The Burnt Stick by Anthony Hill (9780140369298)

Description - The Burnt Stick by Anthony Hill

John Jagamarra grew up at the Pearl Bay Mission for Aboriginal children in the far north-west. It was beautiful there, but it wasn't home. This is a tale for everyone about the pain of separation, and the strength of the human spirit.

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Book Details

ISBN: 9780140369298
ISBN-10: 0140369295

Classification:
Children's, young adult & educational »
Personal & social issues »
Personal & social issues: racism & multiculturalism (Children's/YA)

Format: Paperback / softback
(198mm x 132mm x 4mm)
Pages: 64
Imprint: Puffin
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
Publish Date: 3-Jun-1996
Country of Publication: Australia

Other Editions - The Burnt Stick by Anthony Hill

Mixed media product
(May 2007)

The The Burnt Stick: A Story About Growing Up by Anthony Hill

Hardback
(March 1995)

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Author Biography - Anthony Hill

Anthony Hill is a multi-award-winning, bestselling author. His most recent book for adults, The Story of Billy Young, was published in 2012. His novel Soldier Boy, about Australia's youngest known Anzac, was winner of the 2002 NSW Premier's Literary Award for Books for Young Adults. His most recent children's book, Captain Cook's Apprentice, won the 2009 NSW Premier's Young People's History Prize. It follows Soldier Boy, Young Digger and Animal Heroes as further testimony to his remarkable ability to extensively research historical material and, from wide-ranging sources, piece together a moving and exciting story. He is also the author of two novellas, the beautiful Shadow Dog, and the award-winning The Burnt Stick, illustrated by Mark Sofilas, as well as the picture book, Lucy's Cat and the Rainbow Birds, illustrated by Jane Tanner. Anthony lives in Canberra with his wife, Gillian. Their daughter, son-in-law and grand-daughter, Emily, live in Melbourne.