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y separately published work icon Drowned Wednesday single work   children's fiction   children's   fantasy  
Is part of The Keys to the Kingdom Garth Nix , 2003 series - author children's fiction (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Drowned Wednesday
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"Arthur Penhaligon has a broken leg and a bad attack of asthma, but there's no time for recovery. Drowned Wednesday has sent a ship to pluck him from the safety of his bed, miles from any ocean, and sail him back to the House. From hospital room to the high seas, Arthur must battle pirates, storms, monsters made of Nothing and a vast beast that can't stop eating. Arthur struggles to unravel the mystery of the Architect's disappearance, and the plotting of the Trustees. For the sake of all that dwell in the Secondary realms, he must discover the third part of the Will and claim the Third Key. But first... can Arthur trust the Raised Rats? Where are Leaf and Suzy? And how will he survive life aboard ship on the treacherous Border Sea?" (Source: Allen & Unwin)

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese translation.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2005 .
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      Extent: 366p.
      ISBN: 1741144418
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      Scholastic Press ,
      2005 .
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      Extent: 389p.
      ISBN: 0439700868 (hbk.)
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2005 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Allen & Unwin.
      Extent: 372p.
      ISBN: 1741144413
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      Scholastic Press ,
      2006 .
      image of person or book cover 3748885558185608743.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 389p.
      ISBN: 0439436567 (pbk.)
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2018 .
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      Extent: 372p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 21st February 2018

      ISBN: 9781760633257
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Keys to the Kingdom Complete Collection Garth Nix , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2019 17063727 2019 selected work children's fiction Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2019
Alternative title: Vrouwe Woensdag
Language: Dutch
    • Amsterdam,
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      Netherlands,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Uitgeverij M. ,
      2005 .
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      Extent: 240p.
      ISBN: 9022541584

Other Formats

  • Also sound recording.
  • Also dyslexic edition
  • Also braille.
  • Also large print.

Works about this Work

SF Files Jason Nahrung , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 - 5 March 2006; (p. 4)
[Review] Drowned Wednesday Liz Grzyb , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: TiconderogaOnline , December no. 6 2005;

— Review of Drowned Wednesday Garth Nix , 2005 single work children's fiction
[Review] Drowned Wednesday Lili Wilkinson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , May no. 1 2005; (p. 18)

— Review of Drowned Wednesday Garth Nix , 2005 single work children's fiction
Fantasy Colin Steele , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 10 April 2005; (p. 19)

— Review of The Stone Ship Peter Raftos , 2005 single work novel ; Drowned Wednesday Garth Nix , 2005 single work children's fiction
Drowned Wednesday by Garth Nix Janet Adams , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 13 no. 1 2005; (p. 12)
Fantasy Garth Nix , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 January 2005; (p. 6)

— Review of Drowned Wednesday Garth Nix , 2005 single work children's fiction
Shorts: Children's Books Christopher Bantick , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 February 2005; (p. 16)

— Review of Drowned Wednesday Garth Nix , 2005 single work children's fiction ; Worm Story Morris Gleitzman , 2005 single work children's fiction ; Hunwick's Egg Mem Fox , 2004 single work picture book
[Review] Drowned Wednesday Chloe Mauger , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 20 no. 1 2005; (p. 37)

— Review of Drowned Wednesday Garth Nix , 2005 single work children's fiction
The Notion of Quest Elizabeth Braithwaite , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 269 2005; (p. 61-62)

— Review of Angel Fever Isobelle Carmody , 2004 single work children's fiction ; Drowned Wednesday Garth Nix , 2005 single work children's fiction ; Treasure Hunters of Quentaris Margo Lanagan , 2004 single work children's fiction ; Tremada Kathy Hoopmann , 2004 single work children's fiction
Fantasy Colin Steele , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 10 April 2005; (p. 19)

— Review of The Stone Ship Peter Raftos , 2005 single work novel ; Drowned Wednesday Garth Nix , 2005 single work children's fiction
Man on a Mission Christopher Bantick , 2005 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 February 2005; (p. 12)
Papier-Mache and French Knitting Pam Macintyre (interviewer), 2005 single work interview
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 13 no. 1 2005; (p. 5-6)
Drowned Wednesday by Garth Nix Janet Adams , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 13 no. 1 2005; (p. 12)
SF Files Jason Nahrung , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 - 5 March 2006; (p. 4)
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