Barry Jonsberg

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Barry Jonsberg (born 1951) is an Australian author and teacher who was born in Liverpool, England. He earned two degrees in English and Psychology from Liverpool University and was a college lecturer in Crewe, Cheshire before moving to Australia in 1999.

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His book The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull was shortlisted for the 2005 Children's Book Council Awards in the Older Readers category and was given a special mention the 2005 White Ravens Selection of International Children's and Youth Literature. It's not all about YOU, Calma won the 2006 South Australian Festival Award for Children's Literature. Dreamrider was shortlisted for the 2007 NSW Premier's Award. The Dog that Dumped on my Doona was shortlisted for the Territory Read Literature Award 2008. My Life as an Alphabet won the 2013 Children's Peace Literature Award for older readers. [1] His 2022 book, A Little Spark, was shortlisted for the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature at the 2023 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. [2] Smoke & Mirrors was shortlisted for the Young Adult Book Award at the 2024 Queensland Literary Awards [3] and for the 2025 Victorian Premier's Prize for Writing for Young Adults. [4]

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  2. ↑ "A Little Spark". State Library of NSW. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Literary Awards 2024 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Jonsberg, Barry (1 April 2004). The whole business with Kiffo and the Pitbull. A&U Children's. p. 264. ISBN   9781741141122.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ↑ "The Crimes and Punishments of Miss Payne". Kirkus Reviews . 15 June 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Book picks". Spartanburg Herald-Journal . 17 August 2005. p. C3. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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  9. ↑ "Dreamrider". Kirkus Reviews . 15 December 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Am I Right or Am I Right?". Kirkus Reviews . 1 January 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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  16. ↑ "Being Here". Goodreads. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  17. ↑ "H is for Happiness". Goodreads. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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  22. ↑ "Deception (Pandora Jones, #2)". Goodreads. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  23. ↑ "Reckoning (Pandora Jones, #3)". Goodreads. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  24. ↑ "Game Theory". Goodreads. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  25. ↑ "A Song Only I Can Hear - Barry Jonsberg - 9781760630836 - Allen & Unwin - Australia".
  26. ↑ Jonsberg, Barry (7 March 2023). Catch me if I fall. Allen & Unwin. ISBN   9781773068916.
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