Judith Clarke





Judith Clarke

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born
in Sydney , Australia
January 01, 1943

gender
female

genre


About this author

Judith Clarke was born in Sydney and educated at the University of New South Wales and the Australian National University in Canberra. She has worked as a teacher and librarian, and in Adult Education in Victoria and New South Wales.

A major force in YA fiction both in Australia and internationally, Judith Clarke's novels include the multi-award-winning Wolf on the Fold, as well as Friend of my Heart, Night Train, Starry Nights, One Whole and Perfect Day, and the very popular and funny Al Capsella series. She is unsurpassed in her ability to convey complex emotional states with acute understanding and compassion.


Average rating: 3.42 · 969 ratings · 210 reviews · 32 distinct works · Similar authors
One Whole and Perfect Day
3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions
The Winds of Heaven
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
Kalpana's Dream
2.54 of 5 stars 2.54 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions
Starry Nights
3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions
Three summers
3.09 of 5 stars 3.09 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2012
Wolf On The Fold
3.11 of 5 stars 3.11 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions
Night Train
3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions
The Lost Day
2.73 of 5 stars 2.73 avg rating — 11 ratings2 editions
The Heroic Life Of Al Capsella
3.11 of 5 stars 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1990 — 12 editions
The Torment of Mr. Gully: S...
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1990
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Al Capsella and the Watchdogs
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3.1 of 5 stars 3.10 avg rating — 10 ratings

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“She looked so disappointed, so grieved and desperate that Clem longed to comfort her, only he couldn't think of thing to say that she hadn't heard a hundred times from Dad and Dr. Snow and Mrs. Mack: how things would get better in time, though no one knew how much time, and that life might be a little better for her and Jess once school began again.”
Judith Clarke, Starry Nights

“These last few months Vida had started believing in all kinds of strange things she'd have laughed at when we lived back in Avalon. She'd tried every spell she could find in the dusty old books she brought home from thrift shops and garage sales; none of them ever worked, and it was awful watching her try.”
Judith Clarke, Starry Nights

“And sometimes, even though Dad said Dr. Snow was the best psychologist in the city and a very famous man, Jess thought there were things he didn't know either. "Time heals all wounds," he'd said to them once, his voice so soft and thoughtful he could have been talking to himself. It had seemed a cruel thing to say, though Jess knew he hadn't meant to be unkind. Vida had been really angry with him.
"No, it doesn't!" she shouted. "You're wrong! It doesn't!”
Judith Clarke, Starry Nights



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