For 8-12 year olds - middle grade Fiction Ursula Dubosarsky is the 2020-2021 Australian Children's Laureate Ursula's latest book, Brindabella , was short-listed for the 2019 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards Winner of nine Premier's Literary Awards and the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award and nominated internationally for both the Astrid Lindgren and Hans Christian Andersen awards, Ursula's work has been published widely throughout the English-speaking world and has been translated into 14 languages A literary coming-of-age novel with a magical realism twist, incorporating themes such as post-war migration to Australia and the power of imagination A compelling story, rich with subtext and told in the narrative forms of prose and play script, perfect for further study With illustrations by CBCA Crichton Award short-listed Christopher Nielsen, best known for Balloon to the Moon, Plonk and Jelly-Boy Themes: Post-war Australia, migration, refugees, magical realism, friendship, family, storytelling Author interview https://paperbarkwords.blog/2020/11/02/pierres-not-there-by-ursula-dubosarsky/ Download teacher's notes: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/childrens/Pierres-Not-There-Ursula-Dubosarsky-illustrated-by-Christopher-Nielsen-9781760525934.