A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove

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Univ. of Queensland Press, 2007 - Fiction - 292 pages
Carl Matt - even his name mocks him. The people of Wattle Beach do their best to grind him under foot.Why are the Matts such pariahs? The answer lies in Wiseman's Cove, a short ride across the strait where Carl finds refuge in the most unlikely place. Wiseman's Cove has been waiting for Carl - waiting a long time.
 

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
3
Section 3
8
Section 4
15
Section 5
22
Section 6
32
Section 7
44
Section 8
51
Section 20
137
Section 21
143
Section 22
151
Section 23
156
Section 24
164
Section 25
168
Section 26
175
Section 27
179

Section 9
58
Section 10
62
Section 11
70
Section 12
78
Section 13
85
Section 14
101
Section 15
106
Section 16
110
Section 17
117
Section 18
124
Section 19
131
Section 28
187
Section 29
215
Section 30
223
Section 31
241
Section 32
248
Section 33
254
Section 34
262
Section 35
272
Section 36
277
Section 37
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About the author (2007)

James Moloney has been writing for young people for more than twenty years. Once a teacher and a librarian, his thirty or sobooks -ranging in audience from seven to seventeen year-olds- have made him one of Australia's most respected authors. James' award-winning books have been translated into French, Korean, Lithuanian and Flemish/Dutch, and include Kill the Possum, Lost Property, A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove, Touch Me, and The Book of Lies. James' Aussie Chomps titles - The Mobile Phone Detective, Trolley Boys, 68 Teeth and Grommet Saves the World - continue to be amongst Penguin's best-selling titles. James and his wife, Kate, live in Brisbane with their three children.

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