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'Merimba and Pirry are twins in appearance and character, living in two different worlds. Merimba is a quadriplegic whose condition has dragged her family apart. She is in a coma. Pirry is a Valourn, an acrobatic dancer in the land of Rargon. When Merimba flees her body a switch is made.'
Source: Readings.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Quadriplegia. Type of character Primary. Point of view First person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 33)
— Review of Shadowdancers 1994 single work novel -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 38 no. 4 1994; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Shadowdancers 1994 single work novel -
From the Word Go : Books for Younger Readers
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 164 1994; (p. 67-68)
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Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 38 no. 4 1994; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Shadowdancers 1994 single work novel -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 33)
— Review of Shadowdancers 1994 single work novel -
From the Word Go : Books for Younger Readers
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 164 1994; (p. 67-68)
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