In his final year at school, and with his parents overseas, Dan is forced to grow up fast when he moves in with his 22-year-old aunt Jacq and her eccentric friend Naomi. His story is light-hearted and funny, with a definite twist of insanity.[3]
Adaptationsedit
In 2001, Philip Dean adapted the novel into a play for the La Boite Theatre Company. The play's script was published by Currency Press.[4] The novel was also adapted into a film, titled 48 Shades, which is now available on DVD after screening across cinemas in Australia in 2006.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Nick Earls". The Conversation. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^ ab"48 Shades - Film Reviews - Film - Entertainment". smh.com.au. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^Bantock., Nick. "Boy Proof, 48 Shades of Brown, The Order of the Poison Oak, and The Riddles of Epsilon - Reviewed by Colleen Mondor". Eclectica Magazine v9n3. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^Dean, Philip (2001). . Sydney: Currency Press. ISBN9780868196527. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
External linksedit
The Children's Book Of The Year Awards: Winners and Shortlists 2000–2009.
Sunny Garden Official Nick Earls website blurb, praise and jacket designs.
shades, brown, young, adult, novel, australian, author, nick, earls, published, penguin, books, 1999, novel, awarded, children, book, year, older, readers, children, book, council, australia, 2000, novel, been, adapted, into, play, film, authornick, earlscount. 48 Shades of Brown is a young adult novel by Australian author Nick Earls 1 published by Penguin Books in 1999 The novel was awarded Children s Book of the Year Older Readers by the Children s Book Council of Australia in 2000 2 The novel has been adapted into a play and a film 2 1 48 Shades of BrownAuthorNick EarlsCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishGenreYoung adult novelPublished1999 Penguin Books Media typePrint Paperback ISBN0 14 028769 8OCLC44838606LC ClassPZ7 E1264 Aae 1999 Contents 1 Plot 2 Adaptations 3 References 4 External linksPlot editIn his final year at school and with his parents overseas Dan is forced to grow up fast when he moves in with his 22 year old aunt Jacq and her eccentric friend Naomi His story is light hearted and funny with a definite twist of insanity 3 Adaptations editIn 2001 Philip Dean adapted the novel into a play for the La Boite Theatre Company The play s script was published by Currency Press 4 The novel was also adapted into a film titled 48 Shades which is now available on DVD after screening across cinemas in Australia in 2006 References edit a b Nick Earls The Conversation 9 August 2016 Retrieved 18 December 2016 a b 48 Shades Film Reviews Film Entertainment smh com au 30 August 2006 Retrieved 18 December 2016 Bantock Nick Boy Proof 48 Shades of Brown The Order of the Poison Oak and The Riddles of Epsilon Reviewed by Colleen Mondor Eclectica Magazine v9n3 Retrieved 18 December 2016 Dean Philip 2001 48 Shades of Brown Sydney Currency Press ISBN 9780868196527 Archived from the original on 27 March 2018 Retrieved 5 June 2020 External links editChildren s Book Council of Australia The Children s Book Of The Year Awards Winners and Shortlists 2000 2009 Sunny Garden Official Nick Earls website blurb praise and jacket designs nbsp Children s literature portal nbsp This article about a young adult novel of the 1990s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 48 Shades of Brown amp oldid 1159550227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
