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Kate Constable was born in Victoria but spent much of her childhood in Papua New Guinea, without television but within reach of a library where she "inhaled" stories. She studied Arts/Law at Melbourne University before working part-time for a record company while she began her life as a writer. She has had stories published in Meanjin, Island and other literary magazines.'
Source: Allen and Unwin website, http://www.allenandunwin.com/
Sighted: 13/02/2008
Most Referenced Works
Awards for Works
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Tumbleglass
Crows Nest
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Allen and Unwin
,
2023
25415482
2023
single work
children's fiction
children's
fantasy
science fiction
'A wonderful time-slip novel full of secrets, family relationships and quiet magic, from the award-winning author of the bestselling and much-loved novels Crow Country, Cicada Summer and The January Stars.
'Thirteen-year-old Rowan is helping her older sister Ash paint her bedroom when she discovers a mysterious ring that transports them both back in time to 1999. To a party being held in the very same house!
'While Ash dances, Rowan unwittingly disrupts the laws of time, and when she wakes up back in the present day, her sister is missing, and - even worse - everyone in their family seems to be forgetting she ever existed.
'With the help of her magical neighbour Verity, Rowan must find the courage to travel back through the history of the house. But can she find everything she needs to rescue Ash before her sister disappears forever?
'A warm and beautifully told time-slip novel, brimming with secrets, gentle magic and the strong bonds of family, from one of Australia best-loved children's book authors.' (Publication summary)
- 2024 longlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children's/Young Adult Cover designed by Debra Billson.
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The January Stars
Crows Nest
:
Allen and Unwin
,
2020
18508640
2020
single work
children's fiction
children's
'When fourteen-year-old Tash and her twelve-year old sister Clancy visit their Pa at his aged-care facility, they have no idea that the three of them will soon set out on an intrepid adventure. Along the way there are many challenges for Tash and Clancy to overcome. In the process, they discover their own resourcefulness and resilience; and demonstrate their heartfelt love for their grandfather.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
- 2021 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Children's Fiction
- 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
- 2021 longlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book designed by Debra Billson
- 2021 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Older Readers
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Crow Country
Crows Nest
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Allen and Unwin
,
2011
Z1809112
2011
single work
children's fiction
children's
adventure
fantasy
(taught in 2 units)
'Beginning and ending, always the same, always now. The game, the story, the riddle, hiding and seeking. Crow comes from this place; this place comes from Crow. And Crow has work for you.
'Sadie isn't thrilled when her mother drags her from the city to live in the country town of Boort. But soon she starts making connections - connections with the country, with the past, with two boys, Lachie and Walter, and, most surprisingly, with the ever-present crows.
'When Sadie is tumbled back in time to view a terrible crime, she is pulled into a strange mystery. Can Sadie, Walter and Lachie figure out a way to right old wrongs, or will they be condemned to repeat them?' (From the publisher's website.)
- 2012 Younger Readers CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book
- 2012 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
- 2011 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Young Adults
- 2012 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Younger Readers
- 2012 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards — Children's Literature Award