Kate had several stories published in literary magazines before realising she was actually a children's and YA author. She studied Arts/Law at university before working in the music industry while she began her life as a writer. Kate Constable was born in Melbourne but grew up in Papua New Guinea, within reach of a library where she devoured stories. Crow Country won the CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, in 2012 and is studied in many Australian high schools. Sadie, Walter and Lachie must find a way to atone for past wrongs, or be doomed to repeat them. Then Sadie is thrown back in time to witness a dreadful crime in which her family is involved. But before long she has discovered a powerful place and crows that speak to her, and she is drawn to two boys, Lachie and Walter. Author Sally Murphy Posted on JanuCategories Young Adult Tags allen & unwin, Kate Constable, time slip.Sadie is upset when her mum uproots them from the city to move to the remote small town of Boort. Buying through this link supports Aussiereviews.
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Suitable for readers in upper primary and teens, this is an absorbing read. There are lots of issues explored here including racism, respect of indigenous culture and connection with the land, loyalty and honesty. Sadie is the unwitting witness to a killing and cover up, with three modern day friends all related to the three invovled in the murder – the victim, the killer and the man who helped cover it up. The crows tell her she must find a way to rght the wrongs of the past, to avoid history repeating itself.Ĭrow Country is an intense time slip tale, set chiefly in the modern day, with Sadie slipping back int ime several times and living events through the eyes of her great aunt Sadie at a similar age. With two local boys – Jamie the son of the wealthy land owner, and Walter, an Aboriginal boy sent to live in Boort to keep out of trouble – Sadie starts to uncover events that happened in the twon in the years following WW1. But on a walk around the town Sadie discovers a a sacred site, and soon starts hearing the local crows talking to her, telling her she must tell the story of what happened here. She’s lonely at school, and at home she fights constantly with her mother about the change. Sadie isn’t happy that her mother has brought her to live in Boort, a small country town where she doesn’t know anyone and where there’s nothing to do. Her eyes were fixed on her own muddy shoes and the boggy road she walked on. The girl did not see the paddocks, the railway line, the trees, the birds, the clouds. She tramped along, her head down, ignoring the country around her and the small town at her back. Far below, the crow saw a tiny speck move along a muddy track.
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