TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sweetman,Mariah
TI  - Robert runs
SN  - 9781922613387
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Broome, WA
PB  - Magabala Books
KW  - Anderson, Robert
KW  - Deebing Creek Aboriginal Mission (Qld.)
KW  - History
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Aboriginal Australians
KW  - Queensland
KW  - Families
KW  - Running
KW  - Competitions
KW  - Death
KW  - Massacres
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Juvenile ficton
KW  - Young adult fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - Biographical fiction
N1  - Adolescent
N2  - Robert runs is a thriller based on the author's great-great grandfather, Robert 'Goupong' Anderson, who was once the fastest man in Australia and world-record holder. Goupong, his little sister Dot, and his best friend Jonathan belong to the Ugarapul people, the Green Tree Frog tribe, and live with their families and others within the harsh confines of the Deebing Creek Mission -- a place run by the malevolent Boss Man. Goupong and Jonathan are focused on winning the mission's biggest running race that year, but when mysterious noises, unexplained occurrences and biblical events begin to plague the local area they are forced to investigate
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