Meme McDonald & Boori Monty Pryor
Njunjul the Sun
My Girragundji
The Binna Binna Man
Flytrap
Njunjul the Sun (Winner of Victorian Premier's Literary Awards in Kraft Foods Prize for Young Adult Fiction, 2002) - 165 pages,
includes a glossary
and a separate colour photograph of the authors, first edition 2002. ISBN-10:
186508641X
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A 16-year-old Aboriginal boy
leaves his family and home for the big city, and as he struggles to make
sense of his experience he realises that he must have the knowledge of his
own people and culture in order to know who he is, and to find his direction. My Girragundji (two
seasons touring nationally with The Bell Shakespeare Company, Winner of Children's
Book Council of Australia Awards: Book of the Year - Young Readers 1999) -
78 pages, first
edition 1998. ISBN-10: 1864488182 The story of an Indigenous boy
growing up between two worlds, a boy who deals with bullies at school and a
bad spirit that roams his family’s house at night. But with his Girragundji,
a beautiful green tree frog, he feels he has the courage and the protection
of his ancestors to face his biggest fears. |
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The Binna Binna Man (Winner of
Book of the Year NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2000, Ethel Turner Prize and Ethnic
Affairs Commission Award) - 91 pages, first edition 1999. ISBN-10: 1865080713 The powerful story of an
Aboriginal teenage boy who is caught between the attractions of city life and
the ways of his people. After a terrifying encounter with the Binna Binna man
he knows what he must do in order to be true to himself. Flytrap - 61
pages, first edition 2002. ISBN-10: 1865086088 Nancy wants so much to be the centre of attention at school that she makes up a story - she said she has a Venus Flytrap, but she hasn't really got one, and now the teacher wants her to bring it in to show the class. It wasn't really a lie, it was more like...a wish. But with the help of stories from both sides of her family - white Australian and Aboriginal - she learns something about what is true for her, and what she herself has to offer. Meme McDonald is a writer and photographer who created books for young people and adults. Boori Pryor is from North Queensland. His mother's people are Kunggandji and his father is from the Birra-gubba Nation. Boori is a performer, storyteller and writer, and was Australia's Children's Laureate in 2012 and 2013. All items have been cleaned with a disinfectant solution for your protection. Postage includes tracking. Please check my Store listings under Children's Books, or Teen & Young Adult Fiction for similar items. Combined postage is welcome. Items are posted as soon as payment is received. Thank you, and happy e-baying! |