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David Hill attended Victoria University in Wellington, graduating Master of Arts Honours in 1964.
(This funny and poignant novel tells the story of Nathan a...)
This funny and poignant novel tells the story of Nathan and his best friend, Simon--two 14-year-old boys with a passion for girls, soccer, weekends, girls, computers, and girls. Although Simon is confined to a wheelchair because of muscular dystrophy, his keen sense of humor and taste for excitement are more than a match for his disability.
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(A hike with other kids through New Zealand's vast Nationa...)
A hike with other kids through New Zealand's vast National Park turns into trouble when the group leader dies, and Rob and the other five teenagers must survive the harsh wilderness with little food and no guide."
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(This book tells the story of Simon, a 14 year old boy who...)
This book tells the story of Simon, a 14 year old boy who has muscular distrophy and spends his life in a wheelchair. Told by Simon's best friend Nathan, the book combines the tragedy of a fatal illness with a robust hilarity that has the reader laughing out loud.
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(In 1959 David Hill's mother, a poor single parent living ...)
In 1959 David Hill's mother, a poor single parent living in England, reluctantly decided to send her sons to Fairbridge Farm School in New South Wales where, she was led to believe, they would have a good education and a better life. David was lucky, his mother was able to follow him out to Australia, but for most children, the reality was shockingly different. From 1938 to 1974 thousands of parents were persuaded to sign over legal guardianship of their children to Fairbridge to solve the problem of child poverty in Britain while populating the colony. Now many of those children have decided to speak out. Physical and sexual abuse was not uncommon. Loneliness was rife. Food was often inedible. The standard of education was appalling. Here, for the first time, is the story of the lives of the Fairbridge children, from the bizarre luxury of the voyage out to Australia to the harsh reality of the first days there; from the crushing daily routine to stolen moments of freedom and the struggle that defined life after leaving the school. This remarkable book is both a tribute to the children who were betrayed by an ideal that went terribly awry and a compelling account of an extraordinary episode in Australian British History.
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(Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. A...)
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. One icy winter's evening in Budapest, John Taylor is on his way home from the office when a man runs into him and knocks him over. The man turns to say sorry and John is amazed at what he sees: the man is John's double. The double rushes away but leaves no footprints in the snow. Over the next year it becomes clear to John that the meeting was no accident and that his double has a very important message to give him. Contains a paperback and 2 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book.
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(Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. A...)
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. One icy winter's evening in Budapest, John Taylor is on his way home from the office when a man runs into him and knocks him over. The man turns to say sorry and John is amazed at what he sees: the man is John's double. The double rushes away but leaves no footprints in the snow. Over the next year it becomes clear to John that the meeting was no accident and that his double has a very important message to give him. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521750180/?tag=2022091-20
David Hill attended Victoria University in Wellington, graduating Master of Arts Honours in 1964.
His young fiction books See Ya, Simon (1992) and Right Where lieutenant Hurts (2001) have been shortlisted for numerous awards. He is also a prolific journalist, writing many articles for The New Zealand Herald. In 2010, he participated in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.
Hill currently lives in New Plymouth, Region.
(In 1959 David Hill's mother, a poor single parent living ...)
(A hike with other kids through New Zealand's vast Nationa...)
(This funny and poignant novel tells the story of Nathan a...)
(This book tells the story of Simon, a 14 year old boy who...)
(Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. A...)
(Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. A...)
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