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Bumface


Playaway Children

No. of pages 2

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Great for age 10-18 years
Angus Solomon dreams of being a pirate called Bumface in the school play, but his daydreams are shattered when he is thrown out for missing rehearsals. What his teacher Ms Lowry does not understand, is that Angus has to look after his little brotherLeo and his even littler sister Imogen while his self-absorbed mum works as an actress in a TV soap. His mum's first three husbands are worse than useless, and potential Number Four looks like being a total disaster: what's more, Angus can't bear the thought of more babies to take care of. Everything looks dark. Until he meets Rindi ...

 

This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Australian Booksellers Association Awards. It was recognised in the Hodder Headline Best Designed Book - YA category by the Apa Book Design Awards.

There are 2 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Paul Jennings was the first author to sell a million books in Australia. Morris Gleitzman is one of Australia's and now the world's best-known and loved children's authors who tackles tough subjects in a funny and offbeat way.

This book is in the following series:

Playaway Children

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Bilby Award
This book was recognised in the Older Readers category by the Bilby Award.

West Australian Young Readers' Book Award
This book was recognised in the Younger Readers category by the West Australian Young Readers' Book Award.

Kids Own Australian Literature Award
This book was recognised in the Junior Fiction category by the Kids own Australian Literature Award.

Canberra's Own Outstanding List Award
This book was recognised in the Younger Readers category by the Canberra's own Outstanding List Award.

Kids Own Australian Literature Award
This book was recognised by the Kids own Australian Literature Award.

Kids Own Australian Literature Award
This book was recognised in the Younger Readers category by the Kids own Australian Literature Award.

Australian Booksellers Association Awards
This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Australian Booksellers Association Awards.

Apa Book Design Awards
This book was recognised in the Hodder Headline Best Designed Book - YA category by the Apa Book Design Awards.

Young Australians' Best Book Award
This book was recognised in the Older Readers category by the Young Australians' Best Book Award.

British Book Awards
This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the British Book Awards.

Dymocks Children's Choice Award
This book was recognised by the Dymocks Children's Choice Award.

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