Barry Jonsberg Explained
Barry Jonsberg (born 1951) is an Australian author and teacher who was born in Liverpool. He earned two degrees in English and Psychology from Liverpool University and was a college lecturer in Crewe, Cheshire before moving to Australia in 1999.
His book The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull was shortlisted for the 2005 Children's Book Council Awards in the Older Readers category and was given a special mention the 2005 White Ravens Selection of International Children's and Youth Literature. It's not all about YOU, Calma won the 2006 South Australian Festival Award for Children's Literature. Dreamrider was shortlisted for the 2007 NSW Premier's Award. The Dog that Dumped on my Doona was shortlisted for the Territory Read Literature Award 2008. My Life as an Alphabet won the 2013 Children's Peace Literature Award for older readers.[1] His 2022 book, A Little Spark, was shortlisted for the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature at the 2023 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards.[2]
Books
- The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull (2005)[3]
- The Crimes and Punishments of Miss Payne (2005)[4] [5]
- It's not all about YOU, Calma (2005) [6]
- Dreamrider (2006)[7]
- Am I Right or Am I Right? (2007)[8]
- The Dog that Dumped on my Doona (August 2008)[9]
- Ironbark (2008) [10]
- Cassie (2008) [11]
- A Croc Called Capone (March 2009) [12]
- Blacky Blasts Back: On the Tail of the Tassie Tiger (January 2010) [13]
- Being Here (2011)[14]
- H is for Happiness[15]
- My Life As An Alphabet (2013)[16] Released September 2014 in America as The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee [17]
- The City of Second Chances (2014) [18]
- Pandora Jones: Admission (2014) [19]
- Pandora Jones: Deception (2014)[20]
- Pandora Jones: Reckoning (2015)[21]
- Game Theory (2016)[22]
- A Song Only I Can Hear (2018) [23]
- Catch me if I fall (2020)[24]
- A Little Spark (2022)[25]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Children's Peace Literature Award. AustLit. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121154317/https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v112?mainTabTemplate=awardDefault . 21 November 2021 . 2019-11-12.
- Web site: 2023-02-03 . A Little Spark . 2023-03-01 . State Library of NSW.
- Book: Jonsberg, Barry . The whole business with Kiffo and the Pitbull . 1 April 2004 . A&U Children's . 2004 . 9781741141122 . 264.
- Web site: The Crimes and Punishments of Miss Payne. 15 June 2005. 26 August 2012. Kirkus Reviews.
- News: Book picks. 17 August 2005. 26 August 2012. Spartanburg Herald-Journal. C3.
- Web site: Barry Jonsberg Author of Young Adult and Younger Reader novels . www.barryjonsberg.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110314193338/http://www.barryjonsberg.com/books/young-adults/3/ . 2011-03-14.
- Web site: 15 December 2007 . Dreamrider . 26 August 2012 . Kirkus Reviews.
- Web site: Am I Right or Am I Right?. 1 January 2007. 26 August 2012. Kirkus Reviews.
- Web site: Barry Jonsberg Author of Young Adult and Younger Reader novels . www.barryjonsberg.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110314193358/http://www.barryjonsberg.com/books/younger-readers/5/ . 2011-03-14.
- Web site: Barry Jonsberg | Author of Young Adult and Younger Reader novels . 5 July 2014 . 14 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714220851/http://www.barryjonsberg.com/books/young-adults/4/ . dead .
- Web site: Barry Jonsberg | Author of Young Adult and Younger Reader novels . 5 July 2014 . 14 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151211/http://www.barryjonsberg.com/books/young-adults/6/ . dead .
- Web site: Barry Jonsberg Author of Young Adult and Younger Reader novels . www.barryjonsberg.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110314193406/http://www.barryjonsberg.com/books/younger-readers/7/ . 2011-03-14.
- Web site: Barry Jonsberg Author of Young Adult and Younger Reader novels . www.barryjonsberg.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110314193411/http://www.barryjonsberg.com/books/younger-readers/8/ . 2011-03-14.
- Web site: Being Here . 2024-05-18 . Goodreads . en.
- Web site: H is for Happiness . 2024-05-18 . Goodreads . en.
- Web site: Barry Jonsberg Author of Young Adult and Younger Reader novels . www.barryjonsberg.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150125/http://www.barryjonsberg.com/books/younger-readers/10/ . 2014-07-14.
- Web site: Barry Jonsberg Author of Young Adult and Younger Reader novels . www.barryjonsberg.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715002825/http://www.barryjonsberg.com/books/younger-readers/12/ . 2014-07-15.
- Web site: Barry Jonsberg Author of Young Adult and Younger Reader novels . www.barryjonsberg.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714185427/http://www.barryjonsberg.com/books/younger-readers/13/ . 2014-07-14.
- Web site: Barry Jonsberg Author of Young Adult and Younger Reader novels . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125602/http://www.barryjonsberg.com/books/younger-readers/11/ . 2014-07-14 . www.barryjonsberg.com.
- Web site: Deception (Pandora Jones, #2) . 2024-05-18 . Goodreads . en.
- Web site: Reckoning (Pandora Jones, #3) . 2024-05-18 . Goodreads . en.
- Web site: Game Theory . 2024-05-18 . Goodreads . en.
- Web site: A Song Only I Can Hear - Barry Jonsberg - 9781760630836 - Allen & Unwin - Australia .
- Book: Jonsberg, Barry . Catch me if I fall . 7 March 2023 . Allen & Unwin . 9781773068916.
- Web site: A Little Spark . 2024-05-18 . Goodreads . en.