Scot Gardner Scot Gardner i(A65009 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Off the Map Scot Gardner , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2021 20989654 2021 selected work short story

'By turns dark and light, funny and poignant, this unforgettable collection of stories takes us right to the heart of what it means to be young in today's world, from a CBCA award-winning author.

'We ran and slipped and swore and bumped into each other. Nick's phone beeped like a dying bird. If it died, we'd be in total darkness.

'Getting lost, falling in love, pushing boundaries, exploring the world - powerfully honest stories to make you think and feel, from the award-winning author of The Dead I Know and Changing Gear.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 2 y separately published work icon Changing Gear Scot Gardner , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2018 13721258 2018 single work novel young adult

'Merrick Hilton's done a runner. His folks think he's studying, but the real world has been calling for years and he can't ignore it any longer. A postie bike, a bedroll and a big sky - that's all he needs. But there's no telling how he'll handle roadkill, stolen oranges and unexpected romance, let alone the rough stuff. And in the real world nothing goes entirely as planned. Thankfully Victor - the old bloke Merrick meets on the road - knows a thing or two about broken bike chains. And broken hearts.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)

1 3 y separately published work icon Sparrow Scot Gardner , Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 2017 11577777 2017 single work novel young adult

'One, two, three, breath. When a juvenile detention exercise off the coast of the Kimberley goes wrong, sixteen-year-old Sparrow must swim to shore. There are sharks and crocs around him but the monsters he fears most live in the dark spaces in his mind. He's swimming away from his prison life and towards a desolate, rocky coastland and the hollow promise of freedom. He'll eat or be eaten, kill or be killed. With no voice, no family and the odds stacked against him, Sparrow has nothing left to lose. But to survive he'll need something more potent than desperation, something more dangerous than a makeshift knife. Hope.' (Publication summary)

1 3 y separately published work icon The Way We Roll Scot Gardner , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2016 9163102 2016 single work novel young adult

'From the author of the award-winning The Dead I Know comes a tragicomic 'bromance' with an unexpected thriller twist, featuring a boy from the upper end of town who finds refuge and friendship pushing trolleys at the local supermarket and avoiding a troubling secret in his own past.

'Will went to private school, and Julian went to juvie. Will is running from a family secret, and Julian is running from the goat next door. The boys meet pushing trolleys, and they find a common enemy in the Westie hoons who terrorise the carpark.

'After a few close calls, Will has to nut up and confront his past. But on the way, he learns a few things about what it means to be a friend - and what it means to be family.

'The Way We Roll a rattling urban bromance made of plastic and stainless steel. Brace yourself.' (Publication summary)

1 Another Theory of Relativity Scot Gardner , 2016 single work prose
— Appears in: Where the Shoreline Used to Be : An Anthology from Australia and Beyond 2016;
1 y separately published work icon Fadi Scot Gardner , Melbourne : Penguin , 2015 8299849 2015 single work children's fiction children's

'Stuff happens sometimes.

'Everyday stuff.

'At school, at home, with sport, with mates.

'For Fadi it happened when he got in trouble for tackling Jack at lunchtime.

'Spinning out of Jack by Tony Wilson, Fadi gets his own story. Fadi is big and strong and hasn't quite grown into his body. He's a gun on the rugby field where his strength and size is an advantage, and at home with his Islander family his size fits, but off the field and out of home he sometimes breaks things (people's science projects, Jack's arm - but that was an accident!). With the help of his uncle and cousins, Fadi learns to put some grace to his movement - and develop some seriously cool dance moves.' (Publication summary)

1 15 y separately published work icon The Dead I Know Scot Gardner , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2011 Z1775654 2011 single work novel young adult 'You wake in the middle of the night, your arms and feet pinned by strong hands. As you thrash your way to consciousness, a calm voice says, "Steady. We're here to help." Your mind registers a paramedic, a policeman, an ambulance. You are lying on the lookout at Keeper's Point, the lookout Amanda Creen supposedly threw herself off. And you have absolutely no idea how you got there.

'Aaron Rowe walks in his sleep. He has dreams he can't explain, and memories he can't recover. Death doesn't scare him - his new job with a funeral director may even be his salvation. But if he doesn't discover the truth about his hidden past soon, he may fall asleep one night and never wake up.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 6 y separately published work icon Happy as Larry Scot Gardner , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2010 Z1702469 2010 single work novel young adult

'Laurence Augustine Rainbow is born into an ordinary family, and seems set for an ordinary life. But as the world changes around him, so does the happiness of his own family.

'Unique, dark and ultimately uplifting, this is a beautiful story of one family - and one boy - trying to hold their heads above water in a world quietly gone mad.' (from the publisher's website.)

1 1 y separately published work icon Bookmark Days Scot Gardner , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2009 Z1667035 2009 single work novel young adult 'Avril Stanton lives in the country and thrives on it. But she has never been in love - until she meets Nathaniel, the boy from the farm next door. Avril's family and Nathaniel's family have been feuding for two generations and aren't about to stop now. Will it be a Romeo-and-Juliet-style tragedy or will a thunderstorm, a car accident and a couple of conniving grandmothers be able to solve her dilemma?' (From the publisher's website.)
1 My Dad is an Idiot Scot Gardner , 2009 single work short story children's
— Appears in: Kids' Night In 3 : A Sea of Stories and Oceans of Other Stuff 2009; (p. 204-219)
1 Answers Scot Gardner , 2008 single work short story young adult science fiction fantasy
— Appears in: Trust Me! 2008; (p. 295-307)
1 3 y separately published work icon The Detachable Boy with One Loose Foot Scot Gardner , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2008 Z1500280 2008 single work children's fiction children's fantasy "Story is about a boy who comes apart - one of his best friends is kidnapped and he goes to rescue her and finds a criminal enterprise dedicated to stealing body parts from 'detachables'.--Provided by publisher.
1 Why I Left the Farmyard i "The cow was such a cow. The bull could only talk", Scot Gardner , 2008 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008; (p. 146-147)
1 Australian Story : Two Talks from Reading Matters Maureen McCarthy , Scot Gardner , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 22 no. 3 2007; (p. 4-8)
McCarthy discusses her attraction to and connection with the Australian landscape. Gardner also discusses the Australian landscape and its role in Australian children's fiction. He cites a number of Australian children's authors, a family history of oral storytelling, and the landscape, as influencing his narrative style.
1 [Review] The Arrival Scot Gardner , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , December no. 3 2006; (p. 16)

— Review of The Arrival Shaun Tan , 2006 single work graphic novel
1 Smashing Glass at the Gates of Hell Scot Gardner , 2006 single work biography
— Appears in: The Age , 22 July 2006; (p. 16)
1 10 y separately published work icon Gravity Scot Gardner , Sydney : Pan , 2006 Z1286335 2006 single work novel young adult

'Saturday night. Nowheresville.

'Adam Prince is smouldering. He has lived his whole life in Splitters Creek and knows every face at the hotel. At eighteen, the lack of air in his small-town home, a leaky old family and the rising damp of a future without hope are choking the fire of his life.

'Adam needs to escape. To fly. To break free of a life dogged by sorrow.

'But no matter how far he runs, will there always be gravity pulling him back?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Class of Their Own Scot Gardner , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2-3 April 2005; (p. 38)
Gardner writes of the 'welfare-based social development' programme he developed with Relationships Australia counsellor, Peter Little. The programme, titled 'Footy, Beer and Girls' is aimed at 'at-risk young men still at school'.
1 Three Kisses Scot Gardner , 2004 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 December 2004; (p. 21)
1 5 y separately published work icon The Legend of Kevin the Plumber Scot Gardner , Sydney : Pan , 2004 Z1141789 2004 single work novel young adult

'Everyone feels better now that Gary Sleep and his dreadlocks have left school and scored a job. Everyone except Gary. Plumber's assistant is a long way from movie stuntman.

'And Kevin Daly the plumber is not a movie star. A grumpy man-mountain of muscle and hair, Kevin needs an assistant like a gas leak needs a spark.

'Together, Gary and Kevin could go up in a big way.

'A tragic-comedy about finding heart in yourself in the face of adversity; finding heart in the work you do and the people you meet, and fixing broken hearts. . . with silicone.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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