Home and Away
by John Marsden, Matt Ottley (Illustrator)
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We're a typical Australian family. Barbeques, footy, gardening, school, Holden Commodores . . . Then one day things change. 'April 26, Dad burns the toast, yells at Toby, thanks me for cleaning the cab of the truck, kisses Mum and Toby, then he's gone . . . April 27, the war starts . . . May 21, the city's in ruins, blackouts nearly all the time, food is hard to find . . .September 13, Dad's hears news of a boat. We might get out of here yet . . .September 28, it's just after dawn. A boat show more from their Navy has found us. We wave and cry and cheer. But then, slowly, we realise they are shouting at us, telling us to go away . . .September 30, we are in a huge prison, with razor wire all around us . . .'The powerful and thought-provoking CBCA Honour Book HOME AND AWAY is now part of LOTHIAN AUSTRALIAN FAVOURITES.'so powerful, so moving and so heartbreaking that every Australian should be encouraged to read it' READINGS show lessTags
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John Marsden was born in Victoria, Australia in 1950. He was working as a teacher when his first book, So Much to Tell You, was published in 1987. His other works include the Tomorrow series and Ellie chronicles. He bought an 850-acre property just outside Melbourne, Australia where he ran writers' courses and camps for eight years. In 2006, he show more opened a school there called Candlebark. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 2008
- Important places
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Important events
- Invasion of Australia (fictional); War
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- Genre
- Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 028.5 — Computer science, information & general works Library & information sciences Reading and use of other information media Reading of young; Juveniles
- LCC
- HV640.4 .A78 .M35 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Refugee problems
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
