From the Vault: Originally published on October 23 2006 at the old Misrule /s9y blog site (here). Note that not all the links from the original post remain live. Simmone has just published her third novel, Girl Defective, which I also really loved, and there’s a a recent interview with her here. My review copy…

This review was published in Viewpoint: On Books for Young Adults in 2003. When I told friends and colleagues that I was to review Saving Francesca, the new novel by Melina Marchetta, the reaction from each person was almost identical. First, there was delight that there was a new Marchetta novel. Then a pause. Then…

Deadly, Unna? by Phillip Gwynne Deadly, Unna? was the first novel by Phillip Gwynne and was an immediate critical and commercial success. It won the Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in the 1999 Children’s Book Council of Australia awards. The following review first appeared in Viewpoint: On Books for Young Adults, Volume 6…