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Eleven-year-old Sam discovers there's more to life than soccer in this reissue of an award-winning, heart-warming verse novel from Steven Herrick.
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Twelve-year-old Sam has soccer fever. He lives with eccentric Auntie Amshara and Ronaldo his dog. His best friend is Goose, Captain of the local soccer team...that is, until soccer crazed Jessica Bowles moves next door. Sam soon discovers that there's more to life than just soccer...In this gently comic verse novel for younger readers Steven Herrick continues to capture the magical moments of everyday life.
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The Spangled Drongo by Steven Herrick is often praised for its vivid storytelling and relatable characters. The book captures the essence of adolescence and the challenges faced during this period, blending humour with touching life lessons. It's particularly noted for its engaging narrative style and ability to connect with a youthful audience.
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ISBN: 9780702230950
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 July 1999
Country: Australia
Imprint: University of Queensland Press
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 9.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 148g
Pages: 152
About the Author
Steven Herrick is one of Australia's most popular poets. He has published books of poetry for adults, young adults and younger readers. Love, ghosts and nose hair was shortlisted for the 1997 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards and the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. A Place Like This has been shortlisted for both the 1999 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards and the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. Over the past ten years Steven Herrick has performed his poems throughout Australia in schools, pubs, universities, festivals, rock venues and on radio and television. He has also toured Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and Singapore. He is one of Australia's most travelled and widely heard poets.
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