The lorikeet tree / Paul Jennings.
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TextPublisher: Crows Nest : Allen & Unwin, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 181 pages : illustrations ; 21cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781761180095Subject(s): Siblings -- Juvenile fiction | Fathers -- Juvenile fiction | Terminally ill parents -- Juvenile fiction | Lories -- Juvenile fiction | Grief -- Juvenile fiction | Feral cats -- Juvenile fiction | Life change events -- Juvenile fiction | Country life -- Victoria -- Juvenile fiction | Twins -- Juvenile fiction | Tree houses -- Juvenile fiction | Warrnambool (Vic.) -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Australian fiction. | Animal fiction. | Children's stories.DDC classification: A823.4 Summary: Emily loves the bush and the native animals on her family's reforested property, particularly the beautiful rainbow lorikeets that nest in one of the tallest trees. But then her father is diagnosed with a terminal illness, and Emily's world enters a tailspin. Her twin brother, Alex, refuses to accept the truth. His coping mechanism is to build elaborate additions to his treehouse in the superstitious belief that it will avert disaster - leaving Emily to deal with harsh reality on her own. When Alex secretly adopts a feral kitten, going against everything that's important to Emily, the siblings' emotions reach boiling point - with potentially dangerous consequences for them all.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Fiction | JF JEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111085853966 |
Ages 11-14 years.
Emily loves the bush and the native animals on her family's reforested property, particularly the beautiful rainbow lorikeets that nest in one of the tallest trees. But then her father is diagnosed with a terminal illness, and Emily's world enters a tailspin. Her twin brother, Alex, refuses to accept the truth. His coping mechanism is to build elaborate additions to his treehouse in the superstitious belief that it will avert disaster - leaving Emily to deal with harsh reality on her own. When Alex secretly adopts a feral kitten, going against everything that's important to Emily, the siblings' emotions reach boiling point - with potentially dangerous consequences for them all.
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