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Jackie French


Born
in Sydney, Australia
November 30, 1953

Website

Genre
Children's, Young Adult, Fiction


Jackie is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator and the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2014-2015. She is regarded as one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors, and writes across all genres - from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction. In her capacity as Australian Children’s Laureate, ‘Share a Story’ will be the primary philosophy behind Jackie’s two-year term.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 52,441 ratings · 5,223 reviews · 320 distinct works • Similar authors
Diary of a Wombat
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4.24 avg rating — 6,471 ratings — published 2002
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Hitler's Daughter (Hitler T...
3.66 avg rating — 4,227 ratings — published 1999 — 41 editions
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A Waltz for Matilda (Matild...
4.42 avg rating — 2,895 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions
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A Rose for the ANZAC Boys
4.02 avg rating — 2,260 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
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Pennies for Hitler (Hitler ...
4.19 avg rating — 1,983 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions
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Nanberry: Black Brother White
3.91 avg rating — 1,767 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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The Girl from Snowy River (...
4.34 avg rating — 1,572 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions
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Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies (...
4.13 avg rating — 1,474 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions
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They Came on Viking Ships
4.06 avg rating — 1,441 ratings — published 2005 — 15 editions
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The Road to Gundagai (Matil...
4.39 avg rating — 1,112 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions
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Series by Jackie French

A Waltz for Matilda The Girl from Snowy River The Road to Gundagai To Love a Sunburnt Country The Ghost by the Billabong If Blood Should Stain the W... Facing the Flame
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Diary of a Wombat Diary of a Baby Wombat Christmas Wombat Baby Wombat's Day Wombat Goes to School The Secret World Of Wombats How to Scratch a Wombat: Wh...
(16 books)
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4.15 avg rating — 8,861 ratings

Hitler's Daughter Pennies for Hitler Goodbye, Mr Hitler
(3 books)
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3.84 avg rating — 6,435 ratings

Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies The Lily and the Rose The Lily in the Snow Lilies, Lies and Love Legends of the Lost Lilies
(5 books)
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4.11 avg rating — 3,628 ratings

I Am Juliet Ophelia: Queen of Denmark The Diary of William Shakes... Third Witch My Name Is Not Peaseblossom
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3.73 avg rating — 1,038 ratings

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“Books aren't like broccoli. You don't have to eat it because it's good for you. Books drag you in because they are fascinating.”
― Jackie French, author
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“Morning: Slept.
Afternoon: Slept.
Evening: Ate grass.
Night: Ate grass. Decided grass is boring.
Scratched. Hard to reach the itchy bits.
Slept.”
― Jackie French, Diary of a Wombat
tags: diary, wombat
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“Dance, my darling dance! If you dance then death can't catch you! Nothing bad can touch you! Dance!”
― Jackie French, Lady Dance
tags: dancing, death, life
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