Walkabout
by James Vance Marshall
Taste attributes: adventurefamilydramateentried & testedsimplelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeAn uncomplicated adventure novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
About This Book
Mary and her young brother Peter are the only survivors of an aircrash in the middle of the Australian desert. Facing death from exhaustion and starvation, they meet an aboriginal boy who helps them to survive, and guides them along their long journey. But a terrible misunderstanding results in a tragedy that neither Mary nor Peter will ever forget...
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- Author
- James Vance Marshall
- Published
- 1959
- Pages
- 123
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- Open Library
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