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Scar Town Book Launch
What a terrific way to spend an evening! Catching up with Tristan Bancks after a few years, also seeing Deborah Abela again, for the official Brisbane launch of Scar Town, at Where the Wild Things Are. The Kid came along as well and it was a hugely enjoyable presentation. Isobelle Carmody was also in the…
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Scar Town – Tristan Bancks
Penguin Australia August 2023 I’ve been a fan of Tristan’s work since back in the Mac Slater days, especially after attending one of his presentations on making book trailers (can’t even remember which event that was, it was so long ago!) and I’ve particularly loved his ‘crime/thriller’ books – like a series that’s not, if…
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Ginger Meggs – Tristan Bancks and Jason Chatfield
Penguin Australia May 2021 ISBN: 9781760894818 Imprint: Puffin Format: Hardback Pages: 192 RRP: $24.99 When I was a kid, growing up in Sydney, my favourite part of the weekend was reading the Sunday comics. I started about four years old, when my Dad opened his Telegraph, and handed me the colourful insert and I was pretty much still reading them…
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Detention – Tristan Bancks
Penguin Random House Imprint: Puffin July 2019 ISBN: 9780143799 RRP: $16.99 Just wow! Once again Tristan has crafted a sensational narrative with high-impact tension and thought-provoking themes which will keep readers eagerly turning pages. Two young people are both, each in their own way, prisoners of sad circumstances. Sima, with her family,…
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Total Quack Up- Edited by Sally Rippin and Adrian Beck. Illustrated by James Foley
Penguin Random House 9780143794905 October 15, 2018 Puffin RRP $14.99 Here’s another super choice for the kid who loves humour – and again, very timely with Christmas rushing in upon us. The cream of our Australian children’s writers have contributed a wealth of funny stories: Deborah Abela, Tristan Bancks, Adrian Beck, Jacqueline Harvey,…
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Tom Weekly 6: My Life and other Failed Experiments – Tristan Bancks. Illustrated by Gus Gordon
Penguin Random House 9780143781615 July 2, 2018 Random House Australia Children’s RRP: $14.99 So my read last night was the new hilarious instalment in Tom Weekly’s adventures and it didn’t disappoint. Fortunately alone in my bedroom there’s no one to witness my snorts of laughter! Where to start? Well I just loved Nanna Nancy’s stealthy…
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My Life & Other Exploding Chickens – Tristan Bancks. Illustrations by Gus Gordon.
ISBN: 9780857985316 Published: 01/03/2016 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s RRP $15.99 Ok so Tristan’s My Life.. books should come with a warning about snorting aloud. Tom Weeks is back with his brand of bizarre daily life to make readers laugh out loud. Tom’s invitation to go to the circus with the love of his life Sasha is exhilarating…
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My Life and Other Massive Mistakes – Tristan Bancks: illustrated by Gus Gordon
ISBN: 9780857985293 Published: 02/03/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s RRP : $15.99 Oh dear Tristan, you’ve done it again. So there I am sitting in the hair salon, goop on my hair waiting patiently to be transformed and reading this. Cue falling about laughing – out loud! Strange looks from both the girls and the other clients.…
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