The doolally kid / Wendy Milton ; illustrated by Patrick Hawkins.
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TextPublisher: Rozelle, [New South Wales] : PawPrint Publishing, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Third editionDescription: 220 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780648057482Subject(s): Gifted children -- Juvenile fiction | Self-acceptance -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Children's stories. DDC classification: A823.4 Summary: This adventurous fantasy is about Billy O'Connor, a boy who desperately wants to be good at something. Almost overnight, Billy acquires two talents: he can play the piano and he can paint. How he acquires these talents is the spooky bit. Billy's Aunt is a channeller who talks to spirits. After an electrical storm, Billy discovers he can talk to spirits, too. He finds himself not just learning from these spirits but absorbing and exhibiting their abilities.While acquiring the ability of a long-dead artist seems a good thing, there's a flip side. What if Billy's paintings are indistinguishable from those hanging in galleries? What if one of his spirits, a talented rapper, tries to take over?
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Wundowie Wundowie Junior Fiction | JF MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111072333196 |
First published 2005.
Ages 9+
This adventurous fantasy is about Billy O'Connor, a boy who desperately wants to be good at something. Almost overnight, Billy acquires two talents: he can play the piano and he can paint. How he acquires these talents is the spooky bit. Billy's Aunt is a channeller who talks to spirits. After an electrical storm, Billy discovers he can talk to spirits, too. He finds himself not just learning from these spirits but absorbing and exhibiting their abilities.While acquiring the ability of a long-dead artist seems a good thing, there's a flip side. What if Billy's paintings are indistinguishable from those hanging in galleries? What if one of his spirits, a talented rapper, tries to take over?
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