Daredevils

By Bill Condon

'I don't want to live longer I want to live bigger.' Thorns may have only a short time to live, but he's determined to make every second count. And that's where Jack comes in. Safe and quiet, he's going to help the high-spirited Thorns fulfill his wish list. Challenging, touching and funny, Daredevils is a story about friendship, courage, the pursuit of dreams and the joy of living.

• Language: English
• Publisher: University of Queensland Press
• Release date: Sep 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9780702256882

Bill Condon

Bill Condon was born in the back of a taxi. Sadly, his mother didn’t have enough money to pay the fare so the driver kept him, but only until he was 30, when his mum finally remembered him. Since then Bill has written more than 100 books for children and young adults. On four occasions his books have been shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Awards, and in 2010 he won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award. But despite all that, he remains very, very silly.

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