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History
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Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 1997
winner y
Boyz 'R' Us
Milsons Point
:
Random House
,
1996
Z161191
1996
single work
novel
young adult
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Year: 1996
winner y
After January
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
1996
Z536268
1996
single work
novel
young adult
'This January is different. School is over for Alex Delaney and he's waiting for his university offer - only seventeen days away. The waiting is killing him. He's not expecting much from January.
'So he's not ready for the girl who cuts past him on a wave. Not at all prepared for her perfect balance, compelling green eyes and gold skin. January is about to change.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Year: 1995
winner y
The Dead of the Night
Chippendale
:
Pan Macmillan Australia
,
1994
Z91026
1994
single work
novel
young adult
'Hell is still the safest place on earth.
'When you've run out of choices, you've only got yourself.
'As war rages, as the enemy closes in, as Ellie and her friends fight for their lives, they are left with nothing. Nothing but courage, spirit and pride' (Source: bookseller's website).
