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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Ink Bridge
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'Each step becomes a heartbeat and I feel the distance between Omed and me closing. I remember when I first met him - when he had showed me what bravery meant. How he had stood up for what he believed. In the end that had been his undoing.

'Omed is a boy from Afghanistan. After making an enemy of the Taliban on the day the Buddhas of Bamiyan are destroyed, he undertakes a perilous journey to seek asylum in Australia. Hector is a grieving Australian boy who has given up on school and retreated into silence. Their paths meet at a candle factory where they both find work. But secrets fester behind the monotonous routine of assembling wax and wicks - secrets with terrible consequences. And, ultimately, it is up to Hector to see how the story ends.

'Omed's and Hector's beautifully told and compelling journeys will grip hold of your heart and not let go.' (From the publisher's website.)

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  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Afghan characters and strong references to Afghanistan.

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    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2012 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Allen & Unwin.
      Extent: 264p.
      ISBN: 9781742376691 (pbk), 174237669X (pbk)

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y separately published work icon The Ink Bridge, Neil Grant Angie Barillaro , Essendon North : Radiant Heart Publishing , 2014 8933809 2014 single work criticism
Old Kids on the Block Take Titles Angie Schiavone , 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)
Reality Check for Young Readers Katharine England , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 April 2013; (p. 27)
Review : The Ink Bridge Deborah McPherson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 47 no. 3 2012; (p. 95)

— Review of The Ink Bridge Neil Grant , 2012 single work novel
UntitledReview : The Ink Bridge Agnes Nieuwenhuizen , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 20 no. 2 2012; (p. 34-35)

— Review of The Ink Bridge Neil Grant , 2012 single work novel
Off the Shelf : Fiction Dianne Dempsey , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 31 March 2012; (p. 30)

— Review of The Ink Bridge Neil Grant , 2012 single work novel
New Young Adult Bridget Cormack , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 March-1 April 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of The Ink Bridge Neil Grant , 2012 single work novel
Review : The Ink Bridge Katharine England , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 March 2012; (p. 26)

— Review of The Ink Bridge Neil Grant , 2012 single work novel
Giving Voice to Seekers of Asylum John Bailey , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 25 March 2012; (p. 23)

— Review of The Ink Bridge Neil Grant , 2012 single work novel
[Review] The Ink Bridge Katharine England , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 41-42)

— Review of The Ink Bridge Neil Grant , 2012 single work novel
Reality Check for Young Readers Katharine England , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 April 2013; (p. 27)
Old Kids on the Block Take Titles Angie Schiavone , 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)
y separately published work icon The Ink Bridge, Neil Grant Angie Barillaro , Essendon North : Radiant Heart Publishing , 2014 8933809 2014 single work criticism
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