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y separately published work icon Audrey's Big Secret single work   children's fiction   children's  
Is part of Audrey of the Outback Christine Harris , 2008 series - author children's fiction (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Audrey's Big Secret
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'The opening scene sets the tone for this satisfying story set in the outback in the 1920s. Audrey pulls back the hessian curtains, glad her parents can’t afford glass, and leans out to whisper to Stumpy, ‘we’re going to find out the swagman’s secret’. Audrey is a feisty young heroine, the middle child in a struggling family living an isolated bush life. Audrey decides to try being, in turn, a swaggie (for the freedom), a man (because they claim to know everything and can use words girls can’t) and a teacher as all she will have to do is tell people what to do. Her adventures, including being around when her brother accidentally blows up the dunny, are very entertaining, but it is also a touching story about facing hardships and growing up in one’s own time.' (Publication summary)

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    • Surry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Little Hare Books , 2009 .
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      • Published September 1st 2009
      ISBN: 9781921272530
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    y separately published work icon The Audrey of the Outback Collection Christine Harris , Neutral Bay : Little Hare Books , 2011 8939725 2011 selected work children's fiction Neutral Bay : Little Hare Books , 2011

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[Review] Audrey's Big Secret Margaret Robson Kett , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies: Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 24 no. 4 2009; (p. 34)

— Review of Audrey's Big Secret Christine Harris , 2009 single work children's fiction
[Review] Audrey's Big Secret Candice Cappe , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 89 no. 2 2009; (p. 23)

— Review of Audrey's Big Secret Christine Harris , 2009 single work children's fiction
[Review] Audrey's Big Secret Katharine England , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 October 2009; (p. 26)

— Review of Audrey's Big Secret Christine Harris , 2009 single work children's fiction
[Review] Audrey's Big Secret Katharine England , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 October 2009; (p. 26)

— Review of Audrey's Big Secret Christine Harris , 2009 single work children's fiction
[Review] Audrey's Big Secret Candice Cappe , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 89 no. 2 2009; (p. 23)

— Review of Audrey's Big Secret Christine Harris , 2009 single work children's fiction
[Review] Audrey's Big Secret Margaret Robson Kett , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies: Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 24 no. 4 2009; (p. 34)

— Review of Audrey's Big Secret Christine Harris , 2009 single work children's fiction
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