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'Ella and her brother Emery are alone in a city that's starving to death. If they are going to survive, they must get away, upcountry, to find Emery's mum. But how can two kids travel such big distances across a dry, barren and dangerous landscape? Well, when you've got a few big doggos, the answer is you go mushing. When Emery is injured, Ella finds herself suddenly responsible for safely navigating the wheeled dog-sled through rough terrain, and even rougher encounters with desperate people.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Dedication: To all the kids who are not brave but do brave things anyway.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Taking Courage in a Dangerous Australia
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary , November no. 104 2020; (p. 137-138)
— Review of The Dog Runner 2019 single work children's fiction -
Reading and Viewing
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 54 no. 2 2019; (p. 81-85)
— Review of The Dog Runner 2019 single work children's fiction ; Making Friends with Alice Dyson 2019 single work novel ; Land of Fences 2019 single work novel ; It Sounded Better in My Head 2019 single work novel -
Tragedy for Children's Book Author Bren MacDibble Sparked a Complete Life Change – for the Better
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2019;'When award-winning children's book author Bren MacDibble watched her Melbourne home burn three years ago, she could never have known how much her life would change — for the better.' (Summary)
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Reading and Viewing
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 54 no. 2 2019; (p. 81-85)
— Review of The Dog Runner 2019 single work children's fiction ; Making Friends with Alice Dyson 2019 single work novel ; Land of Fences 2019 single work novel ; It Sounded Better in My Head 2019 single work novel -
Taking Courage in a Dangerous Australia
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary , November no. 104 2020; (p. 137-138)
— Review of The Dog Runner 2019 single work children's fiction -
Tragedy for Children's Book Author Bren MacDibble Sparked a Complete Life Change – for the Better
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2019;'When award-winning children's book author Bren MacDibble watched her Melbourne home burn three years ago, she could never have known how much her life would change — for the better.' (Summary)
Awards
- 2023 honour book KOALA Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2020 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Younger Readers
- 2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
- 2020 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book designed by Joanna Hunt
- 2020 shortlisted Readings Prizes — The Readings Children’s Book Prize