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William Taylor (1) (1938–2015)

Autor/a de The Blue Lawn

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36+ obres 517 Membres 13 Ressenyes

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William Taylor was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand on October 11, 1938. He worked in banking before attending Christchurch Teachers' College. His teaching career includes a year in London and seven years as the principal of Ohakune Primary School. He wrote about his early teaching experiences in mostra'n més Burnt Carrots Don't Have Legs, which was published in 1976. His other books include Possum Perkins, The Worst Soccer Team Ever, Knitwits, Jerome, and Telling Tales: A Life in Writing. He has won several awards including the Library and Information Association of New Zealand's Esther Glenn Award for most distinguished contribution to New Zealand Literature for children and young people in 1991 for Agnes the Sheep, the Senior Fiction Award in 1995 for The Blue Lawn, and the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal for lifetime achievement. In 2004, he was awarded an ONZM for services to literature and the community. He died on October 3, 2015 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

Obres de William Taylor

The Blue Lawn (1994) 85 exemplars
Agnes the Sheep (1990) 72 exemplars
Knitwits (1992) 52 exemplars
Pebble in a Pool: A Novel (1758) 50 exemplars
Jerome (1999) 46 exemplars
Paradise Lane (1987) 32 exemplars
Crash! : the story of Poddy (2000) 22 exemplars
Spider: A novel (2002) 14 exemplars
Land of Milk and Honey (2005) 13 exemplars
Numbskulls (1995) 11 exemplars
The Worst Soccer Team Ever (1987) 10 exemplars
Scarface and the Angel (2000) 9 exemplars
Break a Leg (Puffin Books) (1987) 7 exemplars
Shooting Through (1986) 7 exemplars
Beth & Bruno (1992) 6 exemplars
Pack up, pick up and off (1981) 6 exemplars
Circles (1996) 5 exemplars
Making Big Bucks (1990) 5 exemplars
Gladys the goat (2005) 5 exemplars
The Porter brothers (1990) 5 exemplars
Hark : the herald angel (1997) 4 exemplars
Fast Times at Greenhill High (1992) 4 exemplars
Annie & Co & Marilyn Monroe (1995) 4 exemplars
Albert (2003) 4 exemplars
Supermum & Spike the dog (1992) 3 exemplars
The persimmon tree (1972) 2 exemplars
The Kidnap of Jessie Parker (1990) 2 exemplars
The Third Day 1 exemplars
Zigzag : New Zealand stories (1993) 1 exemplars

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Nearly Seventeen (1993) — Col·laborador — 6 exemplars

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Approximately 750 children from war-torn Britain were sent to New Zealand. History shows many of these children suffered like Jake Neill.

This is a disturbing book regarding Jake's treatment at the hands of the Pearson family who used him like a slave, beat him and verbally and physically abused him. In particular Jake suffered terribly at the hands of the sadistic son, Darcy Pearson.

It was difficult to read this book, but it was very well written and compelling. It is a book of human courage and determination to survive despite incredible odds.… (més)
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Whisper1 | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | May 15, 2011 |
Framed by emails, faxes etc,which keeps the pace interchanges quite fast. Describes Marco's changing world picture and discoveries about his own and others sexuality. I dont know if people do come to accept a radically different truth so quickly. Realistic in terms of language used - electronic communication represents spoken language commonly in use rather than a formal (and cleaner) written one. Hard to do in depth character examination in this format.
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BGarriock | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Feb 11, 2010 |
A genius piano player without all the hype and preciousness. I view inside the mind of the inner story of the response to the music and the actual production of it. Appealed because I am familiar with the pieces. Yet, has a bunch of mates and does, and fantasises about, "normal" things. Explorarion of nature and changes in relationships,including reaction to a "reveal" by mother Trent.
 
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BGarriock | Dec 17, 2009 |
Two young men, David and Theo, meet in a small town and find themselves unexpectedly attracted to each other. Their feelings complicate and even spur several changes occuring in the way they view and treat the world. David has to deal with the hopes that have been placed on him by so many, and begins to define himself outside of their vision of him. Theo on the other hand focuses on their relationship and the impact it will have on their future. These issues are explored in a way that brings out the boys' great understanding, sensitivity and humour despite their being at an age when the hormones of adolescent frustrations zing through their system with almost too much urgency for forethought.… (més)
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dianestm | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Aug 30, 2009 |

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Obres
36
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Membres
517
Popularitat
#48,026
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Ressenyes
13
ISBN
192
Llengües
6

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