'Deadly, unna?' He was always saying that. All the Nungas did, but Dumby more than any of them. Dumby Red and Blacky don't have a lot in common. Dumby's the star of the footy team, he's got a killer smile and the knack with girls, and he's a Nunga. Blacky's a gutless wonder, needs braces, never knows what to say, and he's white. But they're friends... and it could be deadly, unna? This gutsy novel, set in a small coastal town in South Australia is a rites-of-passage story about two boys confronting the depth of racism that exists all around them.
Five years after the end of
Saving Francesca
This time it's Thomas Mackee who needs saving
The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta Coming March 2010
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| Published: |
4 May 1998 |
| Format: |
Paperback
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288 pages
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| RRP: |
$19.95 |
| ISBN-13: |
9780141300498 |
| Imprint: |
Puffin |
| Publisher: |
Penguin Aus. |
| Origin: |
Australia |
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Category:
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Literature: History & Criticism
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Awards:
- Miscelleneous Award 2003
- Winner
- W.A. Young Readers Book Award (WAYRA) 2000
- Short-listed
- S.A. Festival Award for Literature 2000
- Winner
- NSW State Literary Award 1999
- Short-listed
- Victorian Premier's Literary Award 1999
- Winner
- Children's Peace Lit Award (PEACE) 1999
- Winner
- CBC Book of the Year 1999
- Winner
- Miscelleneous Award 1998
- Winner
- Family Award for Children's Books 1998
- Highly commended
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