Hooper, Chloe

A Child’s Book of True Crime by Chloe Hooper

Author: Chloe Hooper Publisher: Random House Reviewed by: Sylvia Loader Book Synopsis: Do not be deceived by the title or the animals on the cover – this is certainly not a book for children. It is a stunning debut novel, a look at a true crime by a girl who thinks she has stopped being

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The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island by Chloe Hooper

Author: Chloe Hooper Publisher: Penguin Copyright Year: 2008 Review By: Sylvia Loader Book Synopsis: This is a multi award winning book, and justifiably so. Besides taking out our own Davitt for True Crime it has chalked up the 2009 Premier’s Literary Awards of NSW, Victoria and Queensland, plus the 2009 Australian Book Industry Award for

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