The Gorgon in the Gully: Pocket Money Puffins
Author: Melina Marchetta
Beyond the basketball courts and classrooms of St Raph's is a gully where everything disappears forever. Danny Griggs has heard stories about a creature that lives down there. So why does he volunteer to face the Gorgon when he's been petrified of everything all his life?
A gentle story about overcoming fear and looking at things from all angles, from best-selling author Melina Marchetta.
Published:27/09/2010
Format:Paperback, 132 pages
RRP:$7.95
ISBN-13:9780143305613
ISBN-10:0143305611
Origin:Australia
Publisher:Penguin Aus.
Imprint:Puffin
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- Fantasy & magical realism (Children's/YA)(341)
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- Bullying, violence & abuse (Children's/YA)(27)
- Fantasy & magical realism (Children's/YA)(341)
- General fiction (Children's/YA)(718)
- Reading age 10+ years(1019)
- Reading age 11+ years(775)
- Reading age 12+ years(643)
- Reading age 7+ years(910)
- Reading age 8+ years(1109)
- Reading age 9+ years(954)









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