Title Mrs Whitlam / Bruce Pascoe

Published Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2016 ©2016

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Pas/Mwh		AVAILABLE
W'PONDS CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Pas/Mwh		AVAILABLE
W'BOOL CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Pas/Mwh		AVAILABLE

Description 77 pages ; 20 cm regular print Series Premier's reading challenge 5-6 Premier's reading challenge 5-6 Summary Marnie Clark of Curdie Vale can ride but she doesn't have a horse. She dreams of owning one and having the whole world to ride it in. Before too long Marnie is gifted Mrs Margaret 'Maggie' Whitlam, a beautiful, big Clydesdale - bold, fearless and able to jump anything. From the very first ride, Marnie and Maggie get more adventure than they bargained for. Soon Marnie is learning to negotiate newfound friendships, pony club and how to stand up for what she believes in. Will her friendship with George Costa, another outsider, make being accepted harder? Or will being true to yourself be the hardest decision Marnie makes? Analysis Australian Notes First published 2016, reprinted 2017 Shortlisted for The Children's Book of the Year Awards Audience For primary school age Notes Children's Book Council of Australia Shortlist, 2017 Subject Adventure stories. Animals -- Fiction. Australian fiction -- 21st century. Children's stories. Friendship -- Juvenile fiction. Friendship -- Fiction. Girls -- Juvenile fiction. Girls -- Fiction. Horses -- Juvenile fiction. Horses -- Fiction. Human-animal relationships -- Fiction. Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction. Genre/Form Action and adventure fiction. Novels. ISBN 9781925360240

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