Ishmael and the Return of Dugongs
No. of pages 400
Published: 2012
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This book is part of a book series called Dont Call Me Ishmael .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.
There are 400 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2012 by Templar Publishing .
Michael Gerard Bauer was born in Brisbane and taught English and Economics at secondary schools for a number of years but now he devotes himself to full-time writing, school visits and Festival appearances. His first novel THE RUNNING MAN won the 2005 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers. Michael lives with his family near the beautiful Brisbane suburb of Ashgrove - the setting for THE RUNNING MAN. It is the suburb in which he grew up, where he went to school, where he spent several years teaching, where he met his wife and where, only a few streets away from his present house, in what used to be a private hospital, he was born. Sometimes Michael thinks he should get out more. Visit him at www. michaelgerardbauer. com.
This book is in the following series:
Michael Gerard Bauer's hero is the classic underdog who with wit and quick-thinking outwits the bullies and - we hope - gets the girl. * The Bookseller *
"School life, friendship and bullying come under the spotlight in the hilarious follow up to Don't Call Me Ishmael, which was widely praised." * Bookseller *
"This is a great read with a comic genius at work" * Lovereading4kids.co.uk *
"Readers will be instantly engaged with this moving, comic tale and the dialogue which is full of wit will draw you into the characters. This book is a blast - whether you're a boy or girl, you'll enjoy the adventure, the love, the fun, the cringe-worthy predicaments and the rock and roll." * Bookapoet *
'moving and immediately engaging, it will appeal to young people - particularly boys - but also has cross-generational interest.' * We Love this Book *
