James+Moloney

James Moloney was born in Sydney, Australia on the 20th of September 1954. When he was seven, his family moved to Brisbane and he has lived there ever since. At school he was into every sport and by the time he was at Secondary school he was a champion Long Jumper. After University he became a teacher and then a Librarian Teacher. In 1980 he took a year’s leave and went to explore the world. In 1983 James got married and started to work at Marist College Ashgrove, where he stayed for 15 years. Here he became interested in writing and in 1992 his first book, ‘//Crossfire’// was published. In 1997, his fifth novel //‘A bridge to a Wiseman’s Cove’// won the Australian Children’s Book of the Year Award. He and his wife, Kate have had three children who are all studying at University. James Moloney doesn’t base his characters on anyone or anything in particular but Dougy in the story ‘Dougy’ was based on a person he taught but with different characteristics.  James Moloney has written 31 novels including his award-winning //‘Gracey Trilogy’//andBook of the Year 1997 //‘A Bridge to a Wiseman’s Cove’// //Some of his Stories Include; // Dougy – Published 1993 Gracey – Published 1994 Angela – Published 1999 Crossfire – Published 1993 The House on River Terrace – Published 1995 Lost Property – Published 2001 Kill the Possum – Published 2008 <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Tahoma; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt;">