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Despite tackling some serious issues (war and serious illness), this is a sweet and rather endearing book, the third in Susanne Gervay’s ‘Jack’ series. Her 12-year-old protagonist seems pretty well adjusted—everything in his life is going along swimmingly. His family has just moved into a new...

Always Jack I recently read the new book [Always Jack] by Susanne Gervay. It has been given the stamp of approval from one of Australia’s most influential bodies – the Cancer Council. It’s a rare endorsement from the organisation, commending the novel for its exploration of cancer and its...

Always Jack - by Susanne Gervay I recently read the new book [Always Jack] by Susanne Gervay. It has been given the stamp of approval from one of Australia’s most influential bodies – the Cancer Council. It’s a rare endorsement from the organisation, commending the novel for its exploration of...

[I Am Jack] by Susanne Gervay! [I Am Jack] is a great book! I just finished reading it the other day. Do you recall being bullied and teased at school? Can you remember feeling isolated in your pain, too terrified to unburden for fear of retribution by the perpetrator? It is told by one...

Butterflies by Susanne Gervay ‘Butterflies’ is a rite-of-passage young adult novel. Published by HarperCollins Australia, ‘Butterflies’ has been recognized by IBBY (International Books for Youth under the auspices of the United Nations) as Outstanding Youth Literature on Disability and...