SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2014'A gripping tale.Both magical and superbly true, this new world draws us into universal struggles of survival, loyalty and freedom, as secrets build and break around us like weather.' ANNA FIENBERGPeat is on the run - forced to flee for her life when she's blamed for bringing bad luck to her village. She heads for the endless marshes, where she's caught by an old healer-woman who makes Peat her apprentice and teaches her the skill of storytelling.But a story can be a dangerous thing. It can take you out of one world and leave you stranded in another - and Peat finds herself trapped in an eerie place beyond the Silver River where time stands still. Her only friends are a 900-year-old boy and his ghost hound, plus a small and slippery sleek - a cunning creature that might sink his teeth into your leg one minute, and save your life the next.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Readings Book Awards. It was recognised by the Younger Readers. It also was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards. It was recognised by the Aurealis Award. Also it was recognised by the Best Children's Book.

There are 324 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Murdoch Books .

Julie Hunt is the author of the Little Else series, Precious Little , and Song for a Scarlet Runner . Ron Brooks is a picture book artist with a career spanning more than 35 years. His memoir is Drawn from the Heart and his illustrated books include the Henry books by Margaret Perversi, Motor Bill and the Lovely Caroline by Jenny Wagner, and Honey and Bear by Ursula Dubosarsky.