This month we have decided to do a #LoveOzYA classic and read PLAYING BEATIE BOW by Ruth Park. Many of you may have already read this a long time ago, I studied this in year 7 back in 1988! But some of you may not have read this yet, so now is your chance.
A thrilling adventure story for children and young adults by Ruth Park, Playing Beatie Bow follows Abigail as she is swept back to the Sydney of a hundred years ago by a scary game.
A thrilling adventure story for children and young adults by Park Ruth, Playing Beatie Bow follows Abigail as she suddenly finds herself in the Sydney of a hundred years ago as the result of a scary game.
Born in New Zealand, Ruth Park came to Australia in 1942 to continue her career as a journalist. She married the writer D’Arcy Niland and travelled with him through the north-west of New South Wales before settling in Sydney where she became a full-time writer.
She wrote over fifty books, and her many awards include the prestigious Miles Franklin Award for Swords and Crowns and Rings; the Australian Children’s Book of the Year Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (USA) for Playing Beatie Bow and The Age Book of the Year Award for A Fence Around the Cuckoo.
She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1987 and in 1994 was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of New South Wales. Ruth Park passed away in December 2010.
You can order your copy of PLAYING BEATIE BOW from Boomerang Books and use the code ‘loveoz’ to receive free shipping. I hope you enjoy this classic read for November and I look forward to discussing it with you all later in the month.
Emm xx