The Middle of Nowhere - Softcover

Geraldine Mccaughrean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1409570347 ISBN 13: 9781409570349

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

When Mary Pinny dies from a snakebite, she leaves her young daughter, Comity, and husband Herbert in the Middle of Nowhere. As Stationmaster of the Kinkindele Repeater Station, Herbert Pinny takes great pride in his job; receiving morse messages and passing them down the Wire to the rest of Australia and beyond. But Comity dreams of a different life - where her mother is alive and she has her own horse and a new piano - and sends letters to her grandmother and her snooty aunt full of colourful tales of her imaginary life. That is, until the new station assistant, Quartz Hogg, arrives and brings Comity and her father sharply back down to earth.

About this title

Review:

McCaughrean is one of the greatest living children's authors. --The Bookseller

A clear-sighted, beautifully written examination of racism and courage. --The Metro

Warmly recommended... a fast-paced, quirky, original and unpredictable novel. --School Library Association

This novel about courage, love and tolerance sings with McCaughrean's glorious, new-minted phrase-making... Everything Geraldine McCaughrean touches turns to gold.-The Sunday Times

Geraldine McCaughrean is an awe-inspiring writer with a miraculous talent for bringing to life past times and faraway lands. --The Sunday Telegraph

Superbly constructed and beautifully written. --Newham Bookshop

McCaughrean's writing is glorious... as relevant as ever. --Little Rebels Children's Book Awards Judging Panel

Geraldine McCaughrean writes a superb sentence, and they come thick and fast in The Middle of Nowhere. --Booktrust

Full of phrases, images and ideas that pull you up short, and is a brilliant adventure too. --Books for Keeps

Geraldine McCaughrean's The Middle of Nowhere was a real breath of fresh air - beautifully written and drawing you in to the time and environment with great skill. I loved the characters, too. Geraldine's very good at dialogue - the different voices of the aboriginal boy, the Punjabi camel driver, the young girl, the upright, uptight dad, the horrible army veteran, the snooty relatives in Adelaide - they all ring true. It's also a story with a very contemporary resonance. --Young Quills Historical Fiction Award

About the Author:

Geraldine McCaughrean has written over 130 books and has won almost every single award possible, including the Whitbread Children's Book Award (three times), Smarties, Carnegie and Blue Peter Awards.

About this edition

• Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1409570347
• ISBN 13: 9781409570349
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304