Alison Goodman
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2012 Appearances Alison will be appearing at Supanova, Brisbane
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Singing the Dogstar Blues
Joss Aaronson has two loves in her life: playing the blues and training
to jump through time.
Then Mavkel, the first alien student on Earth, selects her to be his time-travel
partner and Joss’s life gets a lot more complicated. There’s
an assassin on campus, an anti-alien lobby group chanting slogans, and Joss
is constantly being tracked by the tight security around her new friend.
Life with Mavkel is not all bad, though. Music-loving Joss is fascinated
by him and his people, the Chorians, who communicate through song.
But Mavkel is pining for his lost twin, and his will to live is draining
away. Joss wants to help him, and that means going back to the petri dish
where it all began. She’s playing with history, but if Mavkel doesn’t
survive, then Joss could really be singing the blues …
- Winner of an Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel
- Listed as a C.B.C. Notable Book
- Listed as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults
- Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award,
Best Y.A. Fiction
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Looking for the original Joss adventure that inspired Singing the Dogstar Blues? |
Buy (and browse) at
Harper Collins Australia
Buy (and browse) at
Amazon.com (USA)
Looking for another Joss and Mav adventure?
"The Real Thing"
A short story in Firebirds Rising.