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'A moving illustrated verse novel about a girl dealing with isolation at school, and with her grandma’s illness at home.
'At school, Pearl feels as though she is in a group of one. Her teacher wants her to write poems that rhyme but Pearl’s poems don’t. At home, however, Pearl feels safe and loved, but her grandmother is slowly fading, and so are Mum and Pearl. When her grandmother eventually passes away, Pearl wants life to go back to the way it was and refuses to talk at the funeral. But she finds the courage to deliver a poem for her grandmother that defies her teacher’s idea of poetry – her poem doesn’t rhyme; it comes from the heart.' (Publication summary)
Reading Australia
This work has Reading Australia teaching resources.
Unit Suitable ForAC: Year 3 (NSW Stage 2)
DurationThree weeks (three lessons per week)
Themes
being unique, Day of the Girl, illness, relationships, resilience, Understanding relationships
General Capabilities
Critical and creative thinking, Literacy, Personal and social
Notes
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Pearl Verses the World is a novel in verse for younger readers.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Talking to Sally Murphy about Verse Novels and Writing in General
2015
single work
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 30 no. 1 2015; (p. 4-6) -
Page to Performance : Children's Books Adapted for the Stage
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 8-11) -
[Review] Pearl Verses the World
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , September/October vol. 87 no. 5 2011; (p. 93)
— Review of Pearl Verses the World 2009 single work children's fiction -
Book of the Year: Younger Readers - Honour Books
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 6-7)
— Review of Running with the Horses 2009 single work picture book ; Pearl Verses the World 2009 single work children's fiction -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2010
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 3)
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[Review] Pearl Verses the World
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 11 July 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of Pearl Verses the World 2009 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Pearl Verses the World
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , 1 July no. 63 2009; (p. 37-38)
— Review of Pearl Verses the World 2009 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Pearl Verses the World
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , May/June vol. 88 no. 8 2009; (p. 15)
— Review of Pearl Verses the World 2009 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Pearl Verses the World
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 24 no. 2 2009; (p. 38)
— Review of Pearl Verses the World 2009 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Pearl Verses the World
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: CoastKids Illawarra , July/August 2009; (p. 35)
— Review of Pearl Verses the World 2009 single work children's fiction -
Kids' Writers Queue Up for Kudos
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 April 2010; (p. 50-51) -
Little Pearler as Children's Writer Wins National Prize
2010
single work
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— Appears in: The West Australian , 21 August 2010; (p. 20-21) -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2010
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 3) -
Page to Performance : Children's Books Adapted for the Stage
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 8-11) -
Talking to Sally Murphy about Verse Novels and Writing in General
2015
single work
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 30 no. 1 2015; (p. 4-6)
Awards
- 2010 winner West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Hoffman Award
- 2010 winner Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature — Picture Book and Younger Readers
- 2010 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Younger Readers
- 2009 winner Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Best Language Development Book for Upper Primary Children (2005-2013)
- 2009 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Premier's Prize for Writing for Children