Other books by Craig Silvey include: Rhubarb, The World According to Warren, and The Amber Amulet.
For further bildungsroman books, please see: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger; Breath by Tim Winton; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain; and Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
For authors whom Craig Silvey personally admires, consider works by: Shaun Tan, Markus Zusak, Christos Tsiolkas, Tim Winton and Gail Jones