The Resource Book Club In a Box : Boy swallows universe, Trent Dalton
Book Club In a Box : Boy swallows universe, Trent Dalton
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The item Book Club In a Box : Boy swallows universe, Trent Dalton represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Book Club In a Box : Boy swallows universe, Trent Dalton represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- Brisbane, 1983: A lost father, a mute brother, a mum in jail, a heroin dealer for a stepfather and a notorious crim for a babysitter. It's not as if Eli's life isn't complicated enough already. He's just trying to follow his heart, learning what it takes to be a good man, but life just keeps throwing obstacles in the way - not least of which is Tytus Broz, legendary Brisbane drug dealer. But Eli's life is about to get a whole lot more serious. He's about to fall in love. And, oh yeah, he has to break into Boggo Road Gaol on Christmas Day, to save his mum
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 10 volumes (474 pages, 24 cm)
- Note
- 10 volumes, 3 information sheets (current terms and conditions, discussion questions, tips to run a book club) in a plastic tub with lid
- Isbn
- 9781460753897
- Label
- Book Club In a Box : Boy swallows universe
- Title
- Book Club In a Box
- Title remainder
- Boy swallows universe
- Statement of responsibility
- Trent Dalton
- Subject
-
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueGrowing up
- Friendship -- Fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- Dysfunctional families -- Queensland | Brisbance -- Fiction
- true1980s -- 1980 -- 1989
- trueAddiction
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAustralia
- trueAustralian fiction
- trueAutobiographical fiction
- trueBildungsromans
- Book club in a box
- trueBoys who are mute
- Brisbane (Qld.) -- Fiction
- Brisbane (Qld.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction
- trueBrisbane, Queensland
- trueBrothers
- Coming of age -- Fiction
- trueComing-of-age stories
- trueCrime
- trueCriminal justice system
- Criminals -- Fiction
- trueDrug traffic
- trueDrug dealers
- trueViolence
- Suburbs -- Queensland | Brisbane -- Fiction
- Nineteen eighties -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Brisbane, 1983: A lost father, a mute brother, a mum in jail, a heroin dealer for a stepfather and a notorious crim for a babysitter. It's not as if Eli's life isn't complicated enough already. He's just trying to follow his heart, learning what it takes to be a good man, but life just keeps throwing obstacles in the way - not least of which is Tytus Broz, legendary Brisbane drug dealer. But Eli's life is about to get a whole lot more serious. He's about to fall in love. And, oh yeah, he has to break into Boggo Road Gaol on Christmas Day, to save his mum
- Summary
- Exiled in a drug-oppressed refugee suburb in 1980s Australia, a 12-year-old boy dreams of a career in journalism while fending off the local criminal element to protect his imprisoned mother
- Award
-
- Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year, 2019.
- Australian Book Industry Awards, Literary Fiction Book of the Year, 2019.
- Australian Book Industry Awards, Newcomer of the Year, 2019.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2019.
- Librarians' Choice (Australia), 2018.
- NSW Premier's Literary Awards, People's Choice Award for Fiction, 2019.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10680644
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dalton, Trent
- Dewey number
- 823.92
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Dysfunctional families
- Criminals
- Coming of age
- Nineteen eighties
- Friendship
- Suburbs
- Brisbane (Qld.)
- Brisbane (Qld.)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Book Club In a Box : Boy swallows universe, Trent Dalton
- Note
- 10 volumes, 3 information sheets (current terms and conditions, discussion questions, tips to run a book club) in a plastic tub with lid
- Accompanying material
- 3 information sheets.
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000062988867
- Dimensions
- in plastic box x x cm. +
- Extent
- 10 volumes (474 pages, 24 cm)
- Isbn
- 9781460753897
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1029569140
- Label
- Book Club In a Box : Boy swallows universe, Trent Dalton
- Note
- 10 volumes, 3 information sheets (current terms and conditions, discussion questions, tips to run a book club) in a plastic tub with lid
- Accompanying material
- 3 information sheets.
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000062988867
- Dimensions
- in plastic box x x cm. +
- Extent
- 10 volumes (474 pages, 24 cm)
- Isbn
- 9781460753897
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1029569140
Subject
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueGrowing up
- Friendship -- Fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- Dysfunctional families -- Queensland | Brisbance -- Fiction
- true1980s -- 1980 -- 1989
- trueAddiction
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAustralia
- trueAustralian fiction
- trueAutobiographical fiction
- trueBildungsromans
- Book club in a box
- trueBoys who are mute
- Brisbane (Qld.) -- Fiction
- Brisbane (Qld.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction
- trueBrisbane, Queensland
- trueBrothers
- Coming of age -- Fiction
- trueComing-of-age stories
- trueCrime
- trueCriminal justice system
- Criminals -- Fiction
- trueDrug traffic
- trueDrug dealers
- trueViolence
- Suburbs -- Queensland | Brisbane -- Fiction
- Nineteen eighties -- Fiction
Genre
- trueAustralian fiction
- trueAutobiographical fiction
- Bildungsromans
- Book club in a box
- trueComing-of-age stories
- Fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueAdult books for young adults
Included in
- trueBest Fiction of 2019 (Australia and New Zealand)
- trueAustralian Book Industry Awards: Book of the Year
- trueAustralian Book Industry Awards: Literary Fiction Book of the Year
- trueAustralian Book Industry Awards: Newcomer of the Year
- trueBest Fiction A-Z 2019
- trueBook Club Bests for Australia and New Zealand
- trueLibrarians' Choice (Australia): 2018
- trueLiterary Fiction (AU)
- trueNSW Premier's Literary Awards: People's Choice Award for Fiction
- trueRecommended by Kimberly Burton
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year, 2019.
- Award
- Australian Book Industry Awards, Literary Fiction Book of the Year, 2019.
- Award
- Australian Book Industry Awards, Newcomer of the Year, 2019.
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books, 2019.
- Award
- Librarians' Choice (Australia), 2018.
- Award
- NSW Premier's Literary Awards, People's Choice Award for Fiction, 2019.
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