Awards
- Commended for Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW) Awards: Christina Stead Award 2011.
- Commended for Older Readers 2011 (Australia)
- Short-listed for 2012 2012 (Australia)
- Short-listed for FAW Christina Stead Award 2012 (Australia)
- Shortlisted for Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature: Young Adult Fiction 2012.
- Winner of Children's Book Council of Australia Awards: Book of the Year - Older Readers 2012.
Overview
You wake in the middle of the night, your arms and feet pinned by strong hands. As you thrash your way to consciousness, a calm voice says, 'Steady. We're here to help.' Your mind registers a paramedic, a policeman, an ambulance. You are lying on the lookout at Keeper's Point, the lookout Amanda Creen supposedly threw herself off. And you have absolutely no idea how you got there. Aaron Rowe walks in his sleep. He has dreams he can't explain, and memories he can't recover. Death doesn't scare him - his new job with a funeral director may even be his salvation. But if he doesn't discover the truth about his hidden past soon, he may fall asleep one night and never wake up. 'I have never read a book more gripping, nor a book more triumphantly alive. I love how it haunts me still. I swear, I will never forget The Dead I Know'. - John Marsden This book is perfect for: - fans of family mysteries and secrets - anyone who's wondered what the funeral industry is like - readers who like authentic portrayals of young men - fans of psychological thrillers.
Full Product Details
Author: Scot Gardner
Publisher: A&U Children's
Imprint: A&U Children
Weight: 0.194kg
ISBN: 9781742373843
ISBN 10: 1742373844
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 01 May 2011
Recommended Age: From 14 to 18 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
I have never read a book more gripping, nor a book more triumphantly alive. I love how it haunts me still. I swear, I will never forget The Dead I Know. - John Marsden
"""I have never read a book more gripping, nor a book more triumphantly alive. I love how it haunts me still. I swear, I will never forget The Dead I Know."" - John Marsden"
Author Information
Scot wasn't born reading and writing; in fact he left school in year eleven to undertake an apprenticeship in gardening with the local council. He has worked as a waiter, masseur, delivery truck driver, home dad, counsellor and musician. Scot's first fiction for young readers, One Dead Seagull, was published after he attended a writing camp and writing conferences with John Marsden. His many books since include Burning Eddy, shortlisted for a CBCA award and for the NSW Premier's Literary Award, and Gravity, shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award. Scot lives with his wife and one of three children (the others are grown-ups), a poodle and some chooks in the bush in Eastern Victoria. He divides his time between writing and teaching tech and welfare at a secondary college in Gippsland.
