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'Ads R Us is set in a modern city in the near future, where advertising is a constant stream of noise and information, and corporations sponsor everything from music to schools.

'Teenager Barrett Trent has been raised in total isolation from mainstream society in an eco-cult called Simplicity, but after the death of his uncle, he must now live in the city with his rich and powerful Aunt Kara and Uncle Adrian, and spoiled cousin, Taylor.

'As Barrett finds out, his aunt and uncle have a hidden agenda - there is a lot to gain from finding out the effects of advertising on an untouched mind. Barrett is the perfect guinea pig for their experiments.

'But Barrett may prove harder to crack than they think - and Taylor is certainly not the cousin he expected...' (From author's website)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Milsons Point, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House Australia , 2006 .
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      Extent: ix, 249p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published May 1, 2006
      ISBN: 1741660475, 9781741660470
    • Toronto, Ontario,
      c
      Canada,
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      Americas,
      :
      Annick Press ,
      2007 .
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      Alternative title: Leaving Simplicity
      Extent: 255p.
      ISBN: 9781554510894 (pbk.), 1554510899 (pbk.)

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In Brief Ernie Tucker , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 42 no. 2 2007; (p. 94-95)

— Review of His Name in Fire Catherine Bateson , 2006 single work novel ; Ads R Us Claire Carmichael , 2006 single work novel ; Falling from Grace Jane Godwin , 2006 single work novel ; Lonesome Howl Steven Herrick , 2006 single work novel ; Little Wing Joanne Horniman , 2006 single work novel ; Pagan's Daughter Catherine Jinks , 2006 single work novel ; Number 8 Anna Fienberg , 2006 single work novel ; On the Jellicoe Road Melina Marchetta , 2006 single work novel ; The Secret Life of Maeve Lee Kwong Kirsty Murray , 2006 single work children's fiction ; Angels of Kokoda David Mulligan , 2006 single work novel biography ; Rue for Repentance Felicity Pulman , 2006 single work novel
[Review] Ads R Us Megan Davies , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 20 no. 2 2006; (p. 24)

— Review of Ads R Us Claire Carmichael , 2006 single work novel
[Review] Ads R Us Tina Cavanough , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 21 no. 2 2006; (p. 40)

— Review of Ads R Us Claire Carmichael , 2006 single work novel
When Defeating the Bad Guys Becomes Child's Play Ronni Phillips , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 July 2006; (p. 17)

— Review of Monkey Undercover Gabrielle Lord , 2006 single work children's fiction ; Ads R Us Claire Carmichael , 2006 single work novel ; Number 8 Anna Fienberg , 2006 single work novel ; The Betrayal of Bindy Mackenzie Jaclyn Moriarty , 2006 single work novel
[Review] Ads R Us Chris Girdler , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , May/June vol. 85 no. 10 2006; (p. 31)

— Review of Ads R Us Claire Carmichael , 2006 single work novel
[Review] Ads R Us Chris Girdler , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , May/June vol. 85 no. 10 2006; (p. 31)

— Review of Ads R Us Claire Carmichael , 2006 single work novel
When Defeating the Bad Guys Becomes Child's Play Ronni Phillips , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 July 2006; (p. 17)

— Review of Monkey Undercover Gabrielle Lord , 2006 single work children's fiction ; Ads R Us Claire Carmichael , 2006 single work novel ; Number 8 Anna Fienberg , 2006 single work novel ; The Betrayal of Bindy Mackenzie Jaclyn Moriarty , 2006 single work novel
[Review] Ads R Us Tina Cavanough , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 21 no. 2 2006; (p. 40)

— Review of Ads R Us Claire Carmichael , 2006 single work novel
In Brief Ernie Tucker , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 42 no. 2 2007; (p. 94-95)

— Review of His Name in Fire Catherine Bateson , 2006 single work novel ; Ads R Us Claire Carmichael , 2006 single work novel ; Falling from Grace Jane Godwin , 2006 single work novel ; Lonesome Howl Steven Herrick , 2006 single work novel ; Little Wing Joanne Horniman , 2006 single work novel ; Pagan's Daughter Catherine Jinks , 2006 single work novel ; Number 8 Anna Fienberg , 2006 single work novel ; On the Jellicoe Road Melina Marchetta , 2006 single work novel ; The Secret Life of Maeve Lee Kwong Kirsty Murray , 2006 single work children's fiction ; Angels of Kokoda David Mulligan , 2006 single work novel biography ; Rue for Repentance Felicity Pulman , 2006 single work novel
[Review] Ads R Us Megan Davies , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 20 no. 2 2006; (p. 24)

— Review of Ads R Us Claire Carmichael , 2006 single work novel
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