Zana's passion for empowering young people to find their voice is a feature of both her books and her work with writers of all ages. She has degrees in history and teaching and is currently undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing at LaTrobe University. Her work has been published in over 15 countries and is in development for both stage and screen. How does a dog find his way home when he never had one to begin with?Ībout the Author: Zana Fraillon is an internationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning author of books for children and young adults. But when tragedy strikes, Scruffity is suddenly all alone. Outside, Scruffity learns all about The Way of Dog – it is to run, to dig, to howl and, biggest of all, to love. Just as his chances of adoption grow dangerously thin, Scruffity is set free by a boy as unwanted and lonely as he is. Taken from his mamma and locked in a concrete cage, what he yearns for most is Family. Scruffity is born into the harsh, grey world of a puppy farm. When the case crumbles, leaving nothing but a small seed, the child decides to find a place to bring the gargoyle, and the soul of the city, back.Ī unforgettable story about conservation, ageing and legacies which will leave a forever imprint on your heart.A powerful, inventive, sweet and deeply moving novel from the bestselling author of The Bone Sparrowīe strong. Zana Fraillon (born 1981) is an Australian writer of fiction for children and young adults based in Melbourne, Australia. The child opens the case and unleashes the gargoyle's many memories of the city and its inhabitants. When the gargoyle is ordered off the train, he leaves his suitcase behind. This is the moving story of an old gargoyle, forced off his rooftop to make way for a new development in a barren cityscape, and the child who encounters him on an overcrowded train.
An echoey, achy, hollow sort of sigh, like the wind when it gusts down lanes and through tunnels and in and out of the big drains that stretch under the city. He shuffles past me and stands near the door and watches the city smushing past. Books > Kids & Children's Books > Children, Teenagers & Young Adults (YA) Fiction > Nature & Animal Stories for Children & Teenagers. The poignant story of an old gargoyle, forced off his rooftop to make way for a new urban development in a barren cityscape, and the child who encounters him on an overcrowded train, from one of Australia's most critically acclaimed writers for children. The Way of Dog, Shortlisted for the 2023 CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers by Zana Fraillon 9780702265563 Booktopia.
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