| Description |
250 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Contents |
Description based upon print version of record. -- Contents:Front Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Half Title; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Copyright -A young Aboriginal girl is taken from the north of Australia and sent to an institution in the distant south. There, she slowly makes a new life for herself and, in the face of tragedy, finds strength in new friendships. Poignantly told from the child's perspective, Sister Heart affirms the power of family and kinship. Suitable for ages 10& -x96; 15, this compelling novel about the stolen generations helps teachers sensitively introduce into the classroom one of world's most confronting histories. ; Click here to view book |
| Summary |
A young Aboriginal girl is taken from the north of Australia and sent to an institution in the distant south. There, she slowly makes a new life for herself and, in the face of tragedy, finds strength in new friendships |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Children's Book of the Year Awards - Shortlisted Book 2016 |
| Audience |
For children |
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Children's Book of the Year Awards, Younger readers - Honour Book 2016 |
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Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2016 Winner |
| Subject |
Australian fiction.
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Children's literature, Australian.
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Children's stories, Australian -- Aboriginal Australian authors
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Children's stories, Australian.
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Children's stories.
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Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Fiction.
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Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Institutional care -- Fiction.
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Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Institutional care -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Institutional care.
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Children, Aboriginal Australian.
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Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
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Young adult fiction.
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Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Fiction.
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Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Institutional care -- Fiction.
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Novels in verse.
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| Genre/Form |
Novels in verse.
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Novels.
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| LC no. |
2016436300 |
| ISBN |
9781925163131 |
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