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'A boy stood in the playground under the big fig tree. 'He can't speak English,' the children whispered...Sydney, 1942. The war is coming to Australia - not only with the threat of bombardment, but also the arrival of refugees from Europe. Dreamy Columba's world is growing larger. She is drawn to Ellery, the little boy from far away, and, together with her highly practical best friend Hilda, the three children embark on an adventure through the harbour-side streets - a journey of discovery and terror, in pursuit of the mysterious blue cat .....' (Publication summary)
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Works about this Work
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Fleeing the Fear and Loathing
2017
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19 August 2017; (p. 22)'How young people respond to trauma and being trapped is explored in five new novels by Australian writers. Some characters are stuck in time and place, others are victims of grief and persecution.' (Introduction)
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Fleeing the Fear and Loathing
2017
single work
essay
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19 August 2017; (p. 22)'How young people respond to trauma and being trapped is explored in five new novels by Australian writers. Some characters are stuck in time and place, others are victims of grief and persecution.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2018 longlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Young Adult Book
- 2018 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
- 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1942