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Rodda, Emily,

His name was Walter / Emily Rodda. - Sydney, NSW : Angus & Robertson, 2018. - 276 pages ; 21 cm.

"Once upon a time, in a dark city far away, there lived a boy called Walter, who had nothing but his name to call his own..." The handwritten book, with its strangely vivid illustrations, has been hidden in the old house for a long, long time. Tonight, four kids and their teacher will find it. Tonight, at last, the haunting story of Walter and the mysterious, tragic girl called Sparrow will be read - right to the very end. An extraordinary story within a story a mystery, a prophecy, a long-buried secret. And five people who will remember this night as long as they live.

For secondary school ages.

Winner 2019 CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers.
Winner 2019 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Children's Fiction.

ISBN: 9781460756188

LCCN: be2018025289

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Secrecy - Fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Students--Juvenile fiction.
Teachers--Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy - Juvenile fiction.
Prophecies.
Prophecies.
Children's Book of the Year Awards.
Australian fiction.
Books.
Secrecy.
Australian fiction.
Children's stories.
Children's stories.
Books and reading--Juvenile fiction.
Storytelling--Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy--Juvenile fiction.
Prophecies--Juvenile fiction.
Books--Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Index Terms: Australian

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Detective and mystery fiction
Australian fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Frame stories.
Frame-stories.
Australian fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Australian fiction
Detective and mystery fiction.
Children's stories

LC Class. No.: A823.4

Dewey Class. No.: A823.4