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Authors: Tristan Bancks

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The origin of the âtwo wolves' proverb is unknown. I first saw it attributed as an old Cherokee tale, but this is disputed.

Thanks to Varuna Writers' Centre. I wrote there for four glorious days and I still carry that stillness with me. Thanks to the Northern Rivers Writers' Centre where I wrote part of this manuscript. Thanks to the people who encouraged me to write this when I pitched it to them â kids and teens in schools, Sophie Hamley, John Boyne, Hux and Luca. Thanks to Catherine Drayton for daring me to dig deeper and complete the journey.

I am indebted to Kimberley Bennett and Zoe Walton at Random House who pushed me to rethink and rediscover. I have learned most of what I know about writing from the excellent editors I have worked with.

Thanks to my wife Amber for encouraging and inspiring my creative endeavours. Thanks to Jean Craighead George for writing
My Side of the Mountain
and the other authors whose work dares me to be better and more honest.

Tristan Bancks is a writer with a background in acting, filmmaking and TV presenting in Australia and the UK. His short films have won a number of awards and have screened widely in festivals and on TV. Tristan has written a number of books for kids and teens, including the Mac Slater, Coolhunter series,
It's Yr Life
with Tempany Deckert, and
My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up
. Tristan's drive is to tell inspiring, fast-moving stories for young people. Visit Tristan at:

www.tristanbancks.com

Comprehensive Teachers' Resources

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www.randomhouse.com.au/teachers

Also by Tristan Bancks

Mac Slater, Coolhunter 1: The Rules of Cool

Mac Slater, Coolhunter 2: I â¥ NY

My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up

My Life and Other Stuff that Went Wrong
(April 2014)

It's Yr Life
(with Tempany Deckert)

Mac Slater, Coolhunter 1: The Rules of Cool

Mac's just crashed the latest prototype of his flying bike in front of practically the whole school. So when the creators of Coolhunters approach him and tell him he's an Innovator, Mac thinks they're crazy. I mean, Mac lives in an old bus with his hippie, fire-twirling mum. He doesn't have a TV, let alone a mobile. But Tony and Speed say he's so uncool he's, like, cool.

They offer Mac a trial. He'll vlog all the cool stuff coming out of Kings Bay for a week. If he wins he'll travel the world, uncovering stuff he loves and reporting it via Coolhunters, a massive online space dedicated to the coolest things on earth.

But hunting cool ain't easy. Mac's opponent, Cat DeVrees â angry, cold-blooded and the hottest girl he knows â wants the gig real bad and she'll do just about anything to get it. Cool or uncool? Geeks or revolutionaries? The votes are in.

Mac Slater, Coolhunter 2: I â¥ NY
is also out now

My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up

Have you ever been kissed by a dog? Ever had to eat Vegemite off your sister's big toe? Have you had a job delivering teeth? Has a bloodthirsty magpie ever been out to get you? Ever woken up to discover that everything hovers? And have you eaten 67 hot dogs in ten minutes?

I have. I'm Tom Weekly. This book is full of my stories, jokes, cartoon characters, ideas for theme park rides and other stuff I've made up. It's where I pour out whatever's inside my head. It gets a bit weird sometimes but that's how I roll.

Watch out for
My Life
and
Other Stuff that Went Wrong
in April 2014

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