Collection of eleven various books by ruth park, comprising the following titles. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Buy a discounted paperback of my sister sif online from australias. Her best known works are the novels the harp in the south 1948 and playing beatie bow 1980, and the childrens radio serial the muddleheaded wombat 19511970, which also spawned a book series 19621982. Strong female protagonists juvenile and ya fantasy. Feel free to get in touch, im easiest to reach on ig. Orphaned after their father died, the girls are sent to live with their aunt in australia. My sister sif by ruth park, 9780702237010, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I picked park s my sister sif, a lovely book thats not very wellknown compared to her playing beattie bow or. Buy my sister sif by ruth park 9780702237010 from boomerang books, australias online independent bookstore.
Feel free to swim around my blogs and send a comment if. My sister sif was shortlisted for the 1987 cbca book of the year for older. The muddle headed wombat is bad by ruth park 19810101 01jan1656. One of the most influential books of my childhood, and the first to spur my love for the environment. Ruth park erika magnus is a 14yearold stirrer with a sky high iq and complete confidence that she knows best.
My sister sif by ruth park, 1991, viking edition, in english 1st american ed. My sister sif, ruth park shop online for books in australia. This island is called rongo, and it is so small no one in the world cares about it except the people who live there. I was very sad to hear that ruth park died this week. One of my favourite ya book that i have reread many times, was my sister sif by ruth park. My sister sif by ruth park playing beatie bow tells the tale of rikoriko and her sister sif. Her sister sif may be seventeen, but erika believes she has to be looked after and guided. Only the determined erika can prevent him from revealing it. When arrow and marika come together in a small seaside town, they meet a mysterious magician who says he. Hi, i am looking for some teen or young adult fiction books. This title is unavailable for purchase as none of our regular suppliers have stock available. She married the writer darcy niland and travelled with him through the northwest of new south wales before settling in sydney where she became a fulltime writer. Ruth park s prophetic tale, my sister sif, is a distinctive, muchloved classic by one of australias most highly acclaimed authors. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Smartselltm the new way to sell online we wont be beaten by anyone. After growing up on the tropical paradise of rongo, their new home sydney, with its mad rush and choking pollution, is absolute torture, and riko known as erika in the city hatches a plot to. My special day at third street school bunting, eve. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Arriving on the island she finds the locals frightened by the changes happening to. Twilight saga anthony horowitz robert muchamore carol hedges eoin colfer thanks so much. Recently as part of a job application sort of i had to write an essay on a book that influenced me. Playing beatie bow, by ruth park, for timeslip tuesday. Her book for young readers playing beatie bow won several international awards, and has been made into a film.
Request this item to view in the librarys reading rooms using your library card. The vanishing moment margaret wild 9781743315903 allen. So, when her homesick sister sif longs to return home to the island of rongo, erika successfully plots to get her there, and runs away to join her shortly after. For generations of children and adults alike, ruth park was a mainstay of australias literary community.
We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Henry jacka, a young american shellcollector, catches sif s eye and uncovers a longguarded family secret. My sister sif 9780140384758 by ruth park and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Published in 1948, that was a controversial depiction of life among the urban poor of sydney. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Click to read more about my sister sif by ruth park. My sister sif by ruth park 6 editions first published in 1986 download daisy. Rosina ruth lucia park am 24 august 1917 14 december 2010 was a new zealandborn. Lexi is faced with the hardest decision shes ever had to make.
My sister sif, uqp australian classics series by ruth park. Booktopia has my sister sif, uqp australian classics series by ruth park. The delightful adventures of the muddleheaded wombat by ruth park and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ruth park, one of australias wellknown and bestloved writers, has written many books for children, including the everpopular muddleheaded wombat series. Rosina ruth lucia park am 24 august 1917 14 december 2010 was a new zealandborn australian author. Ruth park further papers, 19292002 version details trove. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ruth park books online. Yet it ends on an ultimately hopeful note, even if my eyes were blurred by tears by the time i hit the final page.
First published in 1986, my sister sif was ya and clifi before anyone even recognised such genres. Rosina ruth lucia park am was a new zealandborn australian author. About the author 2009 born in new zealand, ruth park came to australia in 1942 to continue her career as a journalist. The late ruth park was a white author, after all, and all the good intentions in the world. The witchs thorn by ruth park 4 editions first published in 1951 not in library. After growing up on the tropical paradise of rongo, their new home sydney, with its mad rush and choking pollution, is absolute torture, and riko known as erika in the city hatches a plot to escape. Ruth park fourteenyearold riko manages to get her delicate older sister sif and herself to their remote pacific island home, where an american scientist who falls in love with sif and discovers her. Strong female protagonists juvenile and ya fantasy 260. My sister sif ruth park national library of australia. Fourteenyearold riko manages to get her sister sif and herself to their pacific island home, where a scientist who falls in love with sif discovers her connection with an underwater race.
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