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Shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's Literature Award 2010
Audrey Barlow has woken up in the dead of night and needs to go to the dunny. The only problem is, the dunny is out yonder down the garden path.
And if that isn't bad enough, Audrey sees what she thinks is a ghost!
It's not such a far-fetched idea, especially as her twin sisters, Esther and Pearl, who tragically died at birth are buried out the back. But Audrey soon discovers that it wasn't a ghost she spotted at all, but a young girl, her own age called Janet.
Audrey soon learns that Janet has run away from a mission and together they must think of a way to keep Janet from being taken again. In
Audrey's Secret Audrey faces her biggest dilemma yet - how can she protect her friend Janet and help her find the family that she so dearly misses.
Audrey's Secret is about loss and missing the things you love but no longer have. It offers a glimpse into the tragedy of the stolen generation, through the eyes of a child. It is tender and heart-felt.
Readers will love Audrey all over again with her plucky determination to see that something so wrong must be made right.
About the Author
Christine Harris is also the author of Audrey of the Outback and the Undercover Girl series.
Reviewed By Amelia Vahtrick, Kids Buzz Editor
One of the best new series of the past year has got to be Audrey of the Outback. Audrey is a girl who would get along famously with Anne Shirley and Pippi Longstocking. Aside from the fact that they all have red hair, they are all plucky, imaginative girls who aren't going to let anyone tell them what they can't do. In Audrey's case, this would be going to live as a swaggie, pack on her back, with only her friend Stumpy to keep her company. What choice does she have when her older brother has decided he is too old to play games anymore, and her younger brother spends most of his time pretending to be a bird.
In the second book, Audrey Goes to Town, our heroine is excited to visit the Town of Beltana, mainly because of the fact that there is a shop that sells only lollies! But then Audrey's mum gets sick and she and her brother Dougie have to stay in town with Mrs Paterson, a horrible old lady with a nose sharp enough to open a can of peaches. Audrey didn't ever think that she would dread staying in town for a month... but that was before she met Mrs Paterson.
Audrey's Big Secret is the third book out in this fabulous series. In the middle of the night, Audrey looks out into the dark and sees a pale hovering shape. Is it a ghost? An angel? A bunyip?! You will have to read the books to find out.
The Audrey of the Outback series, set in 1930s Australia, has been shortlisted for numerous awards including the Children's Peace Literature Award and the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers. It is easy to see why when you read the books - Audrey is a fantastic heroine and role model for young girls, and her adventures will keep you enthralled!
