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Dirt Bomb

Dirt Bomb
 

Jake's life is sweet. He's got no money and doesn't have a mobile, but he's got two best mates; Buzz and Robbie. Buzz is generous and doesn't mind buying stuff for his mates. Jake wouldn't change a thing. But then Robbie has the idea of the century: rescue the old wreck from the ... read full description below.

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ISBN 9781869795467
Published 6 May 2011 by Random House
Format Paperback
Author(s) By Beale, Fleur

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ISBN-13 9781869795467
ISBN-10 1869795466
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Status Available at publisher; usually ships 5-14 working days
Publisher Random House
Imprint Random House New Zealand Ltd
Publication Date 6 May 2011
Publication Country New Zealand New Zealand
Format Paperback
Author(s) By Beale, Fleur
Category Fiction (Child/Teen)
Award Winning
Young Adult Fiction Finalists 2012
LIANZA 2012 Finalists
Interest Age 10-14 years
Reading Age 10-14 years
NBS Text Young Adult Fiction
ONIX Text Children/juvenile;Young adult
Number of Pages 208
Dimensions Width: 129mm
Height: 198mm
Weight 185g
Dewey Code 823.2
Catalogue Code 198714

Description of this Book

Jake's life is sweet. He's got no money and doesn't have a mobile, but he's got two best mates; Buzz and Robbie. Buzz is generous and doesn't mind buying stuff for his mates. Jake wouldn't change a thing. But then Robbie has the idea of the century: rescue the old wreck from the ditch and make it into a paddock basher. Yes! Buzz, however, puts a spanner in the works by saying he's not paying for it all. Even stevens or no deal. Robbie gets a job. Jake refuses. It's just not his style to work for a boss. But he desperately wants to drive that car, and the others are going to go ahead without him. The summer holidays are looming ahead of him in a desert of boredom and friendlessness. He needs a game plan...

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Awards & Reviews

Awards Shortlisted for New Zealand Post Children's Book Award: Senior Fiction 2012.

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Author's Bio

Fleur Beale is the author of many much-loved award-winning books - she has had more than 50 books published in New Zealand, the US and England. Fleur won the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved Book with Slide the Corner in 2007, the same award in 2009 for I am not Esther and the Esther Glen Award for Juno of Taris in the 2009 LIANZA Children's Book Awards. Fierce September was the Young Adult Fiction Category Award Winner at the 2011 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards. Fleur won the Margaret Mahy Medal in 2012.

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