Odo Hirsch (born 1962) is the

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of David Kausman, an

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n author of children's books. He was born in

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, where he trained to be a doctor, but moved to

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, where he currently lives. After working as a doctor in both Melbourne and London, he joined

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, where he reported on torture victims and examined hospital conditions in

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. After doing a master's degree in political thought at

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, he joined

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in 1997. This was when his first novel for children, ''Antonio S and the Mystery of Theodore Guzman'', was published. His other books include ''Bartlett and the Ice Voyage'', which won the

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. His novels have been shortlisted many times for the

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Awards.

Books

''Bartlett'' series

*''Bartlett and the Ice Voyage'' (1998) *''Bartlett and the City of Flames'' *''Bartlett and the Forest Of Plenty'' *''Bartlett and the Island of Kings'' (2003)

''Darius Bell'' series

*'' Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool'' (2009) *''Darius Bell and the Crystal Bees'' (2012) The bees of Darius' town are mysteriously disappearing, and it's up to Darius and his friends to figure out what's causing them to disappear.

''Frankel Mouse'' series

*''Frankel Mouse'' (2000) *''Frankel Mouse and the Bestish Lair'' (2002)

''Hazel Green'' series

*''Hazel Green'' (1999) *''Something's Fishy, Hazel Green!'' (2000) *''Have Courage, Hazel Green!'' (2001) *''Think Smart, Hazel Green!'' (2003)

''Will Buster'' series

*''Will Buster and the Gelmet Helmet'' (2004) *''Will Buster and the Carrier's Flash'' (2006) *''Will Buster and the Crucible Choice'' (2007)

Other books

*''Antonio S. and the Mystery of Theodore Guzman'' (1997), also published as ''Antonio S. and the Mysterious Theodore Guzman'', and as ''Antonio S. and the Secret Room'' *''Yoss'' (2001) *''Pincus Corbett's strange adventure'' (2002) *''Slaughterboy'' (2005) *''The Book of Changing Things (and other oddibosities)'' (2005) *''Amelia Dee and the Peacock Lamp'' (2007)

References

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Biography
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