Paul Jennings

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born

April 30, 1943 in Heston, The United Kingdom

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http://www.pauljennings.com.au/

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Children's Books

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Paul Jennings was born in Heston near London, and at the age of 6 emigrated to Melbourne, Australia on a boat. He was on the boat for 5 weeks with his family. He attended Bentleigh West Primary School and Caulfield Grammar School.

After graduating from school, he went to Frankston Teachers College (now part of Monash University) and became a teacher. He taught students at Frankston State School, Kangaroo Flat State School, the Turana Youth Training Centre, and the Royal Children's Hospital State School in Mount Eliza. He later went on to study at the Lincoln Institute of Health Science (now part of LaTrobe University) and became a speech pathologist, then worked as a Lecturer in Special Education at Burwood State College (now part of Deakin...more

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Books by Paul Jennings

Average rating: 3.61 · 4,494 ratings · 211 reviews · 102 distinct works

	Unreal! 3.73 avg rating — 384 ratings — published 1985 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Uncanny! 3.68 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 1988 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Unbearable! 3.68 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 1990 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Unbelievable! 3.68 avg rating — 286 ratings — published 1987 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Gizmo (Gizmo, #1) 3.27 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Unmentionable! 3.65 avg rating — 237 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	Undone! 3.60 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 1993 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Uncovered! 3.76 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Round the Twist 3.66 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Unseen! 3.70 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions	My rating:

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Series by Paul Jennings

Uncollected (11 books)
by Paul Jennings

3.68 avg rating — 2,458 ratings

Gizmo (4 books)
by Paul Jennings

3.24 avg rating — 429 ratings

Wicked! (6 books)
by Paul Jennings, Morris Gleitzman

3.51 avg rating — 364 ratings

Deadly! (6 books)
by Paul Jennings

3.51 avg rating — 217 ratings

The Cabbage Patch Fib (4 books)
by Paul Jennings, Kate Hosking (Narrator)

3.30 avg rating — 135 ratings

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