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'Jayden Hayden, wordsmith, a.k.a rhyming boy, doesn't have a dad - just a mum obsessed with Jayden Finch, the footballer, and an embarrassing name that gets him teased. When a school father-son day is announced, Jayden's quest for answers becomes a puzzle he needs to solve, and quickly. Could Jayden Finch be more than just a footballer? With the help of his an-answer-to-every-question friend Saskia, he aims to track down his namesake and his father all in one go.' (Publisher's blurb)

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    • St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,: University of Queensland Press , 2008 .
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      Extent: 174p.
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      • Publication date: 30 June 2008.
      ISBN: 9780702236730 (pbk.)

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[Review] Rhyming Boy Maureen Milner , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 34-35)

— Review of Rhyming Boy : A Novel Steven Herrick , 2008 single work children's fiction
[Review] Rhyming Boy Lindy Batchelor , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , 1 November no. 45 2008; (p. 32-33)

— Review of Rhyming Boy : A Novel Steven Herrick , 2008 single work children's fiction
[Review] Rhyming Boy Marilyn Murray , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 52 no. 3 2008; (p. 36)

— Review of Rhyming Boy : A Novel Steven Herrick , 2008 single work children's fiction
Access to Truth Nigel Pearn , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 305 2008; (p. 58-59)

— Review of The Case of the Diamond Shadow Sophie Masson , 2008 single work novel ; Screw Loose Chris Wheat , 2008 single work novel ; Jack's Island Norman Jorgensen , 2008 single work novel ; Rhyming Boy : A Novel Steven Herrick , 2008 single work children's fiction ; Then Morris Gleitzman , 2008 single work children's fiction
[Review] Rhyming Boy Bill Wootton , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 38)

— Review of Rhyming Boy : A Novel Steven Herrick , 2008 single work children's fiction
Wootton discusses a novel where the 'interestingly vulnerable' Jayden embarks on a 'journey towards self-awareness' which involves not only tracking down and meeting his father, but developing new resilience.
[Review] Rhyming Boy Chris Currie , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June vol. 87 no. 9 2008; (p. 60)

— Review of Rhyming Boy : A Novel Steven Herrick , 2008 single work children's fiction
Under Age Frances Atkinson , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 6 July 2008; (p. 25)

— Review of Rhyming Boy : A Novel Steven Herrick , 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Dog on the Tuckerbox Corinne Fenton , 2008 single work picture book
Children's Books Jane Fynes-Clinton , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 - 7 September 2008; (p. 25)

— Review of Rhyming Boy : A Novel Steven Herrick , 2008 single work children's fiction
[Review] Rhyming Boy Bill Wootton , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 38)

— Review of Rhyming Boy : A Novel Steven Herrick , 2008 single work children's fiction
Wootton discusses a novel where the 'interestingly vulnerable' Jayden embarks on a 'journey towards self-awareness' which involves not only tracking down and meeting his father, but developing new resilience.
Access to Truth Nigel Pearn , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 305 2008; (p. 58-59)

— Review of The Case of the Diamond Shadow Sophie Masson , 2008 single work novel ; Screw Loose Chris Wheat , 2008 single work novel ; Jack's Island Norman Jorgensen , 2008 single work novel ; Rhyming Boy : A Novel Steven Herrick , 2008 single work children's fiction ; Then Morris Gleitzman , 2008 single work children's fiction
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