Alex
Hawke, Rosanne2023
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A few kookaburras laugh in the gum trees. Alex grins - they don't often come up this far. His grandpa told him that if kookaburras laugh late in the afternoon, it will rain next day. 'Ha, someone needs to tell the rain to listen, hey Tangi?' She grins at him like it's a good joke. Alex wishes it was just a joke. Thirteen-year-old Alex lives on a drought-affected property in South Australia with his mum, his dad, his kelpie dog Tangi and colt, Jago. When he meets his new next-door neighbour, Bonnie, he is grateful to make a new friend and fascinated by the camels her family has brought to the farm.. For years it hasn't rained enough for them to put a crop in. And while all the farmers in the area are suffering, Alex's dad is struggling more than most. It's nearly winter and the paddocks are still brown. But when Bonnie comes over to visit and cook with him, Alex feels lighter inside. And his mum loosens up a bit as well. As the drought stretches on, Alex must help his mum with the farm work, and draw wisdom and strength from his support networks so he can find a way into a brighter future.
Main title:
Alex / Rosanne Hawke.
Author:
Hawke, Rosanne, authorWhite, Lyn, editor
Imprint:
Cammeraygal Country ; Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2023.©2023.
Collation:
vii, 221 pages : maps ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
A gripping story of one Australian boy's experience of devastating drought. Any two books from this series may be read as Challenge books and up to five more can be read as personal choice books. Go to the online booklists for the PRC ID of the individual books in this series. Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
Upper primaryFor Ages: 9+ years old
ISBN:
9781760877002 (paperback)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
420869
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | HAWKE | Available |