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Rachel was bored with having a cold and having to stay in bed so she wished very hard for something exciting to happen - and it did! She finds herself transported to a place where periodic storms occur which affect the inhabitants in strange ways and cause pigs to float in the air.
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Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Korean and Japanese translations.
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This work is affiliated with Australian Fantasy Fiction and Japan because it has a Japanese translation.
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Other Formats
- Also braille.
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The Emily Rodda Event
2011
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 12) -
Oink, oink ... Fly with the pigs to fantasy land'
1992
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 January 1992;
— Review of Pigs Might Fly 1986 single work children's fiction -
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1988
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— Appears in: Booklist , July 1988; (p. 1845)
— Review of Pigs Might Fly 1986 single work children's fiction -
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1987
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 2 no. 2 1987; (p. 23)
— Review of Pigs Might Fly 1986 single work children's fiction -
The Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 1987 : The Short Lists
1987
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 2 no. 2 1987; (p. 12-13)
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1987
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 2 no. 2 1987; (p. 23)
— Review of Pigs Might Fly 1986 single work children's fiction -
Australian Children's Book Awards : The 1987 shortlist
1987
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 91 1987; (p. 29-32)
— Review of Riverman 1986 single work novel ; Creatures in the Beard 1986 single work picture book ; Kojuro and the Bears Helen Smith (translator), 1987 single work picture book ; The Wild 1986 single work picture book ; All About Anna and Harriet and Christopher and Me 1986 single work children's fiction ; Melissa's Ghost 1986 single work children's fiction ; Blue Days 1986 single work novel ; Space Demons 1986 single work novel ; Taronga 1986 single work novel ; My Sister Sif 1986 single work novel ; All We Know 1986 single work children's fiction ; Animalia 1986 single work picture book ; Farmer Schulz's Ducks 1986 single work picture book ; Pigs Might Fly 1986 single work children's fiction ; Sister Madge's Book of Nuns 1986 selected work poetry ; Boss of the Pool 1986 single work children's fiction ; Murgatroyd's Garden 1986 single work picture book ; The Nativity 1986 single work picture book -
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1987
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— Appears in: Review Bulletin , vol. 87 no. 1 1987; (p. 28,32,35,37-38)
— Review of My Sister Sif 1986 single work novel ; Boss of the Pool 1986 single work children's fiction ; The Wild 1986 single work picture book ; The Nativity 1986 single work picture book ; Pigs Might Fly 1986 single work children's fiction -
Heroines and Happenings
1987
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review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 May 1987; (p. B3)
— Review of Pigs Might Fly 1986 single work children's fiction ; The Teacher's Secret 1986 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
1987
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review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 91 1987;
— Review of Pigs Might Fly 1986 single work children's fiction -
The Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 1987 : The Short Lists
1987
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column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 2 no. 2 1987; (p. 12-13) -
The Emily Rodda Event
2011
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column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 12) -
Judges' Report - 1987
1987
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criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 31 no. 3 1987; (p. 10-16) The report also includes short criticisms of the honour books and shortlisted titles and a general comment on each award category.
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