Celeste Walters (Author)

About

Celeste Walters has been a teacher, a children's theatre actor/manager, a lecturer in Drama and Language and Literature at Deakin University and writer-in-residence at tertiary institutions as well as in primary and secondary schools.

Celeste has published texts on drama and the writing of eulogies. Her novels for younger readers include Treading the Boards and of her books of verse, Who's Who at the Zoo, illustrated by Patricia Mullins, is a special favourite. Celeste has also written several novels for young adults, including The Last Race, the award-winning The Killing of Mud-Eye, The Glass Mountain and Deception.

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Book Cover:  At Seventeen
A confronting new look at what it means to be seventeen.

Resentful of being 'dumped' at boarding school while her parents are working in Barcelona, Catherine struggles to fit in and feels awkward and different. Difficult encounters with teachers and students cause Cat to question her life and see her creativity labelled as self indulgence.

A confronting new look at what it means to be seventeen.

Resentful of being 'dumped' at boarding school while her parents are working in Barcelona, Catherine struggles to fit in and feels awkward and different...

Published: 07/04/2008
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702236204
RRP: $18.95
Book Cover:  Deception
Between a mother and son there may be a very thin line connecting lies and silence.

In the silver city, life for Josh Sim is study, football, and family. But in this world, the things which matter most seem to matter least, and the truth is a weapon wielded without emotion.

On the streets of the city, Josh will find his own power.

And reach through the silences.

This moving and tender novel by Celeste...

Between a mother and son there may be a very thin line connecting lies and silence.

In the silver city, life for Josh Sim is study, football, and family. But in this world, the things which matter most...

Published: 24/03/2005
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702235276
RRP: $18.95
Book Cover:  Only a Donkey
At the farm, the donkey is teased by the other animals † especially the bull! Then one night the donkey has a magical dream. The following morning, the all set out on an amazing journey.

This uplifting story of humility, courage and compassion weaves in the heroic Anzac legend of Simpson and the Donkey. Lyrically told and beautifully illustrated, it is a story that demands to be read and re-read...

At the farm, the donkey is teased by the other animals † especially the bull! Then one night the donkey has a magical dream. The following morning, the all set out on an amazing journey.

This uplifting...

Published: 04/02/2008
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143501220
RRP: $14.95
Book Cover: The Glass Mountain

Ossie is an outcast - he is the cat that walks alone. This is, until he crosses paths with Mrs Esther Ellis and he is caught up in a world of shadows and secrets - a world in which the legend of a freakish mountain tells a story that will become his own.

A very powerful crossover novel for young adults and adults alike from the award-winning author of The Killing of Mud-Eye.

Ossie is an outcast - he is the cat that walks alone. This is, until he crosses paths with Mrs Esther Ellis and he is caught up in a world of shadows and secrets - a world in which the legend of a freakish...

Published: 31/03/2003
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702232978
RRP: $18.95

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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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