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A hauntingly beautiful story from one of Australia's most acclaimed writers for adults and children.' (Publisher's blurb)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Braille.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
- y The Children of the King, Sonya Hartnett Essendon North : Radiant Heart Publishing , 2015 8919258 2015 single work criticism
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Storytelling and Affect in Sonya Hartnett's The Children of the King
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , vol. 23 no. 2 2015; (p. 38-52)"[A] reciprocal relationship between narrative and lived experience is examined in Hartnett’s novel The Children of the King (2012). Using perspectives on temporality from phenomenology and cultural memory and incorporating ideas of place from human and cultural geography, this article proposes that Hartnett uses the device of embedded narrative to examine the affective qualities of storytelling and place on the subject.This juxtaposition invites the reader to consider the fluid notions of identity inspired by embodied oral storytelling along with the perceptual opportunities afforded by the physical, sensorial world. Hartnett encourages the reader to critically assess the reliability of narrative, narrator, and the process of subjective judgement that occurs when responding to story." (Source: introduction)
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Review : The Children of the King
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , March-April vol. 90 no. 2 2014; (p. 120)
— Review of The Children of the King 2012 single work children's fiction -
Tales of Mystery and the Mundane : Children's Books in 2013
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 December 2013;
— Review of The Children of the King 2012 single work children's fiction ; Today We Have No Plans 2012 single work picture book ; Sea Hearts 2012 single work novel ; Unforgotten 2012 single work picture book -
Old Kids on the Block Take Titles
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 August 2013; (p. 32) The Age , 17 August 2013; (p. 29) The Canberra Times , 17 August 2013; (p. 20)
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At War with Authority
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 March 2012; (p. 32)
— Review of The Children of the King 2012 single work children's fiction -
Young Adult
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 April 2012; (p. 21)
— Review of The Children of the King 2012 single work children's fiction -
Grown-Up Approach to Telling Tales
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 14 April 2012; (p. 29) The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 April 2012; (p. 28-29)
— Review of The Children of the King 2012 single work children's fiction -
[Review] The Children of the King
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February/March vol. 91 no. 7 2012; (p. 34)
— Review of The Children of the King 2012 single work children's fiction -
Kid's Lit
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 May 2012; (p. 25)
— Review of Red 2012 single work children's fiction ; The Children of the King 2012 single work children's fiction ; Ten Futures 2012 selected work short story -
Digger Spirit Draws in Kids
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21-22 April 2012; (p. 20-21) 'Authors are keeping the nation's military history alive, writes Fiona Purdon.' -
There's No Place Like Home
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 April 2012; (p. 18) -
The Lure of Language
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 27 no. 5 2012; (p. 20-22) Four readers share sections from favourite children's and young adult books. Some of the books chosen our outside the scope of AustLit. -
Now, Read This
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 December 2012; (p. 22-23) The Weekend Australian , 5-6 January 2013; (p. 14-25) -
Best in Print
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 December 2012; (p. 30)
Awards
- 2013 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best Young Adult Book — Children's/Young Adult
- 2013 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Young Adults' Fiction
- 2013 winner APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book designed by Marina Messiha.
- 2013 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Older Children
- 2013 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Younger Readers
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