Winner, Children’s Book Council, Book of the Year, 1966
Commended, American Library Association, 1966
Winner, New York Times Book Review, Children’s Book of the Year, 1966
Introduction by Maurice Saxby
It's hot, dry and sweaty on Ash Road, where ...
While visiting his eccentric Aunt Clara in the rural Australian town founded by his great-grandfather, fourteen-year-old Josh, a poet and dreamer, finds a less-than-friendly reception from the local young people who resent his presence....
First published in 1962, Hills End is regarded as a turning point in Australian children's literature, paving the way for much subsequent Australian adventure fiction.
On a fateful day in Hills End, a timber-milling town in the mountains of Victoria,...
Winner, Australian Children's Book of the Year, 1967
When the Egret's pilot dies suddenly mid-flight six teenagers, the only passengers on board, face a terrifying situation.
Gerald has had some flying lessons, but he has never flown ...