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After she moves to the Australian outback following her mother's death, fifteen-year-old Laura's friendship with a strange and beautiful dog helps her adjust to a new life with an unfamiliar father and unfriendly stepfamily.
Adaptations
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form
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The Echo of Thunder
( dir. Simon Wincer
)
1998
Studio City
United States of America (USA)
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Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
CBS
,
1998
Z1134808
1998
single work
film/TV
Larry, a palm tree farmer in the Australian outback, learns that his ex-wife has died, and that his daughter Lara is coming to live with him. He wants things to work out, but Lara has a rocky time with Larry's new wife Gladwyn, and their eldest daughter Pearl, as well as Gowd, a school bully. But with the help and love of her father, her new younger sister Opal, and a dog named Thunderwith, Lara begins to find the resources she needs to make a home with this new family.
Notes
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Prequel to Chrysalis.
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Also published in braille and sound recording formats.
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An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults.
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Included in the KOALA Hall of Fame, September 2001.
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Thunderwith in a Dutch translation received a Stichting CPNB (Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek/Foundation for the Collective Promotion of Dutch Books) highly commended award in Holland in 1992.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Interview with Libby Hathorn
Adrienne Jerram
(interviewer),
2007
single work
interview
— Appears in: Phoenix : The University of Sydney Writers Journal 2007; (p. 41-46) -
'When the Voices of Children are Heard on the Green' : The Innocent Child in Literature
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature Matters : Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Children's Literature Association for Research Conference 2001; -
[Review] Thunderwith
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 61-62)
— Review of Thunderwith 1989 single work novel -
Truth and Consequence
1998
single work
biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 25 July 1998; (p. 32-35) - y The Libby Hathorn Video Libby Hathorn, Poet-Author Crows Nest : Insight Profile , 1995 Z987037 1995 single work interview Libby Hathorn shares her ideas and life influences on her story-making. See the landscape and locations that inspired books such as Thunderwith, Feral Kid and Way Home, and share her writing process.
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[Review] Thunderwith
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 61-62)
— Review of Thunderwith 1989 single work novel -
The Children's Book of the Year Awards Shortlists
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 5 no. 2 1990; (p. 22-24)
— Review of The Journey Home 1989 single work picture book ; I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit 1989 single work picture book ; A Nice Walk in the Jungle 1989 single work picture book ; Grandad's Magic 1989 single work picture book ; A Proper Little Lady 1989 single work picture book ; The Very Best of Friends 1989 single work picture book ; Pigs and Honey 1989 single work picture book ; Papa and the Olden Days 1989 single work picture book ; Onion Tears 1989 single work children's fiction ; The Extraordinary Magics of Emma McDade 1989 single work children's fiction ; Following the Gold 1989 selected work poetry ; The Dragon of Mith 1989 single work children's fiction ; Merryll of the Stones 1989 single work novel ; The Red King 1989 single work novel ; Balyet 1989 single work novel ; Skymaze 1989 single work children's fiction ; Thunderwith 1989 single work novel ; Came Back to Show You I Could Fly 1989 single work novel -
[Review] Thunderwith
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 34 no. 2 1990; (p. 22-23)
— Review of Thunderwith 1989 single work novel -
Cover Book : Thunderwith
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 5 no. 1 1990; (p. 4) -
Interview with Libby Hathorn
Adrienne Jerram
(interviewer),
2007
single work
interview
— Appears in: Phoenix : The University of Sydney Writers Journal 2007; (p. 41-46) -
An Evening with Libby Hathorn
1992
single work
prose
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , May no. 5 1992; (p. 61-68) -
Truth and Consequence
1998
single work
biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 25 July 1998; (p. 32-35) -
'A Green Thought in a Green Shade' : A Study of the Pastoral in Australian Children's Fiction of the 1980s
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature and Contemporary Theory 1991; Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 4 no. 1 1993; (p. 22-37) Scutter canvasses over 20 Australian children's and young adult novels, some in more detail than others, with a view to examining their representation of the 'pastoral'. While drawing attention to the changing significance of how the pastoral is portrayed, Scutter points out that the fundamental paradigm of the pastoral continues to depend upon the dichotomy, or contrast between the city and country (23). Scutter believes that 'the future locus of the pastoral' lies in 'the continued exploration of what is perceived to be other in our lives' (36) and sees the genre as moving in two distinct directions: 'towards the otherness that is within the individual psyche' and 'towards a more expansive otherness', one which takes the pastoral out of the 'secret garden or hidden valley into the wider world' (36).
Awards
- 1994 runner-up COOL Award — Secondary Division
- 1990 commended Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature
- 1990 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
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Settings:
- Bulahdelah area, Hawks Nest - Great Lakes area, Port Stephens, Mid North Coast, New South Wales,
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