Ivan Southall



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Ivan Southall

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born
June 08, 1921 in Melbourne, Australia

died
November 15, 2008

gender
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Ivan Southall was an award-winning Australian writer of young-adult fiction and non-fiction. He was the first and still the only Australian to win the Carnegie Medal for children's literature. His books include Hills End, Ash Road, Josh, and Let the Balloon Go. Also notable is Fly West, a book of true stories based on his experiences flying in Short Sunderland flying boats during the Second World War.

Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (2003).


Average rating: 3.62 · 136 ratings · 13 reviews · 47 distinct works
Ash Road
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 35 ratings6 editions
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Hills End
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1962 — 2 editions
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Josh
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings6 editions
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To The Wild Sky
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings3 editions
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Seventeen Seconds
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions
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Let the Balloon go
3.18 of 5 stars 3.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1968 — 2 editions
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Finn's Folly
3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Matt and Jo.
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions
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Simon Black in Space (Simon...
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1952
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Softly Tread the Brave
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1960
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