John Larkin

About The Author

John Larkin is a multi-award winning author of over 30 books for children, teenagers, and adults. His 2012 novel The Shadow Girl won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and The Pause won the 2015 Queensland Literary Award
and was short-listed for the CBCA Book of the Year Award for Older Readers. Both of these novels have been optioned to be made into films.  He is the writer-in-residence at Knox Grammar School.

Books by John Larkin

The Bogan Book Club
By John Larkin
James Larwood’s life is perfect – until a single mistake sees him lose everything. When James is released from prison, he is penniless and potentially homeless. Enter James’ tradie brother, Larry, who employs him as a cleaner and starts a factory Book Club to try and get his brother back on his f...
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Brittany & Co. Take on Paris
By John Larkin
Illustrated by Rebecca Timmis
Brittany and Co. are horse crazy, but when their headmistress, Ms Tralala, bans their actual horses from their extracurricular school horse club, they decide instead to compete in The First Inaugural International Hobby Horse Championships in Paris (TFIIHHCiP). To raise money for their trip they ...
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