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Morris Gleitzman
Morris Gleitzman is one of Australia's most successful authors. He was born in England in 1953 and emigrated to Australia in 1969 so he could escape from school and become a Very Famous Writer. His brilliantly comic style has endeared him to adults and children alike and he is now one of Australia's most successful authors, both internationally and at home.
Before realising that dream, he had a colourful career as a paperboy, bottle-shop shelf-stacker, department store Santa Claus, frozen chicken defroster, fashion-design assistant and sugar-mill employee. In between he mananged to gain a degree in Professional Writing at the Canberra College of Advanced Education.
Morris has writeen a number of feature films and telemovie screenplays, including The Other Facts of Life and Second Childhood, both produced by The Australian Children's Television Foundation. The Other Facts of Life won the 1985 AWGIE Award for the Best Original Children's Film Script. He has also written live stage material for performers including Rolf Harris, Pamela Stephenson and the Governor General of Australia. Morris is well known through his semi-autobiographical columns in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald magazine, Good Weekend, which he wrote for nine years. Collections of his columns have been published by Pan Macmillan in Just Looking and Gleitzman on Sunday, and by Penguin in Self Helpless.
But the majority of Morris' accolades are for his hugely popular children's books. One of his most successful books for young people, Two Weeks with the Queen, became an international best-seller and was adapted into a play.
Available Books by Morris Gleitzman
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Pizza Cake
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143305989
RRP: $16.95
Save ten lives with a paperclip, discover how a big banana can ruin your sister's holiday, make a new friend with a garbage bin, develop a taste for sheep's spleen and chips, bounce on a vampire's bed, rescue your dad from a dog and a spider, use a toilet roll to get justice, upset the neighbours with a pickaxe, eat a pizza that makes you fearless, and imagine a world where teachers ea...
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Too Small to Fail
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670075430
RRP: $16.95
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Too Small to Fail
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143306429
RRP: $16.95
What do you do when your mum, your dad and sixteen camels are in trouble and only you can save them?...
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Two Weeks With the Queen Anniversary Ed
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330426220
RRP: $14.99
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Once
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143301950
RRP: $16.95
Once I escaped from an orphanage to find my Mum and Dad. Once I saved a girl called Zelda from a burning house.
Once I made a Nazi with a toothache laugh.
My name is Felix . . . This is my story.
Everybody deserves to have something good in their life . . . At least once....
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Then
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670072781
RRP: $19.95
Then is the second story of Felix and Zelda. They escaped from the Nazis, but how long can they now survive when there are so many people ready to hand them over for a reward? Thanks to the courage of a kind, brave woman they are able to hide for a time in the open, but Felix knows he has a distinguishing feature that identifies him as a Jew and that it is only a matter of time before he is discov...
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Now
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670074372
RRP: $19.95
Set in the current day, this is the final book in the series that began with Once, continued with Then and is... Now. Felix is a grandfather. He has achieved much in his life and is widely admired. He has mostly buried the painful memories of his childhood, but they resurface when his granddaughter Zelda comes to stay with him. Together they face a cataclysmic event armed only with their with gust...
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Boy Overboard
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141308388
RRP: $16.95
A story of adventure, ball control and hope.
Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. But first they must face landmines, pirates, storms and assassins. Can Jamal and his family survive their incredible journey and get to Australia?
Sometimes, to save the people you love, you have to go overboard....
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Doubting Thomas
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143302612
RRP: $16.95
The truth is . . .
Thomas has an embarrassing secret.
Is it a rare and special gift or the worst thing that could happen to a boy?
A story about best friends, surprising adventures and itchy nipples....
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Once and Then
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143203032
RRP: $24.95
In Once, Felix escapes from an orphanage only to learn that Poland is a dangerous place for a Jewish boy on his own. He manages to look after himself and another young orphan, Zelda, until they are taken under the protection of a kind Polish dentist. But when the Nazis uncover their hiding place, Felix and Zelda must once again run for their lives...
In Then, Felix and Zelda have escaped from the...
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Grace
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670073900
RRP: $19.95
Eleven-year-old Grace Hillgrove knows only one world -- the world of her family, and the strict religious community they belong to. But when her father is thrown out of the church for asking questions, Grace is torn. How can she stay in the church and keep her family together?...
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Toad Surprise
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143304166
RRP: $16.95
It's the wart-tingling escapade of one slightly squashed cane toad's hunt for friendship and the surprising place he finds it....
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Second Childhood
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140365870
RRP: $14.95
"If you don't wake up to yourself, Smalley," Mr Cruickshank said, "do you know what you're going to end up as?"
"Sheep's poop, sir," whispered Mark.
Mr Curickshank looked startled. "I wouldn't have put it quite like that."
Mark's father has always wanted him to be a Somebody. But unless Mark picks up at school, it looks like sheep's poop i...
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Deadly! Six-In-One
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143300243
RRP: $19.95
All six parts in the 'Deadly!' series in one volume!
Sprocket's lost his memory; Amy's lost her dad. So now the two of them are on a quest that will take them to the weirdest nudist colony in the world - a hidden community whose dangerous experiments are keeping the nudists alive artificially. Now that their secret is out, are Amy and Sprocket's lives in peril?
'Deadly!&#...
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Worm Story
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143301967
RRP: $14.95
The hilarious tale of two tiny parasites and their very big adventure.
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Aristotle's Nostril
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143301974
RRP: $14.95
From the author who created the memorable world of Wilton the intestinal worm and Algie the microbe in Worm Story comes another highly infectious tale of a brave microscopic hero who is unexpectedly propelled from his familiar nostril-home into the big wide dangerous world.
In 'Aristotle's Nostril', Morris returns to the world he created in Worm Story but Aristotle's Nostril featu...
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Girl Underground
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143300465
RRP: $16.95
A story of friendship, courage and a bit of crime.
Bridget wants a quiet life. Including, if possible, keeping her parents out of prison. Then a boy called Menzies makes her an offer she can't refuse, and they set off on a job of their own. It's a desperate, daring plan - to rescue two kids, Jamal and Bibi, from a desert detention centre. Can Bridget and Menzies pull off their very first ...
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Water Wings
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143301592
RRP: $16.95
'What I need,' said Pearl, as she started to slide off the roof, 'is a grandmother.'
But where do you get a top gran at short notice? It's not easy. Luckily Pearl's got Winston to help her, and you can do anything when your best friend is the world's brainiest guinea pig.
Then Pearl meets Gran and the surprises begin.
A funny and moving story about letting go (and no...
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Other Facts of Life
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140325751
RRP: $16.95
Ben's father doesn't have the answers when the questions get tough. Ben mounts a campaign that is deadly serious and very, very funny....
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Toad Away
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143300472
RRP: $16.95
The stirring story of Limpy the famous cane toad continues, and the fun just keeps getting better and better....
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Teacher's Pet
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140387995
RRP: $16.95
'How could you, pet?' said Mum. 'How could you raffle a member of the family?'
Ginger is named after a cat. Some people reckon she's more like the fierce stray dog she takes to Pets Day. Ginger tries to be good, but it's not easy when your mum puts cat food in your breakfast bowl. It gets even harder when the school principal starts trying to kill your best friend.
The fu...
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Toad Heaven
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141308807
RRP: $16.95
"Ouch," said Limpy. "Why's my back hurting?" A horrible thought hit him. Perhaps it was a fork wound. Perhaps while he was unconscious the human had tried to eat him. He looked around. "Stack me," said Limpy. All he could see was blue plastic.
Limpy's on a quest to find toad heaven. A place where cane toads won't be blown up with bike pumps or bashed over the...
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Adults Only
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141308371
RRP: $14.95
A great new book from one of Australia's most loved and popular authors, Morris Gleitzman....
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Deadly! 6: Plucked
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141306063
RRP: $4.95
The nail-biting, gut-wrenching, spine-tingling conclusion to the wackiest adventure ever. Will Amy and Sprocket escape the clutches of the Brats long enough to discover the ultimate secret behind the world's deadliest tea?...
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Belly Flop
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780330362573
RRP: $14.95
"Doug's not like one of those posh guardian angels in the Bible," Gran used to say. "He's invisible, he doesn't do violence and he's very busy, so if you need him you've got to ask."
I'm asking you now, Doug.
Mitch needs help. Everyone hates him, but he's got a plan that'll make him the most popular bloke in town. If it doesn't kill him. He...
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Misery Guts
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330272315
RRP: $14.95
"I'm only going to say this once more," said Dad, "so listen very carefully. We are not ever, under any circumstances, going to Australia."
What does a kid do when his Mum and Dad are misery guts? Move them to a tropical Paradise, decides Keith. That'll cheer them up. It's a brilliant plan - if he can pull it off.
Another hilarious and heartwarming story from Aust...
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Puppy Fat
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330274623
RRP: $14.95
Sequel to 'Worry Warts' and 'Misery Guts'.
"What section do you want to advertise in? Toys? Sporting Equipment? Computers and Video Games?" The woman in the newspaper office took off her glasses and polished them on her cardigan. "What are you advertising?"
"My parents," said Keith.
What does a kid do when his Mum and Dad are past it? Get them into ...
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Blabber Mouth
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330273534
RRP: $14.95
'Two hours ago, when I walked into this school for the first time, the sun was shining, the birds were singing and, apart from a knot in my guts the size of Tasmania, life was great.
Now here I am, locked in the stationery cupboard."
Rowena wants to be friends but the other kids don't. Is it because she's just stuffed a frog into Darryn Peck's mouth?
Or is it because of her...
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Sticky Beak
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330274067
RRP: $14.95
Reissue
The last thing Rowena wants in her life right now is a cockatoo with a crook temper. She's go enough problems of her own. For a start, she's just splattered two hundred grown-ups with jelly and custard. But a crazy cockatoo, Ro discovers, can be just the friend she needs!
The hilarious and heartwarming sequel to "Blabber Mouth", now rejacketed with a fantastic new look!...
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Toad Rage
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141306551
RRP: $16.95
"Uncle Bart," said Limpy. "Why do humans hate us?" Uncle Bart looked down at Limpy, and smiled fondly. "Stack me, Limpy," he chuckled, "you are an idiot".
Uncle Bart reckons humans don't hate cane toads, but Limpy knows they do. He's spotted the signs. The cross looks. The unkind comments. The way they squash cane toads with their cars.
Limpy is d...
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Gift Of The Gab
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140387988
RRP: $16.95
If you loved Blabber Mouth and Sticky Beak you won't want to miss Gift of the Gab. This is the final dramatic story about Rowena, the girl who can't speak, and her dad. Like all of Morris Gleitzman's books, it will leave you speechless!...
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Wicked! - All Six Books In One
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141300474
RRP: $19.95
Something very weird is happening to Dawn and Rory. And it's not just their new step-family. Slurping slobberers want to suck their bones out. Strange steel sheep want to smash them to pieces. Giant frogs want to crunch them up. Cruel killer creepers want to squeeze the life out of them. Their parents can't help them. Dawn and Rory are on their own. It's wild. It's wacky. It's ...
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Bumface
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140387971
RRP: $16.95
Bumface! that's who Angus wants to be. He dreams of being bold, brave, wild and free. Like the pirate in the stories he tells his younger brother and sister. Instead, Angus is just plain tired from changing nappies and wiping food off walls. His mum calls him Mr Dependable, but Angus can barely cope. Another baby would be a disaster. With characteristic wit, Morris Gleitzman weaves an un pred...
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Once
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780312653040
RRP: $10.95
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Toad Heaven
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780375827655
RRP: $7.95
Despite the opposition of Ancient Eric and Malcolm, Limpy goes on a quest to find a place where cane toads can be safe from humans and live in harmony....
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Toad Rage
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780375827631
RRP: $9.95
Limpy's family believes humans don't hate cane toads, but Limpy believes otherwise, so desperate to save his species from ending up as pancakes, Limpy sets out to show humans how fabulous cane toads really are. Reprint....
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Sticky Beak
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780754061809
RRP: $36.95
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Belly Flop
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330356848
"Doug's not like one of those posh guardian angels in the Bible," Gran used to say. "He's invisible, he doesn't do violence and he's very busy, so if you need him you've got to ask."
I'm asking you now, Doug.
Mitch needs help. Everyone hates him, but he's got a plan that'll make him the most popular bloke in town. If it doesn't kill him. He...
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Blabber Mouth
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330358781
"Two hours ago, when I walked into this school for the first time, the sun was shining, the birds were singing and, apart from a knot in my guts the size of Tasmania, life was great.
Now here I am, locked in the stationery cupboard."
Rowena wants to be friends but the other kids don't. Is it because she's just stuffed a frog into Darryn Peck's mouth?
Or is it because of her...
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Misery Guts
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330358750
"I'm only going to say this once more," said Dad, "so listen very carefully. We are not ever, under any circumstances, going to Australia."
What does a kid do when his Mum and Dad are misery guts? Move them to a tropical Paradise, decides Keith. That'll cheer them up. It's a brilliant plan - if he can pull it off.
Another hilarious and heartwarming story from Aust...
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Puppy Fat
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330358774
Sequel to 'Worry Warts' and 'Misery Guts'.
"What section do you want to advertise in? Toys? Sporting Equipment? Computers and Video Games?" The woman in the newspaper office took off her glasses and polished them on her cardigan. "What are you advertising?"
"My parents," said Keith.
What does a kid do when his Mum and Dad are past it? Get them into ...
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Self Helpless
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140292565
The first self-help book I ever bought was called Pronunciation Anxiety: Quick Relief For Sufferers. I took weeks to pluck up the courage to ask for it because I wasn't sure how to pronounce 'pronunciation'. Once I'd read it, there was no holding me back. In a group therapy session I used 'schism', 'scion', 'segue' and 'sciatica' in the same sentence...
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Sticky Beak
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330358798
Sequel to 'Blabber Mouth'.
'I put my face close to the cocky's and gave it a look.
"Don't be scared, you poor little thing," the look said.
"I want to help you."
"Rack off," said the Cocky.'
The last thing Rowena wants in her life right now is a cockatoo with a crook temper.
She's got enough problems of her own.
For a start, she's just sp...
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Toad Away
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780375827679
In his third adventure, Limpy the cane toad goes to the Amazon to learn the secret of living in harmony with humans. Reprint....
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Two Weeks With The Queen
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330271837
'Dear Your Majesty the Queen,
I need to speak to you urgently about my brother Luke. He's got cancer and the doctors in Australia are being really slack. If I could borrow your top doctor for a few days I know he/she would fix things up in no time. Of course Mum and Dad would pay his/her fares even if it meant selling the car or getting a loan. Please contact me at the above address u...
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Two Weeks With The Queen
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330358743
'Dear Your Majesty the Queen,
I need to speak to you urgently about my brother Luke. He's got cancer and the doctors in Australia are being really slack. If I could borrow your top doctor for a few days I know he/she would fix things up in no time. Of course Mum and Dad would pay his/her fares even if it meant selling the car or getting a loan. Please contact me at the above address u...
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Water Wings
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330358866
'Pearl had never seen so much sadness on one face. Not even on Winston's the night Dad left. Gran's face was so creased Pearl was worried it would start cracking too. Gran stared at the water wings for ages. Then suddenly she bent forward into the torchlight and stuffed them angrily into her box of junk.
Her eyes, Pearl saw, were full of tears.'
'Water Wings' is Morri...
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Worry Warts
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330272469
Sequel to 'Misery Guts'.
'Dear Mum and Dad,
This is just to let you know that I took the torch, the hammer, the gardening trowel, the plastic strainer, the chocolate biscuits and the stuff that's missing from the bathroom. So it's okay, you haven't been burgled. Please don't worry, things are looking better than I thought, opal-wise.
Love, Keith.'
What does a ki...
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Worry Warts
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780330358767
Sequel to 'Misery Guts'.
'Dear Mum and Dad,
This is just to let you know that I took the torch, the hammer, the gardening trowel, the plastic strainer, the chocolate biscuits and the stuff that's missing from the bathroom. So it's okay, you haven't been burgled. Please don't worry, things are looking better than I thought, opal-wise.
Love, Keith.'
What does a ki...
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