Off the Track
A junior fiction novel about finding yourself and falling in love with nature
Published on 1. August 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-925591-74-3 (ISBN)
Description
From award-winning author Cristy Burne comes a new adventure for young readers about falling in love with the bush, and with hiking and being in the wild. It's about disconnecting from technology. And discovering yourself.
City-kid Harry is doomed to spend his weekend hiking with his phone-addict Mum, her bossy bestie Ana, and Ana's kid Deepika, a camping fanatic who can't seem to stop talking. But Harry discovers hiking's not as bad as it sounds. Step by step, he and Deepika discover a new friendship-and a new confidence in the world around them. Then disaster strikes, and the pair find themselves lost. Or is it Mum and Ana who are lost?
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Language
English
Place of publication
Fremantle
Australia
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 10 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
147 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-925591-74-3 (9781925591743)
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Person
Cristy Burne grew up climbing trees, jumping drains, chasing cows and inventing stories. She has a passion for learning through doing, and loves to inspire creativity, daring and resilience in her readers. Cristy is a children's author and science writer with degrees in Biotechnology and Science Communication. She has also worked as a science circus performer, garbage analyst, Santa's pixie and atom-smashing reporter.Cristy Burne's children's fiction book, Off the Track, was shortlisted for the 2022 West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA). Her other titles with Fremantle Press - Into the Blue, Beneath the Trees, and To the Lighthouse - have all been popular with young readers.