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'Leave taking noun the act of saying goodbye
'What if you had just one week left to say goodbye to everything you’ve ever known?
'Toby and his mum and dad are leaving their family farm after the death of Toby’s younger sister, Leah. Together, they sort through all their belongings and put things aside to sell or throw out. It’s a big task, and Toby doesn’t want to leave the only place he’s called home.
'As his last day on the farm approaches, Toby has a plan – a plan to say goodbye to all the things and places that mean something special to him and Leah, from the machinery shed to Pa’s old truck to the chook house. With the help of his best friend, Trigger the dog, he learns what it means to take your leave.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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[Review] Leave Taking
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 33 no. 3 2018; (p. 36)
— Review of Leave Taking 2018 single work children's fiction
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[Review] Leave Taking
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 33 no. 3 2018; (p. 36)
— Review of Leave Taking 2018 single work children's fiction
Awards
- 2019 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Griffith University Children’s Book Award
- 2019 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Younger Readers
- 2019 joint winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books With Dingo.
- 2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
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