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'Me name be Hannah O'Brien and I be seventy-six years old. Me first thing is an apology - me language is bad cos I lost it and had to learn it again. But here's me story and I be glad to tell it before I hop the twig.
So begins this extraordinary novel, which will transport you to Australia's wild frontier and stay in your mind long after you've finished reading.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Included on the 2013 White Ravens list compiled by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany.
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Dedication: For Vincent Ward
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Why Are Australian Authors Obsessed with Killing off Kangaroos?
2019
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 4 March 2019;'Kangaroos are the most visible of Australia’s unique animals, but despite their charm and national icon status, Australian writers perpetually kill them off.' (Introduction)
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Texts for Years 9 & 10
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 47 no. 2 2012; (p. 109-111)
— Review of Into That Forest 2012 single work novel ; The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf 2012 single work novel ; Ten Futures 2012 selected work short story ; A Confusion of Princes 2012 single work novel -
Best in Print
2012
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 December 2012; (p. 30) -
Now, Read This
2012
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 December 2012; (p. 22-23) The Weekend Australian , 5-6 January 2013; (p. 14-25) -
[Review] Into that Forest
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2012 - January 2013 no. 347 2012; (p. 71)
— Review of Into That Forest 2012 single work novel
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Loss and Dislocation in a Brutal World
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 September 2012; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Into That Forest 2012 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 September 2012; (p. 22) The Saturday Age , 15 September 2012; (p. 30) The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 September 2012; (p. 40)
— Review of Into That Forest 2012 single work novel ; In the Company of Strangers 2012 single work novel -
For Kids and Teens
2012
single work
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 - 7 October 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of Into That Forest 2012 single work novel -
Life Seen through the Eyes of the Tigers
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 14 October 2012; (p. 15)
— Review of Into That Forest 2012 single work novel -
Books of the Week
2012
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review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 14 October 2012; (p. 37)
— Review of Into That Forest 2012 single work novel -
Old Dog Learns New Tricks
2012
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— Appears in: The Australian , 21 August 2012; (p. 8) -
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) -
Why Are Australian Authors Obsessed with Killing off Kangaroos?
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 4 March 2019;'Kangaroos are the most visible of Australia’s unique animals, but despite their charm and national icon status, Australian writers perpetually kill them off.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2015 longlisted Tasmania Book Prizes — Tasmania Book Prize
- 2014 shortlisted Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature — Young Adult Fiction
- 2013 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
- 2012 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Best Novel
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