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'From an extraordinary novelist and an award-winning illustrator comes this lyrical and unforgettable story about a boy and the untameable wildness of a hand-reared joey.
'This is a story about a boy called Pender and a kangaroo called Brindabella, about how they became friends, and all the things that happened to them because of it.
'Pender and his father live in an old house made of honey-coloured stone in the bush by the river, with only the company of his father's paintings and the loyal dog, Billy-Bob. Then, on one winter morning, a gunshot amongst the trees changes everything.
'When Pender rescues Brindabella from the pouch of her murdered mother, an unusual friendship blossoms between the lonely boy and the orphaned joey. But Brindabella is no ordinary kangaroo. And though Pender has saved her life, the untameable wildness of the bush--and freedom--call to her...
'Lyrical and unforgettable, Brindabella explores the brutal beauty of the Australian bush.' (Publication summary)
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Works about this Work
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[Review] Brindabella
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 33 no. 2 2018; (p. 37)
— Review of Brindabella 2018 single work children's fiction
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[Review] Brindabella
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 33 no. 2 2018; (p. 37)
— Review of Brindabella 2018 single work children's fiction
Awards
- 2021 nominated Sakura Medal (Japan) — English Chapter Books
- 2019 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Eight to 10 Years
- 2019 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book
- 2019 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Younger Readers
- 2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers