y separately published work icon Taste of Cockroach and Other Stories anthology   short story   young adult  
Issue Details: First known date: 1974... 1974 Taste of Cockroach and Other Stories
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Parkside, Unley area, Adelaide - South / South East, Adelaide, South Australia,:Australian Association for the Teaching of English , 1974 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Taste of Cockroach, Allan Baillie , single work short story
'A young man, keen to try everything, foolishly catches a bus into war torn Laos despite warnings from those wiser than he. He is nearly shot, saved only by a fellow traveller, but despite this scare shows he has learnt nothing' (Source: The Source).
(p. 7-13)
As Boys to Wanton Flies, Michael Wilding , single work short story (p. 14-21)
A Weight of Thistledown, H. M. Tolcher , single work short story (p. 22-26)
The Albatross, C. B. Christesen , single work short story (p. 27-34)
All My Sister's Beautiful Hair, Esta De Fossard , single work short story (p. 35-40)
White and Witchety, Christobel Mattingley , single work short story (p. 41)
Mister, Nora Dugon , single work short story (p. 53-56)
Island in the Mist, Louise West , single work short story young adult fantasy (p. 57-64)
Cold by Courtesy, H. M. Tolcher , single work short story science fiction young adult (p. 65-78)
Note: With title: Cold by Courtesy Pluto
The Stranger, Donald Stuart , extract short story (p. 79-86)
Christmas! For Goodness' Sake!, Sue Couper , single work short story (p. 87-91)
The One-Tree Plain, Roland Robinson , single work short story (p. 92-96)
A Killer on the Cliff, G. M. Glaskin , single work short story (p. 97-104)
White River, Justina Williams , single work short story (p. 105-111)
The Currency Lass, Joan Woodberry , single work short story (p. 112-119)
Snow in Summer, B. J. Dyllon , single work short story young adult (p. 120-124)
Another Holiday for the Prince, Elizabeth Jolley , single work short story (p. 125-130)
Folk Hero, H. M. Tolcher , single work short story young adult (p. 131-135)
My Greatest Ambition, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 136-144)
The Snowdrops, Foy Barbara , single work short story young adult (p. 145-151)
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