The simple gift
Herrick, Steven, 1958-2012
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A free-verse novel told in three voices. Billy, hops a freight train. Settling in a small town in Australia that has a friendly librarian and a train yard with abandoned cars to call home, he adjusts quickly to life, figuring out how to eat and keep clean
Main title:
The simple gift / by Steven Herrick.
Author:
Imprint:
St Lucia, Qld : University of Queensland Press, 2012.2000
Collation:
205 pages
Notes:
The concept of Belonging (HSC): Alienation (Billy's sense of alienation at home/school) - Connection with a particular place - Searching for 'family' and a place to belong - The outside (dangers of being an outsider) - Belonging means safety.The story does contain some sex scenes & sexual references (appropriate for 14+ readers).
Audience:
Secondary
ISBN:
9780702231339 (paperback)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
28213
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Teenage Fiction | HERRIC | pbkAvailable |
| Penrith | Teenage Fiction | HERRIC | pbkAvailable |