Your Voice, Your Story with Matt Okine
WordPlay
W014
#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Note: Our Word Play events can be viewed from 9am, Monday, May 17 until 5pm, Monday, June 14.
Matt Okine’s novel Being Black ‘n Chicken, & Chips isn’t an autobiography... but it is based in Matt’s own life experience. The book is about Mike Amon, a regular teenager. All he wants is to fit in. He also wants his mum to survive. When his mum is diagnosed with advanced cancer, Mike figures if he gets his own life right and makes his mum proud, maybe it'll be enough to help her get better.
Word Play Season Pass
In 2021, BWF is offering multi-event passes for our Word Play program. Families and individuals can access a Season Pass for all Word Play events. Schools can purchase pass for all primary school sessions, all secondary school sessions, or all sessions (primary and secondary).
#Word Play book packs
Word Play book pack
All titles featured in our 2021 Word Play program are available from the Library Shop at the State Library of Queensland. Our price includes a special discount and includes postage. Purchase individual titles from the Library Shop at SLQ, online or on-site during the Festival.
We have three book packs available for purchase alongside Word Play tickets or for purchase as a standalone item. Prices include postage:
- All primary school titles (Special price of $560.56 - RRP $617.34)
- All secondary school titles (Special price of $187.53 - RRP $202.87)
- All primary and secondary titles (Special price of $743.14 - RRP $820.21)
Primary school books included:
| The Book of Stone - Mark Greenwood | The World Between Blinks - Amie Kaufman | Proud Foots 1 - Shaka Shaka Hawaii - Lucas Proudfoot | |
| The Happiness Box - Mark Greenwood | Other Side of the Sky - Amie Kaufman & Ryan Graudin | Proud Foots 2 - Rocking in Japan - Lucas Proudfoot | Ella & The Ocean - Lian Tanner |
| Diamond Jack: History Mysteries - Mark Greenwood | Fly on the Wall - Remy Lai | Proud Foots 3- What Magic Globe? - Lucas Proudfoot | Haunted Warriors #1 (The Rogues trilogy) - Lian Tanner |
| Lasseter's Gold: History Mysteries - Mark Greenwood | Pie in the Sky - Remy Lai | Proud Foots 4- Surfing the Amazon - Lucas Proudfoot | Haunted Warriors #2 (The Rogues trilogy) - Lian Tanner |
| Lost Explorer: History Mysteries - Mark Greenwood | Elizabella Meets Her Match #1 - Zoe Norton Lodge | Proud Foots 5- Snowflakes in New Zealand - Lucas Proudfoot | Haunted Warriors #3 (The Rogues trilogy) - Lian Tanner |
| Moonwalkers - Mark Greenwood | Elizabella and the Great Tuckshop Takeover #2 - Zoe Norton Lodge | Funny Kid for President #1 - Matt Stanton | Hollowpox - Jessica Townsend |
| The Last Tiger: History Mysteries - Mark Greenwood | Elizabella & the Haunting of Lizard Lake #3 - Zoe Norton Lodge | Funny Kid Stand Up #2 - Matt Stanton | Nevermoor - Jessica Townsend |
| Elementals: Battle Born - Amie Kaufman | Elizabella Breaks a Leg #4 - Zoe Norton Lodge | Funny Kid Prank Wars #3 - Matt Stanton | Wundersmith - Jessica Townsend |
| Elementals: Ice Wolves - Amie Kaufman | Secrets We Share - Nova Weetman | Funny Kid Prank Aliens #4 - Matt Stanton | |
| Elementals: Scorch Dragons - Amie Kaufman | Sick Bay - Nova Weetman | The Odds - Matt Stanton | |
Secondary school books included:
| Freedom Swimmer - Wai Chim | Have Sword, Will Travel - Garth Nix |
| The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling - Wai Chim | Let Sleeping Dragons Lie - Garth Nix |
| Ghost Bird - Lisa Fuller | The Left-Handed Booksellers of London - Garth Nix |
| Bunker 10 - JA Henderson | Slam Your Poetry - Miles Merrill & Narcisa Nozica |
| Angel Mage - Garth Nix | Being Black 'n Chicken & Chips |
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