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Of a Boy: Popular Penguins
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Adrian is nine. He lives with his gran and his uncle Rory. He loves to draw and he wants a dog; he's afraid of quicksand and self-combustion. Adrian watches his suburban world, but there is much he cannot understand. He does not, for instance, know why three neighbourhood children might set out to buy ice-cream and never come back home...
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The year is 1977, and Adrian is nine. He lives with his gran and his uncle Rory; his best friend is Clinton Tull. He loves to draw and he wants a dog; he's afraid of quicksand and self-combustion.
Adrian watches his suburban world, but there is much he cannot understand. He does not, for instance, know why three neighbourhood children might set out to buy ice-cream and never come back home...
Of a Boy: Popular Penguins by Sonya Hartnett is a captivating tale of childhood innocence, mystery, and the complexities of growing up. As the narrative unfolds, readers are drawn into Adrian's world where the boundaries of understanding and reality blur, encapsulating the poignant essence of a young boy's perspective.
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ISBN: 9780143202615
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 June 2009
Country: Australia
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 111.0mm
Height: 180.0mm
Weight: 116g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Sonya Hartnett is the internationally acclaimed author of several novels, including Thursday's Child (winner of the 2002 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize) and Forest (winner of the 2002 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year: Older Readers). Her adult novel, Of a Boy, won The Age Book of the Year Award in 2003 and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. The Silver Donkey was CBC Book of the Year (Young readers) in 2005. Surrender was shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year Award and the Aurealis Award - Fantasy Division in 2005. In 2008, Sonya Hartnett became the first Australian recipient of The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
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