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Girl Underground

Author: Morris Gleitzman and Mary-Anne Fahey  

Sometimes, to help a friend, you have to dig deep.

TRADE EDITION: Companion to Boy Overboard. Trying to fit in at a posh new school is really hard when your loving and lovable family also happen to be criminals. Bridget is succeeding pretty well and has even made a friend, Menzies, the son of the federal Minister for National Development. Then she finds out about Menzies' penfriend, Jamal, a

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Sometimes, to help a friend, you have to dig deep.

TRADE EDITION: Companion to Boy Overboard. Trying to fit in at a posh new school is really hard when your loving and lovable family also happen to be criminals. Bridget is succeeding pretty well and has even made a friend, Menzies, the son of the federal Minister for National Development. Then she finds out about Menzies' penfriend, Jamal, a

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Description

Trying to fit in at a posh new school is really hard when your loving and lovable family also happen to be criminals. Bridget is succeeding pretty well and has even made a friend, Menzies, the son of the federal Minister for National Development. Then she finds out about Menzies' penfriend, Jamal, a refugee kid from Afghanistan held in a detention centre. When daring appeals to the government and the prime minister himself fail to set Jamal and his sister free, Bridget and Menzies decide to take matters into their own hands. Sometimes the only way to make things happen is to do them yourself. A story of friendship, courage and Iraqi blenders from the bestselling author of Boy Overboard.

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Awards

Short-listed for Canberra's Own Outstanding List (COOL) Award Older Readers 2005
Short-listed for Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALA) Older Readers 2007
Short-listed for Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALA) Years 7-9 2010
Short-listed for Young Australians' Best Book Award (YABBA) Older Readers 2006
Short-listed for Reading, Enjoying Australian Literature Young Reader 2010
Nominated for Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Awards 2005

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Critic Reviews

"Readers can't get enough of him." -- The Independent
"Bridget, the bright hope of criminal parents she's trying to keep out of prison, befriends Menzies, son of a government minister, when her family sends her to an exclusive boarding school. She joins his mission to free refugee children at a desert detention center. Bridget is the narrator of this realistic, timely Australian adventure about immigration policy, terrorists, and the difference between the rights of criminals and illegal aliens. Mary-Anne Fahey's Australian accent lends believability to the story, and she expertly captures Bridget's excitement, spontaneity, and idealism." -- AudioFile Magazine

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About the Author

Morris Gleitzman grew up in England and came to Australia when he was 16. He was a frozen-chicken thawer, sugar-mill rolling-stock unhooker, fashion-industry trainee, student, department-store Santa, TV producer, newspaper columnist and screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful experience. He wrote a novel for young people. Now, after 42 books, he’s an internationally bestselling children’s author. In 2018 and 2019 he was the Australian Children’s Laureate. Mary-Anne Fahey is one of Australia's best-known comedy writers and performers. She is well known to Australian TV audiences for her creation of the Kylie Mole character and her starring role in The Comedy Company. She has also appeared in films and on the stage, recently in her one-woman adaptation of Morris Gleitzman's Water Wings.

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Product Details

Publisher
Bolinda Publishing | Bolinda Audio Books
Published
1st October 2004
ISBN
9781740946254

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