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  • Published: 31 January 1982
  • ISBN: 9780140314601
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $16.99

Playing Beatie Bow




A thrilling adventure story for children and young adults by beloved Australian author, Ruth Park.

‘It’s Beatie Bow – risen from the dead!’
The game is called Beatie Bow and the children play it for the thrill of scaring themselves. But when Abigail is drawn in, the game is quickly transformed into an extraordinary, sometimes horrifying adventure as she finds herself transported to a place that is foreign yet strangely familiar . . .

  • Published: 31 January 1982
  • ISBN: 9780140314601
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $16.99

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Awards & recognition

COOL Children's Choice Awards

Shortlisted  •  1993  •  Prize for Writing for Young Adults

KOALA Children's Choice Awards

Shortlisted  •  1993  •  Prize for Writing for Young Adults

BILBY Children's Choice Awards

Shortlisted  •  1993  •  Prize for Writing for Young Adults

COOL Children's Choice Awards

Shortlisted  •  1993  •  Prize for Writing for Young Adults

KOALA Children's Choice Awards

Shortlisted  •  1993  •  Prize for Writing for Young Adults

BILBY Children's Choice Awards

Shortlisted  •  1993  •  Prize for Writing for Young Adults

YABBA Children's Choice Awards

Shortlisted  •  1992  •  Prize for Writing for Young Adults

YABBA Children's Choice Awards

Shortlisted  •  1992  •  Prize for Writing for Young Adults

CBC Book of the Year

Winner  •  1981  •  Prize for Writing for Young Adults

CBC Book of the Year

Winner  •  1981  •  Prize for Writing for Young Adults