The Min-Min facts for kids
| Author | Mavis Thorpe Clark |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | children's fiction |
| Publisher | Lansdowne Press, Melbourne |
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Publication date
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1966 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 206 pp |
| Preceded by | They Came South |
| Followed by | Blue Above the Trees |
The Min-Min (1966) is a novel for children by Australian author Mavis Thorpe Clark, illustrated by Genevieve Melrose. It won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1967.
Plot outline
Set in a squalid fettlers' siding on the east-west railway just south of Woomera, this novel follows the story of Sylvie Edwards and her younger brother Reg. After Reg destroys a teacher's record player the two children set off across the desert to the Tuckers' homestead.
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