Record Number |
17834 |
ISBN |
9780702249280 (pbk.) |
Location |
CHC F HER |
Author |
Herrick, Steven |
Title |
Pookie Aleera is not my boyfriend / Steven Herrick. |
Published |
St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2012. |
Collation |
214 pages ; 20 cm. |
Content types |
text |
General Note |
Children's Book Council of Australia short-listed book - Book Week 2013. |
Collection code: Children's collection. |
Summary Note |
In a country town, in a school just like yours, the kids in Class 6A tell their stories. There's Mick, school captain and sometime trouble-maker, who wants to make the school a better place, while his younger brother Jacob just wants to fly. There's shy and lonely Laura who hopes to finally fit in with a circle of friends, while Pete struggles to deal with his grandpa's sudden death. Popular Selina obsesses over class comedian Cameron, while Cameron obsesses over Anzac biscuits and Pookie Aleera - whoever that is! For new teacher Ms Arthur, it's another world, but for Mr Korsky, the school groundskeeper, he's seen it all before. |
Target Audience |
For ages 9-12. -- NoveList Plus. |
Awards Note |
Short-listed book Children's Book Council of Australia. |
Subject |
School children -- Juvenile poetry |
Schools -- Juvenile fiction |
Stories in rhyme |
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction |
Grief in children |
Children's stories, Australian |
Novels in verse |