A gripping time-slip adventure, Crow comes from this place; this place comes from Crow and Crow has work for you.
'Sadie isn't thrilled when her mother drags her from the city to live in the country town of Boort. But soon she starts making connections - connections with the country, with the past, with two boys, Lachie and Walter, and, most surprisingly, with the ever-present crows. When Sadie is tumbled back in time to view a terrible crime, she is pulled into a strange mystery. Can Sadie, Walter and Lachie figure out a way to right old wrongs, or will they be condemned to repeat them?
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Kate Constable is the author of the acclaimed and internationally published fantasy trilogy, The Chanters of Tremaris. She has also written three realist books for teenagers as part of the highly successful Girlfriend Fiction series. Her recent fantasy for younger readers, Cicada Summer, has been short listed for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards and Crow Country won the CBCA Book of the Year (Younger Readers) in 2012.
Where were you born?
I was born in Melbourne but spent my primary school years in Papua New Guinea, where my father worked as a pilot. I spent my whole childhood with my nose in books. We returned to Melbourne when I was eleven and I’ve lived here ever since.
What themes are recurring in your work?
My first love is fantasy and I love to write about magic, time travel and the supernatural. But all my books, whether fantasy or realist, tend to feature thoughtful, determined heroines. I think it’s very important to write (and read) about strong female characters and their friendships.
What have been the highlights of your career?
In 2010, “Cicada Summer” was short listed for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, the first time Children’s Fiction had been included in the awards. Also in 2010, Winter of Grace was co-winner of the Psychologists for Peace Literature Award. Several of my books have been CBC Notable Books.
Where have your works been published?
I have had short stories published in literary magazines, including “Meanjin” and “Island”. “My story The Fat Doubloons of Love” won second prize in the HQ Magazine Short Story Competition.
Boort
The land of the Dja Dja Wurrung takes in the catchment area for the Loddon, Campaspe and Avoca Rivers in the Riverine region of central/western Victoria. Bendigo is the largest city in Dja Dja Wurrung country. Other cities and towns are Wedderburn, Castlemaine, St Arnaud, Maryborough, Boort, Heathcote, Maldon and Boort.
Indigenous Soldiers
by Fran Knight. A Comprehensive guide to the novel 'Crow Country' by Kate Constable