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She studied at the University of Sydney where she took history before teaching for two years in the rural town of Picton near Sydney.
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Libby Gleeson
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In the mid-1970s she lived for five years in Italy where she taught English and then London, where she began to write her first novel, Eleanor Elizabeth. Once returned from overseas she taught at the University of Sydney. In the last twenty years, she has written twenty books and taught occasional courses in creative writing.
She specialises in picture books, novels for young children and also novels for slightly older readers.
She"s also written scripts for the American Broadcasting Company"s Bananas in Pyjamas and Magic Mountain. Skating on Sand (1994) Illustrated by Ann James Hannah Plus One (1996) Illustrated by Ann James Queen of the Universe (1997) Illustrated by David Cox Hannah and the Tomorrow Room (1999) Illustrated by Ann James Dear Writer (2000) Illustrated by David Cox My Story: The Rum Rebellion, the diary of David Bellamy (2001) Hannah the Famous(2004) Illustrated by Ann James Ray"s Olympics (2006) Illustrated by David Cox Happy Birthday X3 (2007) Illustrated by David Cox Clancy"s Long Walk (2007) Illustrated by Chantal Stewart Red (2012) Eleanor, Elizabeth (1984) I am Susannah (1987) Dodger (1990) Love Maine, Love Maine Not (1993) Refuge (1998) Mahtab"s Story (2008).
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