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'The year is 1919. Thirty years have passed since the man from Snowy River made his famous ride. But World War I still casts its shadow across a valley in the heart of Australia, particularly for orphaned sixteen-year-old Flinty McAlpine, who lost a brother when the Snowy River men marched away to war.
'Why has the man Flinty loves returned from the war so changed and distant? Why has her brother Andy 'gone with cattle', leaving Flinty in charge of their younger brother and sister and with the threat of eviction from the farm she loves so dearly?
'A brumby muster held under the watchful eye of the legendary Clancy of the Overflow offers hope. Now Flinty must ride to save her farm, her family and the valley she loves. Set among the landscapes of the great poems of Australia, this book is a love song to the Snowy Mountains and a tribute to Australia's poets who immortalised so much of our land.
'The Girl from Snowy River combines passion, heartbreak, history and an enduring love and rich understanding of our land. It continues the grand saga that began with A Waltz for Matilda.(Publisher's blurb)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also large print.
- Sound recording.
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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[Review] The Girl from Snowy River
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 28 no. 1 2013; (p. 34, 36)
— Review of The Girl from Snowy River 2012 single work children's fiction -
Fiction
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 January 2013; (p. 30)
— Review of The Girl from Snowy River 2012 single work children's fiction -
[Review] The Girl from Snowy River
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 57 no. 1 2013; (p. 29)
— Review of The Girl from Snowy River 2012 single work children's fiction -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 21 no. 1 2013; (p. 15)
— Review of The Girl from Snowy River 2012 single work children's fiction
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Fiction
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 January 2013; (p. 30)
— Review of The Girl from Snowy River 2012 single work children's fiction -
[Review] The Girl from Snowy River
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 28 no. 1 2013; (p. 34, 36)
— Review of The Girl from Snowy River 2012 single work children's fiction -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 21 no. 1 2013; (p. 15)
— Review of The Girl from Snowy River 2012 single work children's fiction -
[Review] The Girl from Snowy River
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 57 no. 1 2013; (p. 29)
— Review of The Girl from Snowy River 2012 single work children's fiction
Awards
- 2019 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2013 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Older Readers
- Snowy Mountains, Cooma - Snowy - Bombala area, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
- 1919