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Ursula Dubosarsky Ursula Dubosarsky i(A28497 works by) (birth name: Ursula Coleman) (a.k.a. Ursula Bridget Dubosarsky)
Born: Established: 1961 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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Details of Works Taught

Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon Abyssinia Ursula Dubosarsky , Ringwood : Viking , 2003 Z1036199 2003 single work novel young adult (taught in 2 units) 'A psychological thriller, a desperately moving and ultimately uplifting tale of childhood innocence. . .

As small children, growing up at the property called Abyssinia, two sisters played with their dolls house together, side by side, always. Grace loved Mary and Mary loved Grace.

But inseparable bonds can be unexpectedly shattered. When this happens to Grace, she is plunged into a dark and mesmerising world, a world full of bells and the ringing sky, of odd little children, strange events and frighteningly bizarre grown ups.' (Publisher's blurb)
 		Literary Studies A Macquarie University 2011 (Semester 1)
y separately published work icon Abyssinia Ursula Dubosarsky , Ringwood : Viking , 2003 Z1036199 2003 single work novel young adult (taught in 2 units) 'A psychological thriller, a desperately moving and ultimately uplifting tale of childhood innocence. . .

As small children, growing up at the property called Abyssinia, two sisters played with their dolls house together, side by side, always. Grace loved Mary and Mary loved Grace.

But inseparable bonds can be unexpectedly shattered. When this happens to Grace, she is plunged into a dark and mesmerising world, a world full of bells and the ringing sky, of odd little children, strange events and frighteningly bizarre grown ups.' (Publisher's blurb)
 		Literary Studies A Macquarie University 2012 (Semester 1)
Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon The Golden Day Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2011 Z1770097 2011 single work novel young adult mystery (taught in 6 units)

'"There were only eleven of them, like eleven sisters all the same age in a large family. Because it was such a very small class, they had a very small classroom, which was perched at the very top of the school - up four flights of stairs, up in the high sky, like a colony of little birds nesting on a cliff. 'Today, girls,' said Miss Renshaw, 'we shall go out into the beautiful Gardens and think about death."'

'In the Gardens they meet a poet. What follows is inexplicable, shocking, a scandal. What really happened that day? Is 'the truth' as elusive as it seems? And do the little girls know more than they are letting on?' (From the publisher's website.)

 		Contemporary Australian Children's Literature Charles Darwin University 2012
y separately published work icon The Golden Day Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2011 Z1770097 2011 single work novel young adult mystery (taught in 6 units)

'"There were only eleven of them, like eleven sisters all the same age in a large family. Because it was such a very small class, they had a very small classroom, which was perched at the very top of the school - up four flights of stairs, up in the high sky, like a colony of little birds nesting on a cliff. 'Today, girls,' said Miss Renshaw, 'we shall go out into the beautiful Gardens and think about death."'

'In the Gardens they meet a poet. What follows is inexplicable, shocking, a scandal. What really happened that day? Is 'the truth' as elusive as it seems? And do the little girls know more than they are letting on?' (From the publisher's website.)

 		Creative Writing Seminar II Macquarie University 2013 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon The Golden Day Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2011 Z1770097 2011 single work novel young adult mystery (taught in 6 units)

'"There were only eleven of them, like eleven sisters all the same age in a large family. Because it was such a very small class, they had a very small classroom, which was perched at the very top of the school - up four flights of stairs, up in the high sky, like a colony of little birds nesting on a cliff. 'Today, girls,' said Miss Renshaw, 'we shall go out into the beautiful Gardens and think about death."'

'In the Gardens they meet a poet. What follows is inexplicable, shocking, a scandal. What really happened that day? Is 'the truth' as elusive as it seems? And do the little girls know more than they are letting on?' (From the publisher's website.)

 		Romanticism to Postmodernism: Developments in Children's Literature Macquarie University 2014 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon The Golden Day Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2011 Z1770097 2011 single work novel young adult mystery (taught in 6 units)

'"There were only eleven of them, like eleven sisters all the same age in a large family. Because it was such a very small class, they had a very small classroom, which was perched at the very top of the school - up four flights of stairs, up in the high sky, like a colony of little birds nesting on a cliff. 'Today, girls,' said Miss Renshaw, 'we shall go out into the beautiful Gardens and think about death."'

'In the Gardens they meet a poet. What follows is inexplicable, shocking, a scandal. What really happened that day? Is 'the truth' as elusive as it seems? And do the little girls know more than they are letting on?' (From the publisher's website.)

 		Creative Writing 2: Concept and Practice (also appears as Creative Writing II) Macquarie University 2014 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon The Golden Day Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2011 Z1770097 2011 single work novel young adult mystery (taught in 6 units)

'"There were only eleven of them, like eleven sisters all the same age in a large family. Because it was such a very small class, they had a very small classroom, which was perched at the very top of the school - up four flights of stairs, up in the high sky, like a colony of little birds nesting on a cliff. 'Today, girls,' said Miss Renshaw, 'we shall go out into the beautiful Gardens and think about death."'

'In the Gardens they meet a poet. What follows is inexplicable, shocking, a scandal. What really happened that day? Is 'the truth' as elusive as it seems? And do the little girls know more than they are letting on?' (From the publisher's website.)

 		Creative Writing Seminar II Macquarie University 2014 (Session 2)
y separately published work icon The Golden Day Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2011 Z1770097 2011 single work novel young adult mystery (taught in 6 units)

'"There were only eleven of them, like eleven sisters all the same age in a large family. Because it was such a very small class, they had a very small classroom, which was perched at the very top of the school - up four flights of stairs, up in the high sky, like a colony of little birds nesting on a cliff. 'Today, girls,' said Miss Renshaw, 'we shall go out into the beautiful Gardens and think about death."'

'In the Gardens they meet a poet. What follows is inexplicable, shocking, a scandal. What really happened that day? Is 'the truth' as elusive as it seems? And do the little girls know more than they are letting on?' (From the publisher's website.)

 		Creative Writing Seminar II Macquarie University 2016 (Semester 2)
Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon The Red Shoe Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2006 Z1253742 2006 single work novel young adult historical fiction (taught in 5 units) 'This is the story of Matilda and her two sisters growing up in Sydney in the 1950s at the time of the Petrov Affair. Punctuated by the headlines of the time it shows with unsettling clarity how the large events of the world can impinge on ordinary lives.' (Libraries Australia) Children's Literature Macquarie University 2013 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon The Red Shoe Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2006 Z1253742 2006 single work novel young adult historical fiction (taught in 5 units) 'This is the story of Matilda and her two sisters growing up in Sydney in the 1950s at the time of the Petrov Affair. Punctuated by the headlines of the time it shows with unsettling clarity how the large events of the world can impinge on ordinary lives.' (Libraries Australia) Children's Literature Macquarie University 2014 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon The Red Shoe Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2006 Z1253742 2006 single work novel young adult historical fiction (taught in 5 units) 'This is the story of Matilda and her two sisters growing up in Sydney in the 1950s at the time of the Petrov Affair. Punctuated by the headlines of the time it shows with unsettling clarity how the large events of the world can impinge on ordinary lives.' (Libraries Australia) Children's Literature Macquarie University 2015 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon The Red Shoe Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2006 Z1253742 2006 single work novel young adult historical fiction (taught in 5 units) 'This is the story of Matilda and her two sisters growing up in Sydney in the 1950s at the time of the Petrov Affair. Punctuated by the headlines of the time it shows with unsettling clarity how the large events of the world can impinge on ordinary lives.' (Libraries Australia) Children's Literature Macquarie University 2016 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon The Red Shoe Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2006 Z1253742 2006 single work novel young adult historical fiction (taught in 5 units) 'This is the story of Matilda and her two sisters growing up in Sydney in the 1950s at the time of the Petrov Affair. Punctuated by the headlines of the time it shows with unsettling clarity how the large events of the world can impinge on ordinary lives.' (Libraries Australia) Children's Writing Workshop University of Sydney 2009 (Semester 1)
Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon The Return of the Word Spy Ursula Dubosarsky , Camberwell : Viking , 2010 Z1691647 2010 single work non-fiction children's (taught in 1 units)

'From the beginning of time, the Word Spy has been creeping down hallways, hiding in shadows and journeying through different lands to discover everything there is to know about the English language. In her first book, The Word Spy, she shared with us the secrets she'd learnt about English, from the first alphabet in 4000 BC right up to the tricks of modern texting.

'In The Return of the Word Spy she continues the fascinating journey through language, with chapters on language families, how we learn to speak, grammar and written forms of communication. In an accessible, engaging style, the Word Spy explains the meaning of nouns, verbs, pronouns, "dead" languages, word origins and other wordy wonders.' (From the publisher's website.)

 		Literacy Education 2 Australian Catholic University - Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary) 2015 (Semester 2)
Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon The Terrible Plop Ursula Dubosarsky , Andrew Joyner (illustrator), Melbourne : Penguin , 2009 Z1563323 2009 single work picture book children's (taught in 1 units)

'A picture book about a little rabbit who learns that some things in life aren't as scary as they seem. Based on a Tibetan myth, a sound in the forest sets all the animals running for their lives from the Terrible Plop.'

(Source: Publisher's website)

 		Children's Writing Workshop University of Sydney 2009 (Semester 1)
Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon Theodora's Gift Ursula Dubosarsky , Camberwell : Viking , 2005 Z1193883 2005 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 4 units) Theodora is fourteen when her father has a mysterious vision. Soon after, he leaves his family and goes to live with his first wife. It is up to Theodora and her half-brother Samuel to bring him back. Meanwhile, Samuel's grandfather is dying, and Theodora begins to see a black cat that could not possibly be real. As present-day events collide with stories from a distant past, the world begins to seem a more complex place, full of uncertainty, great wonder and inspiration. - back cover Contemporary Australian Children's Literature Charles Darwin University 2013
y separately published work icon Theodora's Gift Ursula Dubosarsky , Camberwell : Viking , 2005 Z1193883 2005 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 4 units) Theodora is fourteen when her father has a mysterious vision. Soon after, he leaves his family and goes to live with his first wife. It is up to Theodora and her half-brother Samuel to bring him back. Meanwhile, Samuel's grandfather is dying, and Theodora begins to see a black cat that could not possibly be real. As present-day events collide with stories from a distant past, the world begins to seem a more complex place, full of uncertainty, great wonder and inspiration. - back cover Contemporary Australian Children's Literature Charles Darwin University 2011
y separately published work icon Theodora's Gift Ursula Dubosarsky , Camberwell : Viking , 2005 Z1193883 2005 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 4 units) Theodora is fourteen when her father has a mysterious vision. Soon after, he leaves his family and goes to live with his first wife. It is up to Theodora and her half-brother Samuel to bring him back. Meanwhile, Samuel's grandfather is dying, and Theodora begins to see a black cat that could not possibly be real. As present-day events collide with stories from a distant past, the world begins to seem a more complex place, full of uncertainty, great wonder and inspiration. - back cover Contemporary Australian Children's Literature Macquarie University 2014 (Semester 1)
y separately published work icon Theodora's Gift Ursula Dubosarsky , Camberwell : Viking , 2005 Z1193883 2005 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 4 units) Theodora is fourteen when her father has a mysterious vision. Soon after, he leaves his family and goes to live with his first wife. It is up to Theodora and her half-brother Samuel to bring him back. Meanwhile, Samuel's grandfather is dying, and Theodora begins to see a black cat that could not possibly be real. As present-day events collide with stories from a distant past, the world begins to seem a more complex place, full of uncertainty, great wonder and inspiration. - back cover Contemporary Australian Children's Literature Macquarie University 2012 (Semester 1)
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