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Philip Barker

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Born

in Sydney, Australia

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http://www.philipbarkerwrites.com

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Fiction, Young Adult, Sports

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J.K. Rowling Louis Sachar John Green Neil Gaiman F. Scott Fitzgerald Stephe ...more

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August 2021

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Young adult literary fiction author Philip Barker believes it is important to do something every day that scares you, even if it’s only a little bit; it means you are pushing yourself to experience new things. Through his writing, he aspires to provide his young readers a different perspective, to put emotions into words so that they can hopefully feel a way that they normally wouldn’t, or even wouldn’t want to.
Philip realized in high school that he wanted to be a writer when he discovered that books have the capacity to make him think outside of the established way that was taught to him growing up in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. He likes to ground his stories in reality and relate them to personal experiences. It is his opinion that ...more

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Average rating: 4.64 · 55 ratings · 40 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Climb by Philip Barker (Goodreads Author), Katrina Churchill (Illustrator) 4.61 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2021	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
	Climb Harder by Philip Barker (Goodreads Author), Katrina Churchill (Illustrator) 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2023 — 9 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

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Series by Philip Barker

The Ashley Davies Trilogy (2 books)
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Philip Barker (Goodreads Author),

Katrina Churchill (Illustrator)

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Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)

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Philip Barker and 283 other people liked CatR's review of Antiracist Baby: "A real disappointment and missed opportunity. This was a chance to write a positive book about acceptance for young children....unfortunately this isn't it. The first requirement of a book for toddlers is that it arouses curiosity and entertains. I'm" Read more of this review »
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