Title The shiny guys / Doug MacLeod

Published Camberwell, Vic. : Penguin Group (Australia), 2012 Camberwell, Victoria : Penguin Group (Australia), 2012

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Mac/Sgu		AVAILABLE
W'BOOL CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Mac/Sgu		AVAILABLE
MELB CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Mac/Sgu		AVAILABLE

Description 260 pages ; 20 cm regular print Series Children's Book Council of Australia awards 2013 Summary Colin's family has not been the same since his sister Briony disappeared at Pichi Richi Pass, so no one is too surprised when Colin attempts to kill himself and ends up in Ward 44. Dr Parkinson runs a tight ship and it's all meant to help Colin get better. Then how come Colin is still seeing giant talking cockroaches? Analysis Australian Australian humorous fiction Notes Children's Book Council of Australia. Shortlisted 2013 -- Book of the Year: Older Readers Audience For young adults Notes Children's Book Council of Australia shortlist, 2013 SUBJECT Short listed book http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86740866 -- CBCA Book of Year Award 2013 Subject Australian fiction. Children's Book Council of Australia Awards (shortlisted) Life on other planets. Mental illness -- Fiction. Mental illness -- Juvenile fiction. Mental illness. Psychiatric hospitals -- Fiction. Psychiatric hospitals -- Juvenile fiction. Teenage boys -- Fiction. Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction. Teenage boys. Young adult fiction. Depressed persons -- Fiction. Family problems -- Fiction. Mental illness -- Fiction. Teenage boys -- Fiction. Genre/Form Fiction. LC no. 2013414851 ISBN 9780143565307 (paperback)

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