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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Children of the King
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'Three children have been sent to live in the countryside, safe from the war in London. When they find two boys hiding in a castle, the past and future come together to make an extraordinary adventure.

A hauntingly beautiful story from one of Australia's most acclaimed writers for adults and children.' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2012 .
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      Extent: 265p.p.
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      Reprinted: 2016
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      • Publication date: April 2012
      ISBN: 9780670076130 (hbk.), 9780143307211 (pbk)
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      Scholastic UK ,
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      Extent: 364p.
      ISBN: 9781407137513
    • Somerville, Massachusetts,
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      Candlewick Press ,
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      Extent: 266p.
      ISBN: 9780670076130 (hbk), 9780763667351
Alternative title: Les enfants du roi
Language: French

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Works about this Work

y separately published work icon The Children of the King, Sonya Hartnett Angie Barillaro , Essendon North : Radiant Heart Publishing , 2015 8919258 2015 single work criticism
Storytelling and Affect in Sonya Hartnett's The Children of the King Rose Miller , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , vol. 23 no. 2 2015; (p. 38-52)

"[A] reciprocal relationship between narrative and lived experience is examined in Hartnett’s novel The Children of the King (2012). Using perspectives on temporality from phenomenology and cultural memory and incorporating ideas of place from human and cultural geography, this article proposes that Hartnett uses the device of embedded narrative to examine the affective qualities of storytelling and place on the subject.This juxtaposition invites the reader to consider the fluid notions of identity inspired by embodied oral storytelling along with the perceptual opportunities afforded by the physical, sensorial world. Hartnett encourages the reader to critically assess the reliability of narrative, narrator, and the process of subjective judgement that occurs when responding to story." (Source: introduction)

Review : The Children of the King Russell Perry , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , March-April vol. 90 no. 2 2014; (p. 120)

— Review of The Children of the King Sonya Hartnett , 2012 single work children's fiction
Tales of Mystery and the Mundane : Children's Books in 2013 L. M. Rutherford , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 December 2013;

— Review of The Children of the King Sonya Hartnett , 2012 single work children's fiction ; Today We Have No Plans Jane Godwin , 2012 single work picture book ; Sea Hearts Margo Lanagan , 2012 single work novel ; Unforgotten Tohby Riddle , 2012 single work picture book
Old Kids on the Block Take Titles Angie Schiavone , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 August 2013; (p. 32) The Age , 17 August 2013; (p. 29) The Canberra Times , 17 August 2013; (p. 20)
At War with Authority Margaret Bromley , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 March 2012; (p. 32)

— Review of The Children of the King Sonya Hartnett , 2012 single work children's fiction
Young Adult Elaine Fry , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 April 2012; (p. 21)

— Review of The Children of the King Sonya Hartnett , 2012 single work children's fiction
Grown-Up Approach to Telling Tales Jose Borghino , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 14 April 2012; (p. 29) The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 April 2012; (p. 28-29)

— Review of The Children of the King Sonya Hartnett , 2012 single work children's fiction
[Review] The Children of the King Bec Kavanagh , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February/March vol. 91 no. 7 2012; (p. 34)

— Review of The Children of the King Sonya Hartnett , 2012 single work children's fiction
Kid's Lit Joy Lawn , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 May 2012; (p. 25)

— Review of Red Libby Gleeson , 2012 single work children's fiction ; The Children of the King Sonya Hartnett , 2012 single work children's fiction ; Ten Futures Michael Pryor , 2012 selected work short story
Digger Spirit Draws in Kids Fiona Purdon , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21-22 April 2012; (p. 20-21)
'Authors are keeping the nation's military history alive, writes Fiona Purdon.'
There's No Place Like Home Marc McEvoy , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 April 2012; (p. 18)
The Lure of Language Kevin Steinberger , Joy Lawn , Trevor Agnew , Rayma Turton , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 27 no. 5 2012; (p. 20-22)
Four readers share sections from favourite children's and young adult books. Some of the books chosen our outside the scope of AustLit.
Now, Read This Stephen Romei , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 December 2012; (p. 22-23) The Weekend Australian , 5-6 January 2013; (p. 14-25)
Best in Print 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 December 2012; (p. 30)
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