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Demonising youth of today tonight
Dr Jason Sternberg’s article in The Age about the media’s portrayal of young people.

How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff (Penguin Books)
This review first appeared in The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald in March 2005.
How I Live Now is a gutsy work of fiction. It begins with a familiar premise: pampered New York teenager, Daisy, goes to stay with quaint English cousins. But writer Meg Rosoff is [...]

Stories as a way in: exploring refugee and asylum seeker experiences and issues through fiction, film and pictures
Stories are a crucial way for teachers and students to understand and talk about refugees and asylum seekers. The Centre for Youth Literature offers practical professional development for primary and secondary teachers, with speakers including
• Andrew Hewett, Executive [...]

What’s your latest book?
Walk in My Shoes (Penguin). In the words of Tom Keneally, it is a story I had to tell.
What’s it about?
Gulnessa and her fatherless family find themselves in Australia, a place they know nothing about. They are exhausted and traumatised after a perilous and terrifying journey from war-torn Afghanistan, but [...]

Allen & Unwin is the big winner in the CBCA Older Readers category this year, with four of the six titles coming from the independent publisher. The winner will be announced on Friday 19 August, during Book Week. Congratulations to all nominated writers and publishers.
The Running Man Michael Gerard Bauer (Onmibus/Scholastic)
Fireshadow Anthony [...]

Making a Difference
12-14 May 2005
Malorie Blackman, Tessa Duder, David Fickling, Karen Levine, Adeline Yen Mah, Michael Gerard Bauer, Cath Crowley, Li Cunxin, Alwyn Evans, Jane Godwin, Cassandra Golds, Steven Herrick, Barry Jonsberg, Kathryn Lomer, Ruth Starke, Gabrielle Wang, Carole Wilkinson.
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