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A political fantasy about the nature of humanity and the meaning of freedom, and Cassie and her humanoid friends confront the authorities who direct their lives. Ages 12-14.Tags
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Cassie and her semi-human friends Boxer and Ralph escape from Parkland, a kind of species zoo, and find out the truth about their world. It's a dystopia but not quite in the end.
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Victor Kelleher was born in London in 1939 and moved to Australia in 1976 via Africa and New Zealand. He was formerly an associate professor of literature, but chose to write full-time from his home He writes books for both children and adults including Papio, Baily's Bones, The Red King, Taronga, Fire Dancer, The Ivory Trail, Brother Night, show more Dogboy, and Goblin in the Snow. He has won numerous awards including the Ditmar Award for Best Australian Novel for Beast of Heaven in 1985, Kids Own Aust Literature Award (KOALA) in 1991 for The Red King, the Children's Peace Lit Award (PEACE) in 1989 for The Makers, and the CBC Book of the Year in 1983 for Master of the Grove. He also writes under the pseudonym of Veronica Hart. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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