Playing Beatie Bow
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First Puffin edition, 1982
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| Author | Ruth Park |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Thomas Nelson (1980) and Puffin Books (1982) |
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Publication date
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31 January 1980 |
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| Pages | 196 |
Playing Beatie Bow is an Australian children's book written by Ruth Park and first published on 31 January 1980.[1]
Setting
The story is set in Sydney, Australia and is about a girl named Abigail (formerly Lynette) who travels back in time as the result of a scary playground game.[2] She finds herself in colonial Sydney-Town in the year 1873, where she meets Beatie Bow, a girl whose name appears in the game she was playing. Much of the book is set in real-life locations around Sydney's historical Rocks district.
Target age
According to a thorough review by a scholar of today, "Playing Beatie Bow falls somewhere between a children’s book and the 'Young Adult' fiction category."[3]
Characters
- Abigail Kirk (formerly Lynette)
- Beatrice May Bow (Beatie Bow)
- Gilbert Samuel Bow
- Judah Bow
- Samuel Bow
- Dorcas Tallisker (Dovey)
- Justine Crown
- Vincent Crown
- Natalie Crown
- Katherine Kirk
- Weyland Kirk
- Alice Tallisker
- Robert Bow
Awards
- Won - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers (1981)
- Won - Canberra's Own Outstanding List: Fiction for Older Readers Award (1994)
References
- ↑ Playing Beatie Bow at Google Books
- ↑ Penguin Australia Retrieved 5 November 2015
- ↑ Monique Rooney in Reading Australia: Retrieved 5 November 2015
External resources
- Book covers, Old Sydney, film stills: Retrieved 5 November 2015
- Review with a more detailed plot summary: Retrieved 5 November 2015
- Article recalling a school trip to Argyle Street area where the book is set: Retrieved 5 November 2015
