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'Everyone in Port Lincoln thinks Snook Pascoe is a loser. People joke about his clumsiness; his teacher ridicules him and even his father, skipper of the tuna boat Blue Fin, is convinced that Snook will never amount to anything. After all, tuna fishing is a hard life for ‘real men’.
'When Snook is allowed, for once, to sail on Blue Fin he faces a terrifying disaster. A waterspout engulfs the ship, the deck is swept clean, the radio and rudder are wrecked, the engine is disabled, the crew is lost overboard and Snook’s father lies unconscious down below. Snook is on his own, far out to sea…' (Publication summary)
Adaptations
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form
y
Blue Fin
( dir. Carl Schultz
)
South Australia
Australia
:
South Australian Film Corporation
McElroy and McElroy
,
1978
Z918980
1978
single work
film/TV
Set in the South Australian town of Streaky Bay, Blue Fin is the story of a young boy's relationship with his father, owner of the fishing trawler Blue Fin, and the chance the boy has to prove himself.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
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Works about this Work
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The People: Family Life Versus Individualism
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Children's Literature : An Exploration of Genre and Theme 1995; (p. 121-136) -
Colin Thiele: from Sun to Shadow
1978
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time: The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , January no. 66 1978; (p. 2-9) -
Untitled
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 August 1978;
— Review of Blue Fin 1969 single work children's fiction -
Another Point of View
1970
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , July no. 36 1970; (p. 19-22) Children comment on three novels from the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, 1970 -
Children's Book Council of Australia 1970 Judge's Report
1970
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , July no. 36 1970; (p. 11-13)
-
Untitled
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 August 1978;
— Review of Blue Fin 1969 single work children's fiction -
Learning to Accept Life as it Comes
1970
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 11 June 1970; (p. 23)
— Review of Blue Fin 1969 single work children's fiction -
Australiana
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , December no. 34 1969; (p. 35-38)
— Review of Platypus Joe 1969 selected work children's fiction ; The Lucky Stone 1969 single work children's fiction ; Six Days Between a Second 1969 single work children's fiction ; The Bates Family 1969 single work children's fiction ; Euloowirree Walkabout 1968 single work novel ; Blue Fin 1969 single work children's fiction -
The People: Family Life Versus Individualism
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Children's Literature : An Exploration of Genre and Theme 1995; (p. 121-136) -
Children's Book Council of Australia 1970 Judge's Report
1970
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , July no. 36 1970; (p. 11-13) -
Another Point of View
1970
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , July no. 36 1970; (p. 19-22) Children comment on three novels from the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, 1970 -
Colin Thiele: from Sun to Shadow
1978
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time: The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , January no. 66 1978; (p. 2-9)
Awards
- 1972 IBBY Honour Diploma — Writing
- 1972 honours list Hans Christian Andersen Award (Switzerland) — Author
- 1970 highly commended CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year Award
Last amended 28 Oct 2021 10:41:29
Settings:
- Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln - Louth Bay area, Southern Eyre Peninsula, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia,
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