacky” isn’t sure what he wants, but he does want to escape the small country town he’s grown up in. Suitable for 12-16 years


Elizabeth Honey

The Ballad of Cauldron Bay - A wonderful adventure. Suitable for 9-12 years

The Moon in the Man - A wonderfully bold book of rhythm and rhyme, great to read and share, plus finger plays. Suitable for 3 – 7 years


Nette Hilton

Woolly Jumpers - A new release in 2005. Suitable for 6-10 years

A Grave Catastrophe - Murder mystery with a difference; the suspect is a dog, and the victim is a cat! Suitable for 6-10 years

Elizabeth Hutchins

Personal Best Trilogy: Snowbored, All that Jazz and Thief! - Three great action stories about snowboarding, jazz ballet and running. Suitable for 8-12 years

A Matter of Cats - A charming tale of felines. Suitable for 8-12 years

 

Elizabeth Hutchins

Personal Best Trilogy: Snowbored, All that Jazz and Thief! - Three great action stories about snowboarding, jazz ballet and running. Suitable for 8-12 years

A Matter of Cats - A charming tale of felines. Suitable for 8-12 years


Catherine Jinks

Eglantine, Eloise and Eustace – All ghost stories; mysteries with humour. Suitable for 9-12 years


David Kennett

Roman Army (non-fiction) ed. by Dyan Blacklock - Best suited to 10-14 years

Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient Greece (non fiction) - Best suited to 10-14 years


Stephen Michael King

Piglet and Mama – A gorgeous picture book. Suitable for 5 - 8 years

Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat - About the joy of beingyourself and setting your imagination free. Suitable for 5 – 8 years


Bill “Swampy” Marsh

Great Aust. Droving Stories - Suitable for 11-16 years

Great Aust. Shearing Stories - Suitable for 11-16 years

Great Aust. Flying Doctor Stories - Suitable for 11-16 years


Meme McDonald

Sister Chick - Suitable for 12-16 years

Njungal the Sun - Suitable for 12-16 years


Boori Pryor

Binna Binna Man - Suitable for 9-12 years

Flytrap - Inspiring and playful: about made-up stories, true or not, black and white photos by Meme McDonald and Clifton Hill Primary. Suitable for 9-12 years


Carol McLean- Carr

Fairy Dreams - Fairies at their finest. Mystical fairy beings, and elves, dragons and unicorns. Suitable for 6-10 years


Sally Murphy

The Floatingest Frog - A cautionary tail about being too full of hot air. Suitable for 3-8 years

Doggy Duo-Little Dog and The Dog who ate my Homework - This is a Banana Split novel. Suitable for 6 – 10 years


Alan Tucker

My Story: the Bombing of Darwin, diary of Tom Taylor - NSW Premiers History Award. Suitable for 9 – 14 years

Iron in the Blood - Convicts in Australian Penal Settlements. Raises questions of crime and punishment. Suitable for 9 – 14 years


Sean Williams

Heirs of the Earth - Science fiction. Suitable for 11-18 years

Orphans of the Earth - Science Fiction. Suitable for 11-18 years

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