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Math Roxon is looking for something but he is not sure what and in his effort to find it he runs away while on a school trip to the Snowy Mountains.
- GenresChildrens
124 pages, Paperback
First published April 24, 1986
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About the author
Simon French
22 books14 followersSimon French began his writing career as a thirteen-year-old in Sydney's western suburbs, and had his first novel published five years later, while he was still at high school.
In the years since, Simon's writing for children has been published in numerous overseas editions, and in Australia has earned critical acclaim and several awards, including the 1987 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for All We Know. Change the Locks was an Honour Book in 1992. Where in the World, Simon's first novel in ten years, is published by Little Hare Books.
The characters in his stories often develop from the children he has worked with—from babies and toddlers in an inner-city crisis refuge to the pupils he has taught over many years at primary schools in suburban and rural New South Wales. Simon continues to work as a teacher in a small school in Sydney's rural outskirts.
He is unable to imagine life without good books, interesting music and movies, exotic food, travel to new places, old cars . . . but, most of all, true friends.
In the years since, Simon's writing for children has been published in numerous overseas editions, and in Australia has earned critical acclaim and several awards, including the 1987 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for All We Know. Change the Locks was an Honour Book in 1992. Where in the World, Simon's first novel in ten years, is published by Little Hare Books.
The characters in his stories often develop from the children he has worked with—from babies and toddlers in an inner-city crisis refuge to the pupils he has taught over many years at primary schools in suburban and rural New South Wales. Simon continues to work as a teacher in a small school in Sydney's rural outskirts.
He is unable to imagine life without good books, interesting music and movies, exotic food, travel to new places, old cars . . . but, most of all, true friends.
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February 1, 2019
I picked this up from Bookfest second hand because I had read one of Simon French's other books while in primary school and loved it. This was ok but I didn't like it like the other (although maybe the other wouldn't appeal to me now - who knows I need to find a copy!).
Basically a story set in the late 70's in inner city Sydney about Math Roxton and his friends, who are from the poorer side of town, their families and school etc. They are a fairly rough bunch and Math is just trying to muddle his way through and deal with the fact that his Dad isn't around.
Basically a story set in the late 70's in inner city Sydney about Math Roxton and his friends, who are from the poorer side of town, their families and school etc. They are a fairly rough bunch and Math is just trying to muddle his way through and deal with the fact that his Dad isn't around.
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May 22, 2020Read twice! Once sometime around year 8 or maybe 9, then again when I accidentally came across it in my 20s
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