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'The story of two young girls: Jo, a very modern teenager and Balyet, a beautiful girl-spirit of the mountains, who is frozen in time by an ancient curse and destined to live forever in terrible isolation. Her longing for a companion touches Jo, but her offer of friendship carries a deadly price.' (Source: Bookseller's site)
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese translation.
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- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Patricia Wrightson : 'Spirits in Their Own Land'
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Adolescent Novel : Australian Perspectives 1997; (p. 227-235) -
Patricia Wrightson : A Dreaming - Lilith Norman Talks About an Old Friend
1994
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 9 no. 5 1994; (p. 18-20) -
Untitled
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 5 no. 1 1990; (p. 34)
— Review of Balyet 1989 single work novel -
The Children's Book of the Year Awards Shortlists
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 5 no. 2 1990; (p. 22-24)
— Review of The Journey Home 1989 single work picture book ; I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit 1989 single work picture book ; A Nice Walk in the Jungle 1989 single work picture book ; Grandad's Magic 1989 single work picture book ; A Proper Little Lady 1989 single work picture book ; The Very Best of Friends 1989 single work picture book ; Pigs and Honey 1989 single work picture book ; Papa and the Olden Days 1989 single work picture book ; Onion Tears 1989 single work children's fiction ; The Extraordinary Magics of Emma McDade 1989 single work children's fiction ; Following the Gold 1989 selected work poetry ; The Dragon of Mith 1989 single work children's fiction ; Merryll of the Stones 1989 single work novel ; The Red King 1989 single work novel ; Balyet 1989 single work novel ; Skymaze 1989 single work children's fiction ; Thunderwith 1989 single work novel ; Came Back to Show You I Could Fly 1989 single work novel -
The Pick for the Children
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 24 March 1990; (p. 7-8)
— Review of A Nice Walk in the Jungle 1989 single work picture book ; Following the Gold 1989 selected work poetry ; The Red King 1989 single work novel ; Onion Tears 1989 single work children's fiction ; A Proper Little Lady 1989 single work picture book ; Balyet 1989 single work novel ; I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit 1989 single work picture book ; Papa and the Olden Days 1989 single work picture book ; Grandad's Magic 1989 single work picture book ; The Journey Home 1989 single work picture book ; Came Back to Show You I Could Fly 1989 single work novel ; The Very Best of Friends 1989 single work picture book ; Merryll of the Stones 1989 single work novel
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Untitled
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 5 no. 1 1990; (p. 34)
— Review of Balyet 1989 single work novel -
An Aboriginal Legend
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , July vol. 69 no. 995 1989; (p. 38)
— Review of Balyet 1989 single work novel -
Teenagers
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 11 November 1989; (p. 10)
— Review of Balyet 1989 single work novel -
Children's Books
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 114 1989; (p. 45-46)
— Review of The Smiling Madonna 1989 single work novel ; Came Back to Show You I Could Fly 1989 single work novel ; Balyet 1989 single work novel ; Dream Time : New Stories by Sixteen Award-Winning Authors 1989 anthology short story -
Santa's Selections for Children
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 December 1989; (p. 46)
— Review of The Ghost in Abigail Terrace 1989 single work picture book ; Gumboots and Other Risks 1989 single work children's fiction ; The Great Deeds of Superheroes 1989 selected work children's fiction ; Imagine 1989 single work picture book ; The Very Best of Friends 1989 single work picture book ; A Nice Walk in the Jungle 1989 single work picture book ; Rain for Christmas 1989 single work picture book ; Came Back to Show You I Could Fly 1989 single work novel ; Balyet 1989 single work novel ; The School for Laughter 1989 single work picture book ; The Lighthouse Keeper's Breakfast 1999 single work picture book ; The Lighthouse Keeper's Rescue 1989 single work picture book -
Patricia Wrightson : A Dreaming - Lilith Norman Talks About an Old Friend
1994
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 9 no. 5 1994; (p. 18-20) -
Children's Adult
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 August 1989; (p. 113) -
Patricia Wrightson : 'Spirits in Their Own Land'
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Adolescent Novel : Australian Perspectives 1997; (p. 227-235) -
Patricia Wrightson's 'Wirrun': A Modern Aboriginal Mythic Hero
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 1 no. 3 1990; (p. 140-144)
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