James Moloney

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James Moloney (born 1954) is an Australian children's author who has written around thirty books including The Book of Lies, Dougy, Crossfire, The House on River Terrace, and A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove, which won the Australian Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award in 1997.

Moloney was born in Sydney and schooled in Brisbane. His two daughters both attended Loreto College, Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia.

He has stated that his book Black Taxi was based on a conversation he observed of his daughter and some of her friends when she was sixteen. Black Taxi is soon to be produced into a movie in the U.S.

He has written for the Aussie Bites series of children's books.

[edit] Selected bibliography

[edit] Aussie Bites

  • A Box of Chicks
  • Moving House
  • David, The Best Model Maker in the World

[edit] External links


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NAME Moloney, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Contemporary Australian children's author
DATE OF BIRTH 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH


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