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Maximus Review From CBCA Reading Time Newsletter

Posted on 14 11, 201801 01, 2019

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Mitch is a Year Six student and everything sucks. He writes poems about how everything sucks, in fact. He is being bullied at school, and he’s no longer close to Ryan, a good friend. He sucks at footy in some ways, and while he is good at the game in other ways, it’s the sucky part that sticks with him....Read More

Maximus Review #Bookweek

Posted on 20 08, 201801 01, 2019

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Review by Ted Witham Illustration by Tash Macfarlane Eleven-year-old Mitch feels a little out of place when his Fly In – Fly Out dad’s behaviour becomes erratic. Mitch makes friends with an ailing magpie, whom he names Maximus, and they heal each other. This inventive novel deals with themes of self-esteem, family love and first love with tenderness and skill....Read More

Maximus Making its Mark

Posted on 11 08, 201801 01, 2019

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This book will really resonate with readers, particularly those that might be going through a rough patch and feel isolated in their troubles. Mitch thinks that the whole world is against him. Not only is he having trouble with the kids at school, but his life at home is just as frustrating. His FIFO Dad has changed and is now...Read More

Writer Talks – Steve Heron

Posted on 14 03, 201831 12, 2018

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Steve Heron is a children’s author based in Western Australia. I first met him at a SCBWI retreat on Rottnest Island last year. Who knew back then, that we would end up sharing the same publisher and that months later, we would meet at my favourite Japanese cafe to talk about his middle-grade novel, Maximus. […] via Writer Talks: Steve Heron...Read More