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With the help of her understanding mother and a close friend, Jen eventually outgrows her nickname, Jinx, and deals with the deaths of two boys with whom she had been involved. (Source: Trove)

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  • A novel in verse form.

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  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese translation.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2001 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Allen & Unwin.
      Extent: 215p.
      ISBN: 1865082643
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Simon Pulse ,       2004 .
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      Extent: 224p.
      Note/s:
      • Published May 25th 2004
      ISBN: 9780689871177
Alternative title: ジンクス
Alternative title: Jinkusu
Language: Japanese
    • Tokyo, Honshu,
      c
      Japan,
      c
      East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,      :       Sakuhokusha ,       2003 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 308p.
      ISBN: 4860850033, 9784860850036
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[Review] Jinx Lee Finkelstein , 2002 single work review
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— Review of Jinx Margaret Wild , 2001 single work novel
CoverNotes Mike Shuttleworth , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 21 October 2001; (p. 11) The West Australian , 10 November 2001; (p. 8)
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Teen Verse Novels Katharine England , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 July 2002; (p. 19)
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Misery's Triumph Andrew Bolt , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 24 August 2003; (p. 80)
The Verse-Novel : A New Genre Joy Alexander , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , September vol. 36 no. 3 2005; (p. 269-283) This article examines the verse-novel, a genre that has gained some prominence in children's fiction in the last ten years. The chief evolving characteristics of the genre in both style and content are discussed.
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Where Have All the Dragons Gone Meg Sorensen , 2002 single work column
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