Wicked! series - author   children's fiction   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Wicked!
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y separately published work icon The Slobberers Paul Jennings , Morris Gleitzman , Ringwood : Puffin , 1997 Z864505 1997 single work children's fiction children's
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y separately published work icon Battering Rams Paul Jennings , Morris Gleitzman , Ringwood : Puffin , 1997 Z864510 1997 single work children's fiction children's

'I gulped. My mouth was dry. How could I tell her? How could I just announce that her son's innards had been sucked out by giant worms and that his skin was probably flapping somewhere in the morning breeze? I turned away, struggling to find the words.

'It's WICKED! It'll suck you in.

'And it's to be continued....'  (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Croaked Paul Jennings , Morris Gleitzman , Ringwood : Puffin , 1997 Z803808 1997 single work children's fiction children's

'"Charge!" came Gramps' excited voice. I gasped. The frog general was as big as a full-grown cow. He started to roll his tongue back into his mouth. He was going to slurp me up and slide me down his throat.

'Thwack. The frog's tongue cracked out like a giant whip. "Now," I screamed to Gramps. "Fire!"

'It's wicked how it grabs you. And it's to be continued....'  (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Dead Ringer Paul Jennings , Morris Gleitzman , Ringwood : Puffin , 1997 Z864515 1997 single work children's fiction children's

'Rory and Dawn are following the trail of the Slobberers. A snail with Slobberer disease leads them to Howard, the brother Rory never knew he had, and they continue the search for their dad. They fight against gripping, writhing roots that trap them in their car, roots that kill feral pigs as they eat them.'  (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon The Creeper Paul Jennings , Morris Gleitzman , Ringwood : Puffin , 1997 Z864520 1997 single work children's fiction children's

'Dawn and Rory hate each other's guts. And now they are to be step-sister and brother. Even worse, something very weird is happening to the worms Rory keeps as pets. But what happens when the Slobberers escape during the wedding is only the beginning.' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Till Death Us Do Part Paul Jennings , Morris Gleitzman , Ringwood : Puffin , 1997 Z864526 1997 single work children's fiction children's

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Awards

2000 winner KROC Awards
1998 winner YABBA Fiction for Older Readers
1998 winner CROW Award Years 6 & 7
1998 winner KROC Awards
1997 winner KROC Awards
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