Mrs Whitlam Mrs Whitlam:Default 2022 QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDS

2022 QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDS

decaying family home

A contemporary story about a young girl who has grown up in the city and who is about to return to Badu Island in the Torres Strait to stay with her aka (grandmother)

CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD

Set in the 1940s when the pearling town of Broome is recovering from World War II

Mrs Whitlam Mrs Whitlam:Default 2022 QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDSSHORTLISTED, 2017 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, YOUNGER READERS Marnie Clark of Curdie Vale can ride but she doesnt have a horse. She dreams of owning one and having the whole world to ride it in. Before too long Marnie is gifted Mrs Margaret Maggie Whitlam, a beautiful, big Clydesdale bold, fearless and able to jump anything. From the very first ride, Marnie and Maggie get more adventure than they bargained for. Soon