Pierre's Not There
No. of pages 208
Published: 2021
Great for age 9-12 years
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Ursula Dubosarsky is the Australian Children's Laureate for 2020 - 2021Lara had always wished she was a dog, and one day, just for a short time, she actually became one. This is how it happened.In a mulberry brick house on the harbour that Lara explores while her mother cleans, Lara meets Pierre, a boy about her age with a beautiful antique puppet theatre. With his puppets, he tells her a story about a boy whose family has been eaten by wolves. The boy is lost. He needs to find his grandmother. Lara takes the part of a dog, but suddenly she can no longer tell where she ends and Dog begins. Or is she Wolf? Caught up in Pierre's story, Lara has to fight to protect her identity - and her new friend. Can she help Pierre find his way home? Pierre's Not There is a lyrical, captivating and imaginative story that can be read on many levels.
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Murdoch Books .
Ursula Dubosarsky 's books include The White Guinea Pig , The First Book of Samuel , Abyssinia , and many more.