Scot s first fiction for young readers, one dead seagull, was published after he attended a writing camp and writing conferences with john marsden. Scot gardner grew up in greensborough, a suburb of melbourne, until his family moved out to the bush at yinnar south when he was thirteen. Small grounddwelling author type who is rather fond of thunder and homegrown strawberries. The dead i know by scot gardner book trailer youtube. Scot gardner vice president, global sales cisco linkedin. Buy the dead i know by scot gardner, scot gardner, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore. The dead i know by scot gardner 9780544671744 dymocks. Australian author gardner delves powerfully into the psychology of loss and the. He has shown up for his first day working at a funeral parlour looking worse for wear and with an antisocial attitude. The music made it a bit darker than i wanted i really wanted. By scot gardner the dead i know by scot gardner aaron rowe walks in his sleep and haunted by dreams he cant explain and memories he cant recover.
Aaron has scored a job a traineeship with john barton and associates, funeral directors. Scot gardner is an australian writer known for his young adult novels. Scots first fiction for young readers, one dead seagull, was published after he attended a writing camp and writing conferences with john marsden. With a haircut and a new suit, aaron senses that the world is changing. Details and resources for the dead i know by scot gardner. Death doesnt scare himhis new job with a funeral director may even be his salvation. Mam is not mentally sound and it makes aarons life very difficult.
You give us your permission to do so by clicking on the i agree button or by continuing to use our. A large version can be displayed in the classroom for students to add to as they read. View scot gardners profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Notable awards, wa premiers award, cbc award for young adults. Aaron rowe walks in his sleep and haunted by dreams he cant expla. The police protected the living, ambulance officers protected the injured, and we protected the dead. Alaine martaus bulletin of the center for childrens books johns.
We dont know a lot about him except that hes a bit of a loner, lives in a caravan park with mam. This website uses cookies to provide you the best experience. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the dead i. He has worked as a counselor and youth worker before becoming a fulltime novelist. As with all of scot gardners books the writing is exquisite, eliciting tears, laughter and wonder all in the same sentence, dragging the reader into the story and the.
You wake in the middle of the night, your arms and feet pinned by strong hands. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As you thrash your way to consciousness, a calm voice says, steady. Buy the dead i know by scot gardner, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore. As students read the novel, they can add the main events and important characters in each chapter. The dead i know begins with a lot of mystery surrounding our main character aaron. His many books since include burning eddy, shortlisted for a cbca award and for the nsw premiers literary award, and gravity, shortlisted for the victorian premiers literary award. The dead i know 27bclass activity have a worksheet with a grid of 36 spaces ready one for each chapter. Only then can you really appreciate the subtle brilliance of the writing. Winner 2012 cbca childrens book of the year award for older readers book fiction 2011. A trailer for australian author scot gardners 2011 young adult novel the dead i know.