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RATWHISKERS AND ME 
Author:   Lorraine Marwood    Author info     
Illustrator:   Rian Nest James  
RRP:   $15.99
Online Price :  $14.40
10+ Copy Price :  $13.60         
20+ Copy Price :  $12.80
Format:   Paperback 
Type of Book:   Australian Novel 
ISBN:   9781921150395
Category:   Australian History
Published:   8/05/2008
Status:   Subject To Availability
This title has not been ordered recently, therefore the availability with the publisher is unknown. This title is likely to be available, publishers will either supply stock immediately or provide a status report. This title can be ordered.


DESCRIPTION:

A powerful atmospheric verse novel set in the Victorian goldfields in the 1800s. Traumatised by a fire in which the narrator's family perishes, the narrator takes on a new identity on the goldfields. There, Sun Song, a Chinese market gardener is the only one to show any kindness. The narrator flees to the Chinese camp, taking the name Lin. But Ellery, a man with links to Lin's past, is determined to take over all rights on the goldfields, setting in place a dangerous sequence of evets. To survive is a test of frienship and loyalty, and a catalyst the remembering of Lin's tragic past. A unique Australian verse novel, written by a respected Australian poet, which will be an important resource for schools. Deals with important social and historical issues such as racism and the role of identity.


LISTS and AWARDS:

Premier's Reading Challenge 6-9 (SA)
History Year 5 The Australian Colonies


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FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON
GUINEA PIG TOWN AND OTHER ANIMAL POEMS
LEAVE TAKING
NOTE ON THE DOOR AND OTHER POEMS ABOUT FAMILY LIFE
RATWHISKERS AND ME
STAR JUMPS
UTE PICNIC AND OTHER AUSTRALIAN POEMS, A

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