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Authors & Illustrators - Z
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Australian flag Drahos Zak
           Illustrator 		N/A
Australian flag Markus Zusak EA, LA

Australian flag indicates Australian authors/illustrators
WA indicates Western Australian authors/illustrators
Key indicates readership levels for author's fiction works:
  • EC   Early Childhood = Kindergarten - Yr 3
  • MC  Middle Childhood = Yrs 3 - 7
  • EA   Early Adolescence = Yrs 7 - 10
  • YA   Late Adolescence/Young Adulthood = Yrs 10 - 12
  • ADULT

NOTE: No levels are assigned to illustrators.
Illustrations can be appreciated at all levels.



Drahos Zak
Internationally acclaimed illustrator, Drahos Zak was born in the Czech Republic but has lived in Australia since 1980. His illustrations are often darkly humorous and evoke his European upbringing.

A Selection of his Books
  • Murgatroyd's Garden, 1986
    Honour Book, CBCA Picture Book of the Year 1987
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1997
  • The Brothers Gruesome, 1999
    CBCA Notable Book 2000
  • Frankenstein, adapted by Margrete Lamond, 2005
  • The True Story of Mary who Wanted to Stand on her Head, text by Jane Godwin 2005

 


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Markus Zusak
Marcus Zusak's debut novel, The Underdog was published in 1999, when Marcus was in his early twenties. In a short time he has developed a reputation as one of Australia's most talented and innovative writers for young adults. His work has won acclaim and awards both in Australia and overseas.
Novels
  • The Underdog, 1999
  • Fighting Ruben Wolfe, 2000  
    Honour Book, CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers, 2001
  • When Dogs Cry, 2001  
    Honour Book, CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers, 2002
  • The Messenger, 2002  
    CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers, 2003; Honour Book Michael L Printz Award 2006 (USA)
  • The Book Thief, 2005
    Commonwealth Writer's Prize 2006 Shortlist

Information Sources
Leaving DoEWA    Marcus Zusak Website
Marcus's official website on the Random House US site contains information about Marcus and his books and a question and answer section about his writing.

Leaving DoEWA   Scholastic Australia Profiles
The Scholastic site above contains a brief insight into this young author.
Leaving DoEWA   Pan Macmillan Pandemonium Authors
The PanMacmillan site includes Reading Group Notes for The Book Thief, interviews with Marcus and teacher notes for When Dogs Cry and The Messenger.

Leaving DoEWA    Teenreads _ Author Profile
This US site aimed at teenagers contains a biography and interview.

 


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