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Ratwhiskers and Me
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Traumatised by a fire in which his family perishes, the narrator takes on a new identity on the goldfields. He then flees to the Chinese camp, taking the name Lin. But Ellery, a man who links to Lin's past, is determined to take over all the goldfields, setting in place a dangerous sequence of events. Ages 9+. (SA: Year 6 - Year 9).
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Traumatised by a fire in which the narrator's family perishes, the narrator takes on a new identity on the goldfields. The narrator flees to the Chinese camp, taking the name Lin. However, Ellery, a man connected to Lin's past, is determined to take over all the goldfields, setting in place a dangerous sequence of events.
Ratwhiskers and Me is suitable for ages 9 and up.
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Ratwhiskers and Me has been praised as a beautifully crafted verse novel that vividly depicts the conditions on the Bendigo goldfields in the 1850s. Lorraine Marwood's economical use of words powerfully conveys the miners' hardships, the prejudice encountered by the Chinese, and the diverse human behaviours during the gold rush, earning it acclaim as a masterpiece.
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ISBN: 9781921150395
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 July 2008
Country: Australia
Imprint: Walker Books Australia
Audience: Children
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Width: 126.0mm
Height: 194.0mm
Weight: 176g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Lorraine Marwood is an award-winning poet who has been widely published in Australian and international literary magazines. She has published several children’s books and collections of poetry, including The Girl who Turned into Treacle, that downhill yelling and Redback Mansion. Lorraine is also the Australian editor of the UK literary magazine, Tears in the Fence, and is a writer of poetry ideas and teaching plans for Literature Base.
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