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'''James "Jim" Moloney''' (born 1954) is an Australian children's author. A prolific writer whose books span an age range from seven- to seventeen-year-olds, he is best known for his [[Young adult fiction|young adult novels]]. He has been [[nominated]] and won awards for his books in the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.<ref name=":0" /> Hisng books have been translated into French, Korean, Lithuanian and Flemish/Dutch. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://penguin.com.au/authors/25-james-moloney|title=James Moloney|last=|first=|date=|website=Penquin|publisher=|access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref>
'''James "Jim" Moloney''' (born 20 September 1954) is an Australian children's author. A prolific writer whose books span an age range from seven- to seventeen-year-olds, he is best known for his [[young adult fiction|young adult novels]]. He has been [[nomination|nominated]] and won awards for his books in the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.<ref name=":0" /> His books have been translated into French, Korean, Lithuanian and Flemish/Dutch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://penguin.com.au/authors/25-james-moloney|title=James Moloney|website=Penquin|access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref>


Moloney was born in [[Sydney]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thelitcentre.org.au/author/james-moloney|title=James Moloney|last=|first=|date=|website=The Literature Centre|publisher=|access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref> but grew up in [[Brisbane (Australia)|Brisbane]] where he still lives today with his wife, Kate a retired [[teacher-librarian]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/Author.aspx/1412/Moloney,%20James|title=James Maloney|last=|first=|date=|website=UQP|publisher=|access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brisbanewritelinks.com/blog/-an-interview-with-james-moloney|title=An interview with James Moloney 19 April 2016|last=|first=|date=|website=Write links - Brisbane children's writers and illustrators|publisher=|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref>He trained as a teacher ([[Griffith University]])<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.jamesmoloney.com.au/Teachers_Notes_for_Touch_Me.htm|title=A novel for young adults by James Maloney|last=|first=|date=|website=Teachers Notes|publisher=|access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref> and holds diplomas in Teacher–Librarianship and [[Computer literacy|Computer Education]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> His role as a Teacher Librarian sparked his interest in [[children's literature]] and eventually led to his early attempts at writing. His first book, ''Crossfire'', was published in 1992 and he continues to publish. In 1998 he resigned from teaching<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/james-moloney/|title=James Moloney Fantasicfiction|last=|first=|date=|website=Fantasticfiction|publisher=|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> at Marist College Ashgrove and now writes full-time in a cabin in his backyard affectionately known by the family as 'Dad's Shed'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://childrensbooksdaily.com/book-people-james-moloney/|title=Book people : James Moloney 10 June 2014|last=|first=|date=|website=Children's Bools Daily|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
Moloney was born in [[Sydney]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thelitcentre.org.au/author/james-moloney|title=James Moloney|website=The Literature Centre|access-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510074516/http://www.thelitcentre.org.au/author/james-moloney|archive-date=10 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> but grew up in [[Brisbane]] where he still lives today with his wife, Kate a retired [[teacher-librarian]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/Author.aspx/1412/Moloney,%20James|title=James Maloney|website=UQP|access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brisbanewritelinks.com/blog/-an-interview-with-james-moloney|title=An interview with James Moloney 19 April 2016|website=Write links - Brisbane children's writers and illustrators|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> He trained as a teacher ([[Griffith University]])<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.jamesmoloney.com.au/Teachers_Notes_for_Touch_Me.htm|title=A novel for young adults by James Maloney|website=Teachers Notes|access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref> and holds diplomas in Teacher–Librarianship and [[Computer literacy|Computer Education]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> His role as a Teacher Librarian sparked his interest in [[children's literature]] and eventually led to his early attempts at writing. His first book, ''Crossfire'', was published in 1992 and he continues to publish. In 1998 he resigned from teaching<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/james-moloney/|title=James Moloney Fantasicfiction|website=Fantasticfiction|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> at Marist College Ashgrove and now writes full-time in a cabin in his backyard affectionately known by the family as 'Dad's Shed'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://childrensbooksdaily.com/book-people-james-moloney/|title=Book people : James Moloney 10 June 2014|website=Children's Bools Daily}}</ref>


His says of his writing <blockquote>I like to get inside the head of today's adolescents to connect with the passion they have for like and understand what they care about. The challenge then is to express it in a story.<ref name=":2" /></blockquote>His themes in his novels for older readers include family, love, belonging, body image, rites of passage,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/skins/uqp/_uploads/teachersnotes/abridgetowisemanscove.pdf|title=A bridge to Wiseman's Cove Teacher' Notes|last=|first=|date=|website=UQP|publisher=|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> sexism, mateship/friendship, winning at all costs,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/skins/uqp/_uploads/teachersnotes/touchme.pdf|title=Touch me Teachers' Notes|last=|first=|date=|website=UQP|publisher=|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> relationships, identity, disability and racial issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/skins/uqp/_uploads/teachersnotes/gracey.pdf|title=Gracey Trachers' Notes|last=|first=|date=|website=UQP|publisher=|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref>
His says of his writing <blockquote>I like to get inside the head of today's adolescents to connect with the passion they have for like and understand what they care about. The challenge then is to express it in a story.<ref name=":2" /></blockquote>His themes in his novels for older readers include family, love, belonging, body image, rites of passage,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/skins/uqp/_uploads/teachersnotes/abridgetowisemanscove.pdf|title=A bridge to Wiseman's Cove Teacher' Notes|website=UQP|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> sexism, mateship/friendship, winning at all costs,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/skins/uqp/_uploads/teachersnotes/touchme.pdf|title=Touch me Teachers' Notes|website=UQP|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> relationships, identity, disability and racial issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/skins/uqp/_uploads/teachersnotes/gracey.pdf|title=Gracey Trachers' Notes|website=UQP|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[Touch Me (novel)|Touch Me]]'' (UQP 2007, 2000)
* ''[[Touch Me (novel)|Touch Me]]'' (UQP 2007, 2000)
* ''Intergalactic Heroes'' (World Weavers Press 2002)
* ''Intergalactic Heroes'' (World Weavers Press 2002)
* ''Black Tax''i (Harper Collins 2004)
* ''Black Tax''i (HarperCollins 2004)
* ''[[Lost Property (book)|Lost Property]]'' (Pufffin Books 2005)
* ''[[Lost Property (book)|Lost Property]]'' (Puffin Books 2005)
* ''[[A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove]]'' (UQP 2007)
* ''[[A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove]]'' (UQP 2007)
* ''Kill the Possum'' (Penguin Books 2008)
* ''Kill the Possum'' (Penguin Books 2008)
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* ''The Tower Mill'' (UQP 2012)
* ''The Tower Mill'' (UQP 2012)
* ''1844 do you dare? : the last horse race'' (Puffin Books 2014)
* ''1844 do you dare? : the last horse race'' (Puffin Books 2014)
* ''Disappearing act'' (Harper Collins 2014)
* ''Disappearing act'' (HarperCollins 2014)
* ''The beauty is in the walking'' (Harper Collins 2015)
* ''The beauty is in the walking'' (HarperCollins 2015)
* ''Bridget'' (Omnibus Books 2015)
* ''Bridget'' (Omnibus Books 2015)
* ''The Love That I Have'' (HarperCollins 2018)


=== Gracey Trilogy ===
=== Gracey Trilogy ===
* ''[[Dougy]]'' (UQP 2009, 1993)
* ''[[Dougy]]'' (UQP 2009, 1993)
* ''[[Gracey (novel)|Gracey]]'' (UQP 2009, 1994)
* ''[[Gracey (novel)|Gracey]]'' (UQP 2009, 1994)
* ''Angela'' (UQP 2009, 1998)
* ''[[Angela (novel)|Angela]]'' (UQP 2009, 1998)


===The Book of Lies series===
===The Book of Lies series===
* ''[[The Book of Lies (Moloney novel)|The Book of Lies]]'' (Angus & Robinson 2004)
* ''[[The Book of Lies (Moloney novel)|The Book of Lies]]'' (Angus & Robinson 2004)
* ''[[Master of the Books]]'' (Angus & Robinson 2005)
* ''[[Master of the Books]]'' (Angus & Robinson 2005)
* ''[[The Book from Baden Dark]]'' (Harper Collins 2009)
* ''[[The Book from Baden Dark]]'' (HarperCollins 2009)


===The Doomsday Rats series===
===The Doomsday Rats series===
* ''The Tunnels of Ferdinand'' (Harper Collins 2004)
* ''The Tunnels of Ferdinand'' (HarperCollins 2004)
* ''The Scorpion's Tail'' (Harper Collins 2005)
* ''The Scorpion's Tail'' (HarperCollins 2005)
* ''Malig Tumora'' (Harper Collins 2005)
* ''Malig Tumora'' (HarperCollins 2005)
* ''In the Lair of the Mountain Beast'' (Harper Collins 2005)
* ''In the Lair of the Mountain Beast'' (HarperCollins 2005)
* ''Doomsday'' (Harper Collins 2006)
* ''Doomsday'' (HarperCollins 2006)


===Aussie Bites and Nibbles===
===Aussie Bites and Nibbles===
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* ''Duck Sounds (''Puffin Books 2004)
* ''Duck Sounds (''Puffin Books 2004)
* ''A Box of Chicks'' (Penguin Books 2004)
* ''A Box of Chicks'' (Penguin Books 2004)
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===Aussie Chomps===
===Aussie Chomps===
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===Silvermay Trilogy===
===Silvermay Trilogy===
* ''Silvermay'' (Angus & Robinson 2011)
* ''Silvermay'' (Angus & Robinson 2011)
* ''Tamlyn'' (Harper Collins 2012)
* ''Tamlyn'' (HarperCollins 2012)
* ''Lucien'' (Harper Collins 2013)
* ''Lucien'' (HarperCollins 2013)


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
Children's Book Council of Australia Awards<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203072227/http://www.cbc.org.au/9099.htm#1997|title=The Children's Book of the year Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=Children's Book Council of Australia|publisher=|access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref>
Children's Book Council of Australia Awards<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.org.au/9099.htm |title=The Children's Book of the year Awards |website=Children's Book Council of Australia |access-date=19 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203072227/http://www.cbc.org.au/9099.htm#1997 |archive-date= 3 February 2007 }}</ref>
* 1993 Notable - Older Readers : ''Crossfire''
* 1993 Notable - Older Readers : ''Crossfire''
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* 1994 Honour Book - Older Readers : ''[[Dougy]]''
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* 1995 Honour Book - Older Readers : [[Gracey (novel)|G''racey'']]
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* 1996 Book of the Year - Younger Readers : ''Swashbuckler''
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* 1996 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Older Readers : ''The House on River Terrace''
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* 1997 Book of the Year - Older Readers : ''[[A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove|A bridge to Wiseman's Cove]]''
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* 1999 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Younger Readers : ''Buzzard Breath and Brains''
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* 2001 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Older Readers : ''[[Touch Me (novel)|Touch me]]''
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* 2004 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Older Readers : ''Black Taxi''
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* 2006 Honour Book - Older Readers : ''[[Lost Property (novel)|Lost property]]''
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* 2009 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Older Readers : ''Kill the possum''
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* 2016 Notable - Older Readers : ''The beauty is in the walking''
* 2018 Winner - [[Dame Annabelle Rankin Award]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The Dame Annabelle Rankin Award: 2018 Recipient, James Moloney |url=https://cbca.blob.core.windows.net/media/QLD/Documents/JMDAR%20Citation.pdf |website=Children's Book Council of Australia Queensland |access-date=14 November 2019}}</ref>
* 2019 [[Nan Chauncy Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/08/16/137858/moloney-wins-2019-cbca-nan-chauncy-award/|title=Moloney wins 2019 CBCA Nan Chauncy Award|date=2019-08-16|website=Books+Publishing|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-08-16}}</ref>


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Winner [[Children's Peace Literature Award]] 1997 : ''[[A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove|A bridge to Wiseman's Cove]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/award/show/4858-children-s-peace-literature-award|title=Children’s Peace Literature Award Winners|website=Goodreads|access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref>
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* 1994 Honour Book - Older Readers : ''Dougy''
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* 1995 Honour Book - Older Readers : G''racey''


Recommended Book Children's Peace Literature Award 1999 : ''Buzzard Breath and Brains''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://groups.psychology.org.au/Assets/Files/CPLA[1].pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306085253/http://www.groups.psychology.org.au/Assets/Files/CPLA%5B1%5D.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2012|title=Children's Peace Literature Awards|website=The Australian Psychological Society Ltd|access-date=30 September 2016}}</ref>
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* 1996 Book of the Year - Younger Readers : ''Swashbuckler''
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* 1996 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Older Readers : ''The House on River Terrace''

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* 1997 Book of the Year - Older Readers : ''[[A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove|A bridge to Wiseman's Cove]]''
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* 1999 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Younger Readers : ''Buzzard Breath and Brains''
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* 2001 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Older Readers : ''Touch me''
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* 2004 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Older Readers : ''Black Taxi''
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* 2006 Honour Book - Older Readers : ''Lost property''
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* 2009 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Older Readers : ''Kill the possum''
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* 2016 Notable - Older Readers : ''The beauty is in the walking''
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Winner Children Peace Literature Prize 1997 : ''[[A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove|A bridge to Wiseman's Cove]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/award/show/4858-children-s-peace-literature-award|title=Children’s Peace Literature Award Winners|last=|first=|date=|website=Goodreads|publisher=|access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref>


Honourable Mention - [[UNESCO]] Prize for Children's Literature in the Service of Tolerance and Peace : ''Angela'' (published 2009, 1993)<ref name=":1" />
Honourable Mention - [[UNESCO]] Prize for Children's Literature in the Service of Tolerance and Peace : ''Angela'' (published 2009, 1993)<ref name=":1" />


Winner Victorian Premiers Award 2001 Young adult category : ''Touch me''<ref name=":2" />
Winner Victorian Premiers Award 2001 Young adult category : ''[[Touch Me (novel)|Touch me]]''<ref name=":2" />


Winner Children Peace Literature Prize 2001 : ''Touch me''<ref name=":2" />
Winner Children's Peace Literature Award 2001 : ''[[Touch Me (novel)|Touch me]]''<ref name=":2" />


Winner ''[[Herald Sun]]'' prize for Young Adult Literature 2001 : Touch me<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loveozya.com.au/a/wp-content/uploads/formidable/TG-9780732299941.pdf|title=Teachers' Notes pge 3|last=|first=|date=|website=Teachers' hub@harpercollins|publisher=|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref>
Winner ''[[Herald Sun]]'' prize for Young Adult Literature 2001 : ''[[Touch Me (novel)|Touch me]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loveozya.com.au/a/wp-content/uploads/formidable/TG-9780732299941.pdf|title=Teachers' Notes pge 3|website=Teachers' hub@harpercollins|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref>


Shortlisted Children's Peace Literature Award 2007 : ''[[Lost Property (novel)|Lost Property]]''<ref name=":3" />
Winner Gold [[Inky Awards|Inky]] 2011 : ''Silvermay''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://readalert.blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/2012/10/26/book-list-the-inky-award-winners/#.V9-1H_l96Cg|title=Literary Awards and Citations|last=|first=|date=|website=State Library of Victoria|publisher=|access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref>


Shortlisted Nest Designed Children's Fiction Book 2015 : ''Disappearing Act''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2015/04/15/32831/australian-book-design-awards-2015-shortlists-announced/|title=Australian Book Design Awards 2015 shortlists announced 15 April 2015|last=|first=|date=|website=Books + Publishing|publisher=|access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref>
Winner Gold [[Inky Awards|Inky]] 2011 : ''Silvermay''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://readalert.blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/2012/10/26/book-list-the-inky-award-winners/#.V9-1H_l96Cg|title=Literary Awards and Citations|website=State Library of Victoria|access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref>

Shortlisted Best Designed Children's Fiction Book 2015 : ''Disappearing Act''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2015/04/15/32831/australian-book-design-awards-2015-shortlists-announced/|title=Australian Book Design Awards 2015 shortlists announced 15 April 2015|website=Books + Publishing|access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.jamesmoloney.com.au James Moloney Home Page]
* [http://www.jamesmoloney.com.au James Moloney Home Page]

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Not to be confused with James Maloney.

James Moloney
James Moloney
James Moloney
Born (1954-09-20) 20 September 1954 (age 69)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAustralian
Notable worksSwashbuckler, A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove, Dougy, Gracey, Angela (Gracey Trilogy), Lost Property

James "Jim" Moloney (born 20 September 1954) is an Australian children's author. A prolific writer whose books span an age range from seven- to seventeen-year-olds, he is best known for his young adult novels. He has been nominated and won awards for his books in the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.[1] His books have been translated into French, Korean, Lithuanian and Flemish/Dutch.[2]

Moloney was born in Sydney[3] but grew up in Brisbane where he still lives today with his wife, Kate a retired teacher-librarian.[4][5] He trained as a teacher (Griffith University)[6] and holds diplomas in Teacher–Librarianship and Computer Education.[4][6] His role as a Teacher Librarian sparked his interest in children's literature and eventually led to his early attempts at writing. His first book, Crossfire, was published in 1992 and he continues to publish. In 1998 he resigned from teaching[7] at Marist College Ashgrove and now writes full-time in a cabin in his backyard affectionately known by the family as 'Dad's Shed'.[8]

His says of his writing

I like to get inside the head of today's adolescents to connect with the passion they have for like and understand what they care about. The challenge then is to express it in a story.[6]

His themes in his novels for older readers include family, love, belonging, body image, rites of passage,[9] sexism, mateship/friendship, winning at all costs,[10] relationships, identity, disability and racial issues.[11]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Crossfire (UQP 2015, 2007, 1992)
  • Swashbuckler (UQP 2011, 1995)
  • The House on River Terrace (1995)
  • Trapped (Stone Arch Books 2008, 1996)
  • Buzzard Breath and Brains (UQP 1998)
  • Boys and books : building a culture of reading around our boys (ABC Books 2002, 2000) (Non fiction)
  • Touch Me (UQP 2007, 2000)
  • Intergalactic Heroes (World Weavers Press 2002)
  • Black Taxi (HarperCollins 2004)
  • Lost Property (Puffin Books 2005)
  • A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove (UQP 2007)
  • Kill the Possum (Penguin Books 2008)
  • How to Talk to a Frill Neck Lizard (Omnibus Books 2010)
  • The Tower Mill (UQP 2012)
  • 1844 do you dare? : the last horse race (Puffin Books 2014)
  • Disappearing act (HarperCollins 2014)
  • The beauty is in the walking (HarperCollins 2015)
  • Bridget (Omnibus Books 2015)
  • The Love That I Have (HarperCollins 2018)

Gracey Trilogy[edit]

The Book of Lies series[edit]

The Doomsday Rats series[edit]

  • The Tunnels of Ferdinand (HarperCollins 2004)
  • The Scorpion's Tail (HarperCollins 2005)
  • Malig Tumora (HarperCollins 2005)
  • In the Lair of the Mountain Beast (HarperCollins 2005)
  • Doomsday (HarperCollins 2006)

Aussie Bites and Nibbles[edit]

  • David, The Best Model Maker in the World (Puffin Books 2000)
  • Blue Hair Day (Puffin Books 2000)
  • Moving House (Puffin Books 2001)
  • Duck Sounds (Puffin Books 2004)
  • A Box of Chicks (Penguin Books 2004)

Aussie Chomps[edit]

  • Grommet Saves the World (Puffin Books 2003)
  • 68 Teeth (Puffin Books 2005)
  • The Trolley Boys (Penguin Group 2007)
  • The Mobile Phone Detective (Penguin Books 2010)
  • Driving the Fishy Frog (Puffin Books 2012)

Silvermay Trilogy[edit]

  • Silvermay (Angus & Robinson 2011)
  • Tamlyn (HarperCollins 2012)
  • Lucien (HarperCollins 2013)

Awards[edit]

Children's Book Council of Australia Awards[1]

  • 1993 Notable - Older Readers : Crossfire
  • 1994 Honour Book - Older Readers : Dougy
  • 1995 Honour Book - Older Readers : Gracey
  • 1996 Book of the Year - Younger Readers : Swashbuckler
  • 1996 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Older Readers : The House on River Terrace
  • 1997 Book of the Year - Older Readers : A bridge to Wiseman's Cove
  • 1999 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Younger Readers : Buzzard Breath and Brains
  • 2001 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Older Readers : Touch me
  • 2004 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Older Readers : Black Taxi
  • 2006 Honour Book - Older Readers : Lost property
  • 2009 Shortlisted for Book of the Year - Older Readers : Kill the possum
  • 2016 Notable - Older Readers : The beauty is in the walking
  • 2018 Winner - Dame Annabelle Rankin Award[12]
  • 2019 Nan Chauncy Award[13]

Winner Children's Peace Literature Award 1997 : A bridge to Wiseman's Cove[14]

Recommended Book Children's Peace Literature Award 1999 : Buzzard Breath and Brains[15]

Honourable Mention - UNESCO Prize for Children's Literature in the Service of Tolerance and Peace : Angela (published 2009, 1993)[4]

Winner Victorian Premiers Award 2001 Young adult category  : Touch me[6]

Winner Children's Peace Literature Award 2001 : Touch me[6]

Winner Herald Sun prize for Young Adult Literature 2001 : Touch me[16]

Shortlisted Children's Peace Literature Award 2007 : Lost Property[15]

Winner Gold Inky 2011 : Silvermay[17]

Shortlisted Best Designed Children's Fiction Book 2015 : Disappearing Act[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The Children's Book of the year Awards". Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "James Moloney". Penquin. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ^ "James Moloney". The Literature Centre. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "James Maloney". UQP. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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