Playing Beatie Bow

Author(s): Ruth Park

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The game is called Beatie Bow, and the kids play it for the thrill of giving themselves a scare. It's Beatie Bow, risen from the dead When Abigail is drawn in, the game quickly changes from a harmless little scare to an extraordinary adventure, as she is transported to a place that is strangely familiar... And in a Sydney she barely recognizes, she'll meet the real Beatie Bow and the family that will change her life. Now a new generation of children can enjoy Ruth Park's expertly crafted time-travel novel in audiobook format.


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Born in New Zealand, Ruth Park came to Australia in 1942 to continue her career as a journalist. She married the writer D'Arcy Niland and travelled with him through the north-west of New South Wales before settling in Sydney where she became a full-time writer. She has written over fifty books, and her many awards include the prestigious Miles Franklin Award for Swords and Crowns and Rings; the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (USA) for Playing Beatie Bow and The Age Book of the Year Award for A Fence Around the Cuckoo. She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1987 and in 1994 was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of New South Wales. Ruth Park passed away in December 2010.

General Fields

  • : 9780140314601
  • : PENGUIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
  • : Puffin
  • : 0.156
  • : December 1981
  • : 180mm X 110mm X 12mm
  • : May 1984
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Ruth Park
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : English
  • : 823
  • : very good
  • : BL 99946623
  • : 208
  • : YFB