Eleanor Nilsson Eleanor Nilsson i(A488 works by) (birth name: Eleanor Luke) (a.k.a. Eleanor Ann Nilsson)
Born: Established: 1939 Stirling,
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1952
Heritage: Scottish
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1 2 y separately published work icon Aussie Dog Eleanor Nilsson , Malvern : Omnibus Books , 2011 Z1792912 2011 single work children's fiction children's

'Sophie wants a dog. Not just any dog, but a proper Aussie Outback dog. She doesn't want a dog like Boris, who can.t even run after sticks. But sometimes the best dog is the dog that needs you. Source: Libraries Australia (Sighted 21/07/2011).
1 y separately published work icon The Naughty Magpie Eleanor Nilsson , Camberwell : Puffin , 2005 Z1288587 2005 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Helping Out Eleanor Nilsson , Camberwell : Puffin , 2003 Z1066028 2003 single work children's fiction children's Life falls apart for Hayley when she doesn't make the swimming squad and her best friend moves to Melbourne. To fill in the long weekends she starts to help her Gran in the op shop and attracts the kindly attention of a rather eccentric customer who always wants the most peculiar clothes.
1 y separately published work icon The Way Home Eleanor Nilsson , Ringwood : Puffin , 2001 Z923280 2001 single work children's fiction children's

'Carla has to walk home from school every day with Miranda. From Miranda, Carla learns that the woman in the house with the floral letterbox is a witch; that the people in the dark house are robbers; and that a headless cat lives in the white house. Then Carla has to walk home by herself...For ages 6 and over.'  (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon The Bell of Germelshausen Eleanor Nilsson , Port Melbourne : Lothian , 1999 Z835138 1999 single work children's
1 2 y separately published work icon No One Eleanor Nilsson , Victoria : Puffin , 1999 Z835120 1999 single work children's fiction children's

'Emma and her older sister, Charlotte, share the same birthday. They even want the same birthday present. But Emma and Charlotte are very different.'  (Publication summary)
1 Suicide Run Eleanor Nilsson , 1998 single work drama
— Appears in: Solo Spots : Senior Drama Monologues 1998; (p. 31)
1 2 y separately published work icon Tiptoe Round a Pony Eleanor Nilsson , Ringwood : Puffin , 1998 Z834073 1998 single work children's fiction children's
1 2 y separately published work icon Pearl's Pantry Eleanor Nilsson , Victoria : Puffin , 1996 Z834400 1996 single work children's fiction children's
3 1 y separately published work icon The Experiment Eleanor Nilsson , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 1996 Z823641 1996 single work novella young adult
1 8 y separately published work icon Outside Permission Eleanor Nilsson , Ringwood : Viking , 1996 Z924454 1996 single work novel young adult detective "Two boys infiltrate the mysterious House of records and try to discover their 'due dates' - the date on which they are due to die. But little do they know that a strange experiment is being carried out in which they are the guinea-pigs. How and when will David and Simon die?" - from the back cover. 
3 3 y separately published work icon Graffiti Dog Eleanor Nilsson , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 1995 Z239099 1995 single work novella young adult Angry because his father has left home, Derek falls in with a gang of teenage graffitists, but when the hoodlums disfigure a dog Derek has befriended, he sees them for what they really are.
1 Untitled Eleanor Nilsson , 1994 extract novel young adult (The House Guest)
— Appears in: Hope and Fear : An Anthology of South Australian Women's Writing, 1894-1994 1994; (p. 449-453)
1 CBC Acceptance Speeches Anna Fienberg , Eleanor Nilsson , Jeannie Baker , 1992 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 36 no. 4 1992; (p. 13) Brief speeches from three authors accepting their 1992 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award.
2 13 y separately published work icon The House Guest Eleanor Nilsson , Ringwood : Viking , 1991 Z574410 1991 single work novel young adult A teenage boy who robs houses with a group of school friends, forms a strange attachment to an old house and a dog, and unwittingly solves the mystery of a missing boy.
1 4 y separately published work icon The Black Duck Eleanor Nilsson , Ringwood : Puffin , 1990 Z871022 1990 single work children's fiction children's
1 2 y separately published work icon A Lamb like Alice Eleanor Nilsson , North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1990 Z829881 1990 single work children's fiction children's A young boy and girl set out to rescue a black lamb from certain death in the paddock beside the butcher.
1 The Money Spider Eleanor Nilsson , 1989 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Money! 1989;
1 2 y separately published work icon Heffalump? and the Toy Hospital Eleanor Nilsson , Ringwood : Puffin , 1989 Z871019 1989 single work children's fiction children's
2 y separately published work icon Writing Children's Stories Eleanor Nilsson , Adelaide : Adelaide College of TAFE , 1988 Z1336942 1988 single work criticism
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