Bread and Honey facts for kids
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Author | Ivan Southall |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's fiction |
Publisher | Angus and Robertson |
Publication date
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1970 |
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Pages | 118 pp |
ISBN | 0207954097 |
Preceded by | Chinaman's Reef is Ours |
Followed by | Josh |
Bread and Honey (1970) is a novel for children by Australian author Ivan Southall, illustrated by Wolfgang Grasse. It won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1971. It is also known by the alternative title Walk a Mile and Get Nowhere.
Plot outline
Michael Cameron is a thirteen-year-old boy living in a small country town with his father and grandmother after the death of his mother. On a wet ANZAC Day, Michael meets and defends a nine-year-old girl from a local bully, and comes to appreciate the attitude of the adults around him and his place in the world.
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