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Ivan Southall


Born
in Melbourne, Australia
June 08, 1921

Died
November 15, 2008

Genre
Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs


Ivan Southall was an award-winning Australian writer of young-adult fiction and non-fiction. He was the first and still the only Australian to win the Carnegie Medal for children's literature. His books include Hills End, Ash Road, Josh, and Let the Balloon Go. Also notable is Fly West, a book of true stories based on his experiences flying in Short Sunderland flying boats during the Second World War.

Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (2003). ...more

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Average rating: 3.72 · 902 ratings · 125 reviews · 86 distinct works • Similar authors
Ash Road
3.84 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 1965
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Hills End
3.96 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 1973 — 19 editions
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To the Wild Sky
3.53 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1967 — 14 editions
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Let the Balloon Go
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3.48 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1968 — 11 editions
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Josh
3.70 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1971 — 16 editions
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Seventeen seconds
3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1973 — 7 editions
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Softly Tread the Brave
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1960 — 4 editions
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Fly West
3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — 6 editions
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Finn's Folly
3.30 avg rating — 20 ratings — 5 editions
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The Fox Hole
3.10 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1967 — 7 editions
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More books by Ivan Southall…

Series by Ivan Southall

To the Wild Sky A City Out of Sight
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Meet Simon Black Simon Black in Peril Simon Black in Space Simon Black in Coastal Command Simon Black in China Simon Black and the Spacemen Simon Black on Venus
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