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'When Beatrice is forced to leave her beloved Wilson Park and her offbeat friend Marty, she discovers some shocking truths about her mother and learns what friendship and family really mean.
'Change is hard, but as her Aunty Olivia tells her, sometimes when you lose something, you gain something else.
'Water Colours is an optimistic, warm and challenging story about growing up and coming to terms with the tough realities of life.' (Publication summary)
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2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 45 no. 1 2001; (p. 31)
— Review of Water Colours 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 15 no. 1 2001; (p. 47)
— Review of Water Colours 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 15 no. 4 2000; (p. 40)
— Review of Water Colours 2000 single work novel -
'Water Colours' by Sarah Walker
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 8 no. 4 2000; (p. 30)
— Review of Water Colours 2000 single work novel -
Short Listings
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 12 no. 1 2000;
— Review of Darkness More Visible 2000 single work novel ; Away! Away! 2000 single work picture book ; The Book of Elsa 2000 single work novel ; Vixen 2000 single work novel ; Harm : A Memoir of Dark, Glorious Days 2000 single work novel ; Water Colours 2000 single work novel ; On Murder : True Crime Writing in Australia 2000 anthology non-fiction ; A Life of Books : The Story of D.W. Thorpe Pty. Ltd. 1921-1987 2000 single work biography
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Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 45 no. 1 2001; (p. 31)
— Review of Water Colours 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 15 no. 4 2000; (p. 40)
— Review of Water Colours 2000 single work novel -
Hartnett Aims a Tale Squarely at Adults
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 September 2000; (p. 19)
— Review of Thursday's Child 2000 single work novel ; Water Colours 2000 single work novel -
Nostalgia for Mythical Edens
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 December 2000; (p. 12)
— Review of The Colour of Sunshine 2000 single work novel ; Water Colours 2000 single work novel ; Nukkin Ya 2000 single work novel -
Bad Girls
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 225 2000; (p. 56-57)
— Review of Bad Girl 2000 single work novel ; Water Colours 2000 single work novel
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