James Moloney

About the Author

James Moloney was born in Sydney, Australia, on September 20, 1954. He was a teacher for many years before becoming a full-time writer. He writes fiction for young adults and children. Moloney's titles include Dougy, Gracey, Crossfire, The Pipe, The House on River Terrace, The Book of Lies, Touch show more Me, and The Love That I Have. In 1996, he won a Children Book of the Year Award for Swashbuckler and A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove also won a Children's Book of the Year Award in 1997 in addition to the Children's Literature Peace Prize and the Family Award. In 2015 his title Disappearing Act made the shortlist for Australian Book Designers Association Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by James Moloney

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The Book of Lies (2004) 310 copies, 12 reviews

A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove (1996) 223 copies, 46 reviews

Master of the Books (2007) 102 copies, 5 reviews

The Book from Baden Dark (2009) 63 copies

Dougy (1993) 58 copies, 1 review

Black Taxi (2003) 53 copies, 2 reviews

Kill the Possum (2008) 51 copies, 6 reviews

Lost Property (2005) 39 copies, 3 reviews

Gracey (1994) 38 copies, 1 review

The Love That I Have (2018) 37 copies

Touch Me (2000) 33 copies, 1 review

Silvermay (2012) 33 copies, 1 review

Silvermay (2011) 30 copies, 2 reviews

David, the Best Model Maker in the World (Aussie Bites) (2000) 27 copies

Angela (1998) 21 copies

Blue Hair Day (Aussie Nibbles) (2000) 20 copies, 1 review

Swashbuckler (1995) 18 copies

How to Talk to a Frill-Neck Lizard (2010) 17 copies

bridge a new australian (2015) 17 copies

Duck sounds (2004) 17 copies, 1 review

Crossfire (1992) 16 copies, 1 review

Trapped (2007) 16 copies, 2 reviews

Moving House (Aussie Bites) (2001) 16 copies

Grommet Saves the World (Aussie Chomps) (2003) 14 copies, 1 review

The Tower Mill (2012) 13 copies, 1 review

Boys and books: Building a culture of reading around our boys (2000) 13 copies

Disappearing act (2014) 12 copies

Nibbles: Quack Quack!: Help Jack save the ducks! (2007) 12 copies

Lucien (2013) 12 copies

The Young Vikings (2018) 12 copies

The Beauty is in the Walking (2015) 12 copies

The Snake Man (1998) 11 copies

The House on River Terrace (1995) 11 copies

In the Lair of the Mountain Beast (2006) 10 copies, 1 review

Unknown (2005) 10 copies

The trolley boys (2007) 10 copies, 1 review

A box of chicks (2002) 9 copies

The Pipe (After Dark 10) (1996) 9 copies

1844: Last Horse Race (Do You Dare?) (2014) 6 copies

Buzzard Breath and Brains (1998) 6 copies

Chomps: Scream World: Prepare for the ride of your life! (2007) 5 copies

Tunnels of Ferdinand (2004) 5 copies

Malig Tumora (2005) 3 copies

Doomsday (2007) 3 copies

The iphone detective (2010) 3 copies, 1 review

Mercury Automobiles: 1939-1959 Photo Archive (2007) 2 copies

Scorpions Tail (2005) 2 copies

Driving the fishy frog (2012) 1 copy

Intergalactic heroes (2002) 1 copy

Aussie Bites- Moving House, And Three More: Library Edition (2001) 1 copy

Ford Postwar Flathead V-8s 1946-1953 Photo Archive (2002) 1 copy

David the Best Model Maker in the World: Aussie Bites (2013) 1 copy

Chevrolet Chevelle and Monte Carlo, 1964-1972 (1992) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Dark House (1995) — Contributor — 20 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Moloney, James Francis
Other names: "Jim"
Birthdate: 1954-09-20
Gender: male
Nationality: Australia
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Places of residence: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupations: teacher
librarian
Relationships: Moloney, Kate (wife)

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A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove by James Moloney

Ruined my life, killed my friend, and bad book. dm for story time.

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JohnCina1234 | 45 other reviews | Jul 26, 2023 |

A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove by James Moloney

Another book I had to read at school that sucked. It was boring, the characters were whiny. I hated Carl - he's a complete pervert and I don't know why anyone would like him. The romance was cringe. The friendships were horrible. And yeah it's coming of age but frankly there are much better books out there.

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funstm | 45 other reviews | Jun 22, 2023 |

Kill the Possum by James Moloney

I spent one year reading all of the Children Book Council of Australia nominees. This was one of them. I have no freaking clue why. It was one of the worst books I've ever read. It was sick and disturbing - and I love Criminal Minds. This was just terrible. Dylan is a twisted fk. And Tim is easily manipulated. Plus I don't think it should be available to teens - and I read it as one. No need to give teenage boys ideas frankly.

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funstm | 5 other reviews | Jun 22, 2023 |

Silvermay

2 stars.
This was pretty slow though not too painful to read. I found it pretty bland, especially the writing, the style was rather bland. I felt no connection to the characters whatsoever.

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crazynerd | Mar 30, 2022 |

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