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y separately published work icon Undine single work   novel   young adult   fantasy  
Is part of Undine Trilogy Penni Russon , 2004 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Undine
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'Undine isnt your ordinary teenage girl. She doesnt like Tuesdays, has a best friend named Trout, and can cause storms to form out of thin air. She comes from a tight-knit family that includes her mother, brother, and aunt. She has always been told that her father died before she was born but a mysterious whispering voice convinces her that he is still alive. Trout, thanks to his love of Shakespeare, links the words that the voice is speaking with The Tempest. After the book itself appears in her house, Undine figures out where the voice is calling from and goes to meet her father. Teens will empathize with this girl who has magical powers that she cant control and a desire for a father who loves her for herself, not the powers she possesses or what he can gain from them'. Source: online bookseller.

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Milsons Point, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House , 2004 .
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      Extent: 245p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 01/09/2004
      ISBN: 1740519833

Works about this Work

y separately published work icon Shakespeare in Children's Literature : Gender and Cultural Capital Erica Hateley , New York (City) : Routledge , 2009 13815357 2009 single work criticism

'Shakespeare in Children's Literature looks at the genre of Shakespeare-for-children, considering both adaptations of his plays and children's novels in which he appears as a character. Drawing on feminist theory and sociology, Hateley demonstrates how Shakespeare for children utilises the ongoing cultural capital of "Shakespeare," and the pedagogical aspects of children's literature, to perpetuate anachronistic forms of identity and authority.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)

Undine by Penni Russon Bernadette Welch , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 13 no. 2 2005; (p. 31)

— Review of Undine Penni Russon , 2004 single work novel
Untitled Liz Derouet , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 3 2004; (p. 55-56)

— Review of Undine Penni Russon , 2004 single work novel
[Review] Undine by Penni Russon Lili Wilkinson , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , October no. 3 2004; (p. 18)

— Review of Undine Penni Russon , 2004 single work novel
In Short : Fiction Michael McGirr , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 October 2004; (p. 12)

— Review of Undine Penni Russon , 2004 single work novel ; The Dark Mirror Juliet Marillier , 2004 single work novel ; Best Stories under the Sun 2004 anthology short story extract
Untitled Fran Knight , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 19 no. 4 2004; (p. 43)

— Review of Undine Penni Russon , 2004 single work novel
In Short : Fiction Michael McGirr , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 October 2004; (p. 12)

— Review of Undine Penni Russon , 2004 single work novel ; The Dark Mirror Juliet Marillier , 2004 single work novel ; Best Stories under the Sun 2004 anthology short story extract
Undine by Penni Russon Bernadette Welch , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 13 no. 2 2005; (p. 31)

— Review of Undine Penni Russon , 2004 single work novel
[Review] Undine by Penni Russon Lili Wilkinson , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , October no. 3 2004; (p. 18)

— Review of Undine Penni Russon , 2004 single work novel
Untitled Liz Derouet , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 3 2004; (p. 55-56)

— Review of Undine Penni Russon , 2004 single work novel
y separately published work icon Shakespeare in Children's Literature : Gender and Cultural Capital Erica Hateley , New York (City) : Routledge , 2009 13815357 2009 single work criticism

'Shakespeare in Children's Literature looks at the genre of Shakespeare-for-children, considering both adaptations of his plays and children's novels in which he appears as a character. Drawing on feminist theory and sociology, Hateley demonstrates how Shakespeare for children utilises the ongoing cultural capital of "Shakespeare," and the pedagogical aspects of children's literature, to perpetuate anachronistic forms of identity and authority.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)

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