The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull

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Part detective fiction, part quirky journal, this bold and funny novel is a laugh out loud tale that unfolds when two unlikely friends are drawn into a dramatic series of events through mutual mistrust of their english teacher.

Reviews

'This is the best teen fiction I have read in years...an absolute riot. As hilarious as it is poignant, [it] should be on every year-10 syllabus in the country. If this book doesn't make them want to read, nothing will.' Cameron Woodhead, Age'this wonderfully observed story...will have readers literally laughing out loud...honestly and perceptively deals with serious themes of loyalty and loss with a great deal of imagination and humour.' MagpiesVol 19 No 2, May 2004'bites with fierce teenage realism. A great read for older readers...' Children's Bookseller & PublisherMarch 2004

Author Bio

Barry Jonsberg is an English teacher, originally from the UK but a resident of Darwin since 1999. He has two degrees in English and was Head of Department at the South Cheshire College in Crewe, Cheshire, UK. The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull was his first young adult novel. Its sequel, It's not all about YOU, Calma, (2005) won the 2006 South Australian Festival Award for Children's Literature.