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Bill Condon's young adult novels, Dogs (2001) and No Worries (2005) were Honour Books in the CBCA (Australian Book of the Year) Awards. No Worries was also short-listed for the Ethel Turner Prize in the 2005 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. In 2010 Bill's Confessions Of A Liar, Thief And Failed Sex God won the inaugural Prime Minister's Literary Award for young adult fiction. A Straight LineTo My Heart is Bill's most recent young adult novel. In 2012 it was a CBCA Honour Book, and was short-listed in the Prime Minister's Lterary Awards and the Ethel Turner Prize.
Before devoting himself to novels, Bill had a long and successful career as a writer of short stories, plays and poetry for young people. His work encompasses many genres and he has ...more

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	A Straight Line to My Heart 3.66 avg rating — 2,143 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Simple Things 3.77 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Worries 3.66 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God 3.31 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Give Me Truth 3.49 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gods and Monsters: The Shooting Script by Bill Condon (Goodreads Author), Ian McKellen (Introduction), Clive Barker (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY The Ultimate Guide to Beauty and The Beast by Bill Condon (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), The Editors of Entertainment Weekly 4.53 avg rating — 40 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daredevils 4.12 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dogs 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snow Bright and the Seven Sumos 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bill rated a book it was amazing Francis Plug: How To Be A Public Author by Paul Ewen	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I can't remember a book that made me laugh out loud as often as this one did. Francis Plug is a very silly man who drinks to excess, in between his gardening job, his writing, and his general wreaking havoc on the world at every chance he gets. He at ...more
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Bill rated a book it was amazing Because of You by Pip Harry (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Bill rated a book it was amazing Sparrow by Scot Gardner	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Another terrific book by one of Australia's top writers of young adult fiction. A great concept in which the chapters swing from Sparrow battling to survive in a wild and dangerous environment, to Sparrow as a much younger boy, living off his wits an ...more
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Bill rated a book it was amazing A History of Loneliness by John Boyne	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I loved it. It was very sad in places, and yet it had lots of humour threaded through it to balance the mix. It was brilliantly researched, authentic, and written in an appealing conversational style that took readers inside the head and heart of an ...more
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It's not often that I finish a book of almost 500 pages. Usually I lose interest well before the end. The Commonwealth of Thieves kept me turning the pages, and enjoying the journey all the way. Tom Keneally brings to life all those names I'd heard a ...more
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Bill rated a book it was amazing One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Claire Zorn writes about surfers as though she’s locked into their hearts and souls, riding every wave and rush with them. She writes dialogue like she’s been secretly taping the warts and all conversations of real people. Her magic tape recorder also ...more
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Bill rated a book it was amazing Life As I Know It by Michelle Payne	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a great feel-good story, and as many have said, Hollywood couldn't have come up with a better ending. Well-written by John Harms, in collaboration with the remarkable Michelle Payne, it follows the life of a battling jockey who overcame incre ...more
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Bill rated a book it was amazing Goblin Mafia Wars (City of Monsters, #2). by D.C. Green (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A book for kids who like amazing plots and action galore. All the way through you'll be goblin up the puns and wisecracks.
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“There's nothing quite as good as folding up into a book and shutting the world outside.If I pick the right one I can be beautiful, or fall in love, or live happily ever after. Maybe even all three.”
― From Tiff, the main character in "A straight line to my heart" by Bill Condon (Allen & Unwin 2011)

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“Sometimes words just don't get you there... don't let you say all the stuff from deep in your heart, stuff that no dictionary has a name for.”
― Bill Condon, A Straight Line to My Heart

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“That day I think we really saw each other for the first time. I mean, saw beyond the bag of bones on the outside. You take away her pretty and my plain and what you get underneath is about the same: a couple of lost girls looking to be found.”
― Bill Condon, A Straight Line to My Heart

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