Helen Barnes Helen Barnes i(A11466 works by) (a.k.a. Helen Jean Barnes)
Born: Established: 1966 Leeton, Leeton area, Leeton - Narrandera area, Riverina - Murray area, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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Notes

  • Winner of HarperCollins Fiction Prize 1994 for "The Crypt Orchid"; "Killing Aurora" won the Cross Pen Prize for Young Adult Fiction 2000.

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Killing Aurora Ringwood : Penguin , 1999 Z272000 1999 single work novel young adult satire

'Web is nine parts flesh, one part sulphur. And she's on a mission to save Aurora. But Aurora, the incredible shrinking girl, is already Death's best friend, and slips through Web's fingers like water. It's a bizarre love triangle, where there really are monsters under the bed. And not only can imaginary things hurt you, they can kill you.

'Volatile, original and blackly funny - Killing Aurora asks the question: does violence ever get you anywhere? The answer: well, sometimes ....'

Source: Publisher's blurb (audio version).

2000 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Prize for Writing for Young Adults
2000 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year: Older Readers
y separately published work icon The Crypt Orchid Melbourne : Angus and Robertson Bookworld , 1994 Z272068 1994 single work novel
1994 winner NBC Angus & Robertson Bookworld Prize
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