The True Story Of Spit Macphee
- Paperback
324 pages
- Release Date
2 January 2015
Summary
When young Spit MacPhee comes to live with his grandfather, the people of the Australian country town of St Helen fear for his future. Fyfe MacPhee is a crazy old man, and barefoot Spit has to fend for himself along the riverbank where they live. While some people feel that Spit can look after himself, others believe he would be better cared for in a boys home—and when old Fyfe dies after one of his ‘turns’ a fierce battle to decide Spit’s destiny begins.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922182074 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922182079 |
| Author: | James Aldridge, Phillip Gwynne |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 324 |
| Release Date: | 2 January 2015 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm |
| Series: | Text Classics |
| Audience Age: | 11-15 |
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About The Author
James Aldridge
James Aldridge
James Aldridge was a prolific author who penned approximately thirty novels for both adults and children, alongside short stories, plays, non-fiction works, and television scripts. His writing achieved international recognition, being published in forty languages. Prior to his literary career, Aldridge established a successful path in journalism. His war dispatches were featured in major global news publications, and in 1972, he was honored with the gold medal for journalism by the Organisation for International Journalists.
The formative first twenty years of Aldridge’s life, spent growing up in the Victorian town of Swan Hill, served as the inspiration for the acclaimed St Helen series. Set during the economic hardships of the 1930s, this series includes notable titles such as:
- Ride a Wild Pony (adapted for film by Walt Disney)
- My Brother Tom (adapted into a television series)
- The True Story of Spit MacPhee (adapted for television, winner of the 1986 New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award and the 1986 Guardian Award)
- The True Story of Lilli Stubeck (awarded the 1985 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year)
- The True Story of Lola MacKellar
The Wings of Kitty St Clair joined this beloved series, featuring the familiar characters cherished by St Helen readers. In 2003, The Girl from the Sea was a finalist for the CBCA Book of the Year and the NSW Premier’s Literary Award.
Phillip Gwynne
Phillip Gwynne is the author of Deadly Unna?, the literary sensation of 1998, which has sold over 180,000 copies. This novel was adapted into the feature film Australian Rules, for which Gwynne received an AFI award. The subsequent novel, Nukkin Ya, was published to significant critical acclaim in 2000.
Gwynne’s diverse body of work also includes:
- The Worst Team Ever, Born to Bake, and A Chook Called Harry from the Aussie Bites series
- Jetty Rats
- The adult detective thriller The Build Up
- The Debt series
- The young adult novel Swerve, which was shortlisted for numerous awards, including the 2010 Prime Minister’s Award and the Golden Inky.
- He is also the author of Michael in the Stuff Happens series.
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