The End of the Line

by Gary Crew

Janet never had a friend before Lola came along. When Lola asks her to sleep over, Janet jumps at the chance. She takes the bus to the Half-Moon Bridge, where Lola promised to meet her. Lola doesn't show up, but a strange dog does.

73 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Dr Gary Crew, author of novels, short stories and picture books for older children and young adults, began his writing career in 1985, when he was a high school teacher. His books are challenging and intriguing, often based on non-fiction. As well as writing fiction, Gary is a Associate Professor in Creative Writing, Children's and Adult Literature, at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland and editor of the After Dark series.

He lives with his wife Christine on several acres in the cool, high mountains of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland in Queensland, Australia in a house called 'Green Mansions' which is shaded by over 200 Australian rainforest palms he has cultivated. He enjoys gardening, reading, and playing with his dogs Ferris, Beulah, and Miss Wendy. In his spare time he has created an Australian Rainforest Garden around his home, filled with Australian palms. Gary loves to visit antique shops looking for curios and beautiful objects.

Gary Crew has been awarded the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the year four times: twice for Book of the Year for Young Adult Older Readers (Strange Objects in 1991 and Angel’s Gate in 1993) and twice for Picture Book of the Year with First Light in 1993 (illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe) and The Watertower (illustrated by Steven Woolman) in 1994. Gary’s illustrated book, Memorial (with Shaun Tan) was awarded the Children’s Book Council of Australia Honour Book in 2000 and short listed for the Queensland Premier’s Awards. He has also won the Wilderness Society Award, the Whitley Award and the Aurealis Award for Speculative Fiction.

In the USA he has been twice short listed for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Fiction Award for Youth and the Hungry Minds Review American Children’s Book of distinction. In Europe he has twice been and twice the prestigious White Raven Award for his illustrated books. Among his many Australian awards is the Ned Kelly Prize for Crime Fiction, the New South Wales Premier’s Award and the Victorian Premier’s Award. He has been short listed for both the Queensland Premier’s and the Western Australian Premier’s awards for Fiction.

Reviews

[Sunhoney Xiong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have you been left out of a party or when someone says to meet up and they don't come, Well then you should read this book called, "The End of The Line," by Gary Crew. I say that because in this book there is a girl named "Janet" and she never had friends or been invited to any places or houses before. Then after that suddenly a girl comes to Janet asking if she wanted to meet so then Lola the girl that asks Janet to meet somewhere said to meet at Half-Moon Bridge. (Gary Crew pg. 23) Lola promised to meet Janet but then Lola doesn't meet up with Janet. After that Janet didn't know so she waited and looked for Lola, then when a dog approached Janet. (Gary Crew pg. 54) When the dog approached Janet, Janet followed the dog, the dog leads Janet going under the bridge. Janet gets creep out because it smells bad and there is no-one around just herself and a dog. Read and find out more about it in this book.

I would give this book a 4 out of five stars because I like how they show that when Janet has no friends a new student went up to Janet and Janet didn't want to talk to Lola but then she did anyway. So then Janet and Lola became friends and Some why Lola ask Janet for a sleepover and Lola ask to meet at Half-Mooned Bridge. So when Janet goes but then Lola didn't go. and so I thought that they were actually going to have a nice time because Janet never got invited to something like a sleepover before. That was why I gave it a 4/5 rating that one event that Lola didn't go meet Janet actually.

[Raasheetha]

nice to read scary book as though thing are really happening