Nicole Plüss Nicole Plüss i(A30716 works by)
Born: Established: 1962 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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After graduating with both a BA and LLB from the University of Sydney, Nicole Pluss practised as a lawyer before turning to writing full-time. She is a member of the Australian Society of Authors. Her novel for children, Black Belt, was shortlisted for the 1994 NSW Premier's Award. In 2005 she was awarded an Asialink Writer's Residency to travel to Bhutan for research on a young adult novel, Piece of Heaven. She has a particular regard for the maintenance of religious, cultural and environmental integrity in her host country.

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y separately published work icon Scout Camberwell : Penguin , 2010 Z1724633 2010 single work novel young adult historical fiction

'As the Scout sails from England, Kit Lovell cries for the life she is leaving and the life she could have had. Her father was a sea captain who went down with his ship before she was born. Now her mother is to marry a stranger, a lighthouse keeper in the remote colony of South Australia.

'But it soon becomes clear to Kit that this voyage across the world's vast oceans is setting something loose inside her, something she doesn't understand. Her secret encounters with Angel, a mysterious young sailor, seem at one moment completely bewildering and at another crystal clear. And her friendship with the bold and brash young Clarissa is opening her eyes in ways she never thought possible.

'Yet Kit's internal turmoil is nothing compared to the power of the sea in all its moods as the Scout's melting pot of passengers and crew sail into an adventure that will change all their lives forever.' (From the publisher's website.)

2011 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's History Prize New South Wales History Prize Young People's History Prize
y separately published work icon Hope Bay Camberwell : Penguin , 2005 Z1190998 2005 single work novel young adult

'Every evening Possum waits with Olga in the calm water of Hope Bay for the dolphins to surge from the deep. They only ever come for the old woman and no one knows why, though Possum is sure it is magic. But there is more to Olga than just magic... there are secrets. Secrets that drove Olga far away from her homeland to the precious, pristine wilderness of Hope Bay. Secrets that she will never speak of, not even to Possum.' (Source: back cover)

2006 winner The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Fiction Older Readers
2006 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
y separately published work icon Black Belt Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1994 Z304794 1994 single work novel young adult

Combines the themes of karate & physical handicaps. When James' sister is attacked by bullies he forgets the karate code of ethics in his anger and has to learn that self control and self-honesty are everything.

(Source: Trove)

1995 commended Children's Peace Literature Award
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