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'The arrival of baby Carl marks a turning point in the lives of the Mariners. Loved and wanted though he is, Carl casts a shadow over the household, and his adolescent brother becomes increasingly resentful and bewildered.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Autism. Type of character Primary. Point of view Third person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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'A Little Child Shall Lead Them' : The Child as Redeemer
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature and the Fin de Siécle 2003; (p. 57-70) -
Representations of Mothers and Mothering in Contemporary Australian Children's Literature
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: La Trobe Library Journal , Spring no. 60 1997; (p. 97-107) -
Eleanor Spence : Observer of Family Life
1981
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Innocence and Experience : Essays on Contemporary Australian Children's Writers 1981; (p. 67-93) -
The Novels of Eleanor Spence
1977
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 64 (p. 8-20) -
Reminiscences on the Writing of "The October Child"
1977
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 64 (p. 4-7)
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Untitled
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , January no. 62 1977; (p. 27)
— Review of The October Child 1976 single work novel -
Representations of Mothers and Mothering in Contemporary Australian Children's Literature
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: La Trobe Library Journal , Spring no. 60 1997; (p. 97-107) -
Eleanor Spence : Observer of Family Life
1981
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Innocence and Experience : Essays on Contemporary Australian Children's Writers 1981; (p. 67-93) -
Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 1977
1977
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 64 (p. 2-3) -
Reminiscences on the Writing of "The October Child"
1977
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 64 (p. 4-7) -
The Novels of Eleanor Spence
1977
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 64 (p. 8-20)
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