Eye to Eye (novel)

Eye to Eye
Eye to Eye hardback edition cover.
Author	Catherine Jinks
Country	Australia
Language	English
Genre	Young adult, science fiction
Publisher	Puffin Books
Publication date	September 1997
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	150 (first edition)
ISBN	0-14-038444-8

Eye to Eye is a 1997 young adult science fiction novel by Catherine Jinks. It follows the story of Jansi who while scavenging in the desert comes across a damaged star ship which contains a computer that has the ability to project thought, expression and friendship.^[1]

Background[edit]

Eye to Eye was first published in Australia in 1997 by Puffin Books in trade paperback format and by Bolinda Publishing as an audiobook.^[2] It was also released in the United Kingdom in 1997 in hardback format.^[1] Eye to Eye was a joint winner, along with Isobelle Carmody's Greylands, of the 1997 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel.^[3]

Awards[edit]

Won - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers (1998)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Eye to Eye by Catherine Jinks". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
^ Formats and Editions of Eye to eye. WorldCat. OCLC 38757034.
^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1998 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 2010-01-26.

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