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Barrumbi
2003
series - author
children's fiction
(number
2
in series)
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2003...
2003
The Spirit of Barrumbi
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From Kinetica: While camped at Barrumbi, the place of water, 15 year-old Sean Murphy secretly leaves to climb Death Adder Ridge, which he knows is prohibited as it is a spirit place. After a fall, he seeks shelter in a cave, where he is kept captive by old men, who seek to teach Sean to respect Aboriginal spirituality.
Notes
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Sequel to The Barrumbi Kids.
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Included in the 2004 White Ravens Catalogue compiled by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany. Special mention; international understanding.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Out Back Adventures
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 22 no. 5 2007; (p. 8-10)
— Review of Croc on the Loose 2004 single work children's fiction ; The Giant Scrub Python 2003 single work children's fiction ; Cross Currents 1899 single work short story ; Bushfire Rescue 2005 single work children's fiction ; Crocodile Attack! 2005 single work children's fiction ; Scorpion Sting 2006 single work children's fiction ; Spider Bite 2007 single work children's fiction ; Secrets of Eromanga 2006 single work novel ; Blind Trek 2007 single work children's fiction ; 68 Teeth 2004 single work children's fiction ; Croc Bait 2003 single work children's fiction ; The Barrumbi Kids 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Spirit of Barrumbi 2003 single work children's fiction ; Leaving Barrumbi 2007 single work children's fiction ; The Last Muster 2004 single work children's fiction ; Crocodile Attack 2004 single work picture book ; Brumby Plains 2006 series - author children's fiction ; Castaway 2007 single work children's fiction Arguing that 'the elemental adventure story is making a comeback' (8), Steinberger gives a brief overview of a number of Australian children's fictions which he sees as representing a 'new wave of outback adventures' (10). -
Leonie Norrington
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 18) -
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 63-64)
— Review of The Spirit of Barrumbi 2003 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 1 2004; (p. 40)
— Review of The Spirit of Barrumbi 2003 single work children's fiction -
Whitefella Respect for Blackfella Culture : An Interview with Leonie Norrington
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 12 no. 1 2004; (p. 8-9) Leonie Norrington and Suzanne Eggins explore how some key themes from Norrington's childhood are expressed in The Barrumbi Kids series.
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Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 18 no. 5 2003; (p. 36)
— Review of The Spirit of Barrumbi 2003 single work children's fiction -
Not Quite Normal
2003-2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 257 2003-2004; (p. 63-64)
— Review of Julia, My Sister 2003 single work novel ; Tumble Turn 2003 single work novel ; Return Ticket 2003 single work novel ; Thambaroo 2003 single work children's fiction ; How to Make a Bird 2003 single work novel ; Black Taxi 2003 single work novel ; The Spirit of Barrumbi 2003 single work children's fiction ; Caught in the Headlights 2003 single work novel -
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 1 2004; (p. 40)
— Review of The Spirit of Barrumbi 2003 single work children's fiction -
Out Back Adventures
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 22 no. 5 2007; (p. 8-10)
— Review of Croc on the Loose 2004 single work children's fiction ; The Giant Scrub Python 2003 single work children's fiction ; Cross Currents 1899 single work short story ; Bushfire Rescue 2005 single work children's fiction ; Crocodile Attack! 2005 single work children's fiction ; Scorpion Sting 2006 single work children's fiction ; Spider Bite 2007 single work children's fiction ; Secrets of Eromanga 2006 single work novel ; Blind Trek 2007 single work children's fiction ; 68 Teeth 2004 single work children's fiction ; Croc Bait 2003 single work children's fiction ; The Barrumbi Kids 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Spirit of Barrumbi 2003 single work children's fiction ; Leaving Barrumbi 2007 single work children's fiction ; The Last Muster 2004 single work children's fiction ; Crocodile Attack 2004 single work picture book ; Brumby Plains 2006 series - author children's fiction ; Castaway 2007 single work children's fiction Arguing that 'the elemental adventure story is making a comeback' (8), Steinberger gives a brief overview of a number of Australian children's fictions which he sees as representing a 'new wave of outback adventures' (10). -
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 63-64)
— Review of The Spirit of Barrumbi 2003 single work children's fiction -
Whitefella Respect for Blackfella Culture : An Interview with Leonie Norrington
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 12 no. 1 2004; (p. 8-9) Leonie Norrington and Suzanne Eggins explore how some key themes from Norrington's childhood are expressed in The Barrumbi Kids series. -
Leonie Norrington
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 18)
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