Becoming Billy Dare : CHILDREN OF THE WIND - Kirsty Murray

Becoming Billy Dare

By: Kirsty Murray

Paperback | 1 December 2004 | Edition Number 1

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The Children of the Wind series has won a WA Premier's Book Award (2006) & been commended for numerous others including the NSW Premier's History Awards (2004), the Children's Book Council Awards (2005 & 2006) as well as various Industry Awards.
Product Description
Becoming Billy Dare follows the life of a feisty Irish boy who runs away to Australia and finds his vocation as an actor in the colourful theatres of Melbourne, around the time of Federation.

Paddy secretly boards a ship bound for Australia, only to be shipwrecked at the end of the voyage. Once rescued, he faces the big question: how is he to make his way in this strange new land? On the road with a travelling circus, on the run with a wild child, sleeping rough on the mean streets of Melbourne, Paddy finds help and friendship with Bridie, and learns to live by his wits. Each adventure brings him closer to discovering his true gift.

Character, choice and destiny intertwine in this richly detailed historical novel.

Meticulous research . . . Becoming Billy Dare is, above all, an entertaining book that invites readers and provides inspiration. Jill Swann, Teacher-Librarian.

Starting in the 1840s and ending in present-day Australia, the Children of the Wind quartet tells the stories of four courageous young people, Bridie, Billy, Colm and Maeve, born fifty years apart. The central character from each book becomes a mentor to the child in the next. ending in present-day Australia, the Children of the Wild quartet tells the stories of four courageous young people, Bridie, Billy, Colm and Maeve, born fifty years apart. The central character from each book becomes a mentor to the child in the next.

About The Author

Kirsty Murray is the author of four junior novels - Zarconi's Magic Flying Fish (winner of the WA Premier's Children's Book Award, 2001), Market Blues, Walking Home with Marie Claire and Bridie's Fire - and several non-fiction books for children. She has worked as a forest ranger, archivist, artist and teacher, and now is a full-time writer.
Industry Reviews
Rich with Australian history.'AB & PNovember 2004wonderful a great historical novel for young readers' Armidale Express17/1/05I enjoyed this novel immensely a well-told narrative' Viewpoint13(2) Winter 2005Rated an outstanding example of its kind' by Reading TimeMeticulous research Becoming Billy Dare is, above all, an entertaining book readily invite(s) readers provide(s) inspiration.' Jill Swann, Teacher-Librarian.

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