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Shape


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No. of pages 144

Published: 2000

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The tree in Julia's backyard is the hiding place of her secret treasures. In her house there are secrets too. Why has her mother changed? Why doesn't she laugh any more? And who or what is the shape that comes into Julia's bedroom at night, filling her with fear?

 

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Allen & Unwin .

Sally Rippin was born in Darwin, Australia, and grew up in South-East Asia. Sally has written many books for children, including Chenxi and the Foreigner and the Go Girl series, and she has illustrated many others. Sally lives in Melbourne with her family. Dianne (Di) Bates lives in Woollongong, NSW, and has been writing children's books for the past 20 years. She has published over 70 titles and has won two children's choice awards, as well as the 1993 Special Prize in the Australian Multicultural Children's Book Awards. She describes The Shape as her most important book to date as it is based on a personal experience. Di started her literary career as Assistant to the Editor of the NSW Dept of Education School Magazine. Since then she has co-edited the children's magazine, Puffinalia and has worked at hundreds of schools as a performer. Sally Rippin (illustrator) is the writer and illustrator of the Fang Fang books. Fang Fang's Chinese New Year was the winner of the 1997 Crichton Award.

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