
Summary
The Shadow of Kin
Kieran wants to be popular, a star on the football team, just another face in the crowd. But his cousin, Bon, is anything but ordinary. He’s different, unforgettable, and a constant disruption to Kieran’s carefully constructed world. Why can’t Bon just disappear?
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781921720833 |
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ISBN-10: | 1921720832 |
Author: | Simon French |
Publisher: | Walker Books Australia |
Imprint: | Walker Books Australia |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 256 |
Release Date: | 1 April 2012 |
Weight: | 246g |
Dimensions: | 130mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
In Other Brother Simon French offers another gritty and realistic story about families and relationships, about a boy on the brink of high school and puberty discovering a more complex world.
In Other Brother Simon French offers another gritty and realistic story about families and relationships, about a boy on the brink of high school and puberty discovering a more complex world. * Aussie Reviews *
About The Author
Simon French
Simon French grew up in Sydney’s west, and had his first novel published while he was still at high school. He has written several novels and picture books, published in Australia and overseas. His work is praised by critics and has won several awards, including the 1987 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for All We Know. Change the Locks was an Honour Book in 1992. His most recent novel, Where in the World, won the 2003 NSW Premier’s Literary Award for Children’s Literature, and was shortlisted for the 2003 CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers, long listed for the 2003 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and nominated to the IBBY Honour List in 2004. Simon is a primary school teacher in the Hawkesbury region of New South Wales.
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