Paper Bags and Dreams

Kids, Teen, General Fiction, Fiction, Fiction - YA
Cover of the book Paper Bags and Dreams by Fran Dobbie, Hachette Australia
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Fran Dobbie ISBN: 9780734413369
Publisher: Hachette Australia Publication: June 1, 2012
Imprint: Lothian Children's Books Language: English
Author: Fran Dobbie
ISBN: 9780734413369
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Publication: June 1, 2012
Imprint: Lothian Children's Books
Language: English

Edie and Maggie live in a small country town and are best friends - but very different. Edie is Aboriginal and Maggie Anglo-Australian; Maggie is good at school, Edie always struggles. No matter how hard she studies, Edie can only scrape a pass and although they promised each other that together they would change the world, when Maggie suddenly gets the chance to leave school and earn money, it's a serious challenge to their friendship. Will it survive? Edie is a natural athlete but she also has a strong spiritual side and now that she is a young woman, it becomes even more important. The women tell her that since she has entered puberty, her body is 'making honey', so there will be big changes to the world around her. It's time for Edie to learn more about the Old Ways - which means confronting her own past. After her mother left, Edie's grandparents took over the role of caring for Edie and her young brother Matty. They are tough and wise, but loving, and so far Edie has escaped the big black government cars that have come for many of the indigenous children in the town, but in PAPERBAGS AND DREAMS, the cars finally catch up with her. Will they tear her family apart? The stand-alone sequel to WHISPER, this is a heartwarming portrait of friendship and reconciliation, and of a society offered the chance to balance the pain of the past with love.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Edie and Maggie live in a small country town and are best friends - but very different. Edie is Aboriginal and Maggie Anglo-Australian; Maggie is good at school, Edie always struggles. No matter how hard she studies, Edie can only scrape a pass and although they promised each other that together they would change the world, when Maggie suddenly gets the chance to leave school and earn money, it's a serious challenge to their friendship. Will it survive? Edie is a natural athlete but she also has a strong spiritual side and now that she is a young woman, it becomes even more important. The women tell her that since she has entered puberty, her body is 'making honey', so there will be big changes to the world around her. It's time for Edie to learn more about the Old Ways - which means confronting her own past. After her mother left, Edie's grandparents took over the role of caring for Edie and her young brother Matty. They are tough and wise, but loving, and so far Edie has escaped the big black government cars that have come for many of the indigenous children in the town, but in PAPERBAGS AND DREAMS, the cars finally catch up with her. Will they tear her family apart? The stand-alone sequel to WHISPER, this is a heartwarming portrait of friendship and reconciliation, and of a society offered the chance to balance the pain of the past with love.

More books from Hachette Australia

Cover of the book Hollywood Heartbreak by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book A Swag of Memories by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book There's Something Really Nasty on the Bottom of My Shoe by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book The Essence of You and Me by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book Mailman of the Birdsville Track by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book Mission of Love by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book Dacked! by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book Aunt Hilda Bock and the Red Snapper Inn by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book Nineteen Letters by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book War Behind the Wire by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book Gorgeous Skin by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book Mount Buggery to Nowhere Else by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book Water Colours by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book Cross-Currents by Fran Dobbie
Cover of the book Aussie Angels 11: Dog on the Job by Fran Dobbie
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy