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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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- Dyslexic edition.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
- y The Ink Bridge, Neil Grant Essendon North : Radiant Heart Publishing , 2014 8933809 2014 single work criticism
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Old Kids on the Block Take Titles
2013
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— 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
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 April 2013; (p. 27) -
Review : The Ink Bridge
2012
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— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 47 no. 3 2012; (p. 95)
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UntitledReview : The Ink Bridge
2012
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— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 20 no. 2 2012; (p. 34-35)
— Review of The Ink Bridge 2012 single work novel
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Off the Shelf : Fiction
2012
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— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 31 March 2012; (p. 30)
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New Young Adult
2012
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 March-1 April 2012; (p. 22)
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Review : The Ink Bridge
2012
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 March 2012; (p. 26)
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Giving Voice to Seekers of Asylum
2012
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 25 March 2012; (p. 23)
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[Review] The Ink Bridge
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 2012 single work novel -
Reality Check for Young Readers
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 April 2013; (p. 27) -
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) - y The Ink Bridge, Neil Grant Essendon North : Radiant Heart Publishing , 2014 8933809 2014 single work criticism
Awards
- 2014 shortlisted Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature — Young Adult Fiction
- 2013 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Young Adult Fiction
- 2013 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
- 2013 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 2012 winner The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — Barbara Ramsden Award
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