{"product_id":"sister-heart","title":"Sister Heart","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eA young Aboriginal girl is taken from the north of Australia and sent to an institution in the distant south. There, she slowly makes a new life for herself and, in the face of tragedy, finds strength in new friendships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003ePoignantly told from the child’s perspective, \u003cem\u003eSister Heart\u003c\/em\u003e affirms the power of family and kinship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003ePRAISE FOR THE BOOK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e‘This beautiful verse novel from Sally Morgan can be used as a personal and approachable conversation-starter about the Stolen Generations for mature young readers … its message is powerful.’ Books+Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e‘Sister Heart gives readers the chance to share, vicariously, some of the experiences and feelings of the stolen generations.’ Magpies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e‘Morgan’s writing … entwines images and symbols from homeland and the children’s home: freshwater and saltwater; warmth and cold; little sister and brother; singing with family and for special guests; song lines, shadow lines, lines on a map, barred lines. Morgan’s imagery of birds and flight gain significance as events unfold.’ Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5 style=\"text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eAWARDS \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eKids Own Australian Literature Awards (Honour Award 2021)\u003cbr\u003ePrime Minister’s Literary Award (Winner 2016)\u003cbr\u003eChildren’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards (Honour Book 2016)\u003cbr\u003eVictorian Premier’s Literary Awards (Shortlisted 2016)\u003cbr\u003eInky Awards (Shortlisted 2016)\u003cbr\u003eAdelaide Festival Children’s Literature Award (Shortlisted 2018)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eTeaching Notes available \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fremantlepress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SISTER_HEART_teaching_notes__WEB1.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62385826660722,"sku":"SQ4028609","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/8204\/9650\/files\/9781925163131.webp?v=1789895876","url":"https:\/\/rileycallieresources.com.au\/products\/sister-heart","provider":"Riley Callie Resources","version":"1.0","type":"link"}