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'Three children, Cassie and her two brothers Mick (at 13, one year younger than Cassie) and Wilf (8-years-old) discover a very old lady living a time-forgotten life in a nearby suburb. Her house is cut off from the world, she is largely self-sufficient but has a believable means by which she supplements her food requirements. Over the course of the story Miss McAllister moves from irascible and overbearing stranger to become the centre of the children's lives. Their own parents, caught up in their own lives, are on the periphery of their childrens. Miss McAllister provides stability, a much-needed sense of responsibility, a standard of ethical behaviour and ultimately, love. Miss McAllister provides a form of family togetherness.' (Production summary)
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Dedication: For Grizelda.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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- Dyslexic edition.
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Books Buzz , April no. 3 2008; (p. 33-34)
— Review of Miss McAllister's Ghost 2008 single work novel -
Elizabeth Fensham
2008
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 8) -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 52 no. 1 2008; (p. 31-32)
— Review of Miss McAllister's Ghost 2008 single work novel -
Under Age
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 28 December 2008; (p. 27)
— Review of Miss McAllister's Ghost 2008 single work novel ; Little Cat and the Big Red Bus 2008 single work picture book -
[Untitled]
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 46)
— Review of Miss McAllister's Ghost 2008 single work novel
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In Short : Fiction
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-23 March 2008; (p. 34)
— Review of Miss McAllister's Ghost 2008 single work novel -
Under Age
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 30 March 2008; (p. 29)
— Review of Miss McAllister's Ghost 2008 single work novel -
This Week's Selections
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of Miss McAllister's Ghost 2008 single work novel -
Second Impressions
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 302 2008; (p. 61-62)
— Review of Miss McAllister's Ghost 2008 single work novel ; Take It Easy, Danny Allen 2008 single work children's fiction ; Noodle Pie 2008 single work children's fiction ; White Crane 2008 single work children's fiction ; Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Missing Kin 2008 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Miss McAllister's Ghost
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 23 no. 1 2008; (p. 40-41)
— Review of Miss McAllister's Ghost 2008 single work novel -
Elizabeth Fensham
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 8)