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Checkers
1996
First Published
3.62
Average Rating
123
Number of Pages
Speaking from a mental hospital, a teenage girl recounts the tremendous media pressure preceding the breaking scandal of her father's unethical business dealings. "This affecting account of a family under siege by the media is both an engaging read and a strong psychological exploration".—"Booklist".
Avg Rating
3.62
Number of Ratings
2,125
5 STARS
22%
4 STARS
33%
3 STARS
34%
2 STARS
9%
1 STARS
2%
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Author

John Marsden
John Marsden
Author · 40 books

There is more than one author with this name in the database, see f.e. John Marsden His first book, So Much To Tell You, was published in 1987. This was followed by Take My Word For It, a half-sequel written from the point of view of another character. His landmark Tomorrow series is recognized as the most popular book series for young adults ever written in Australia. The first book of this series, Tomorrow When The War Began, has been reprinted 26 times in Australia. The first sequel of a new series of books featuring Ellie Linton from the Tomorrow series (The Ellie Chronicles) was published in 2003, with the second novel and third novels released in November 2005 and November 2006 respectively.

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