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Robbie flees a difficult family life to find that living as a homeless kid on the streets of Sydney isn't full of the excitement and freedom he had hoped for. When he meets Iris, an older woman who is also being forced to review her life, he begins to see a glimmer of hope.
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Other Formats
- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Making It Really Feral
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Making It Real : Proceedings of the Fourth Children's Literature Conference 1997; (p. 76-83) - y The Libby Hathorn Video Libby Hathorn, Poet-Author Crows Nest : Insight Profile , 1995 Z987037 1995 single work interview Libby Hathorn shares her ideas and life influences on her story-making. See the landscape and locations that inspired books such as Thunderwith, Feral Kid and Way Home, and share her writing process.
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[Review] Feral Kid
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 19-20)
— Review of Feral Kid 1994 single work novel -
Libby Hathorn's 'Feral Kid'
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 2 no. 3 1994; (p. 15)
— Review of Feral Kid 1994 single work novel -
From the Word Go : Books for Younger Readers
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 163 1994; (p. 65-66)
— Review of The Cousin from France 1993 single work children's fiction ; Family : A Collection of Short Stories 1994 anthology short story ; Jake's Luck 1994 single work novel ; The Patternmaker : Nine Science Fiction Stories 1994 selected work short story ; Feral Kid 1994 single work novel ; Wilful Blue 1994 single work novel
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[Review] Feral Kid
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 19-20)
— Review of Feral Kid 1994 single work novel -
Where the Young Things Are
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , April vol. 73 no. 1046 1994; (p. 23-26)
— Review of Foxspell 1994 single work novel ; Family : A Collection of Short Stories 1994 anthology short story ; Deersnake 1994 single work novel ; Feral Kid 1994 single work novel -
Street-Life Stereotypes Lack Substance
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 July 1994; (p. 10A)
— Review of Feral Kid 1994 single work novel ; Livin' Large 1994 single work novel -
Grim Realities of the Modern-Day Fairytale
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 September 1994; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Feral Kid 1994 single work novel -
From the Word Go : Books for Younger Readers
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 163 1994; (p. 65-66)
— Review of The Cousin from France 1993 single work children's fiction ; Family : A Collection of Short Stories 1994 anthology short story ; Jake's Luck 1994 single work novel ; The Patternmaker : Nine Science Fiction Stories 1994 selected work short story ; Feral Kid 1994 single work novel ; Wilful Blue 1994 single work novel -
Making It Really Feral
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Making It Real : Proceedings of the Fourth Children's Literature Conference 1997; (p. 76-83) - y The Libby Hathorn Video Libby Hathorn, Poet-Author Crows Nest : Insight Profile , 1995 Z987037 1995 single work interview Libby Hathorn shares her ideas and life influences on her story-making. See the landscape and locations that inspired books such as Thunderwith, Feral Kid and Way Home, and share her writing process.
Awards
- 1995 shortlisted Human Rights Awards — Children's Literature Award
- 1995 winner SWW Book Awards — Children — Children
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