Authors

Michael Parker The head of English at Newington College, Michael Parker has released his first young adult novel this year. [|Doppelganger] is a thriller for mature teenagers - about 14/15 and up - set in Sydney. It has a timeslip plot - no, make that worldslip - and deals with some hard hitting issues, but mainly it is a great read. The web site linked above has some interesting background to the writing of the novel, a list of books which inspired the author and discussion of some theoretical inspirations as well. There is even a suggested sound track, based on the music which Parker listened to while writing the book - very grungy (I think, but what would I know!) Michael Parker also presented at an ASLA day a couple of years ago and described his inspiring wide reading program for his junior high school boys. You can find out more about the books these boys like to read at their classy [|Wide Reading Website].
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 * ||  || John Flanagan || Muchamore || Lian Hearn ||
 * ||  || Emily Rodda || Michael Parker || Matthew Reilly ||
 * ||  || Cornelia Funke || Robert Corbet ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || Matthew Reilly ||   ||