'John Marsden has influenced generations of children and teenagers. He has published more than 40 books, including the beloved Tomorrow When the War Began series. In 2019 he released his manifesto on teaching and parenting, The Art of Growing Up.
He has sold over five million books and has won every major award in Australia for young people's fiction.
John founded two schools in Victoria, Candlebark and Alice Miller. The two schools enrolled 380 students in 2019.'
Source: The Garret blurb.
Transcript available online.