Ironbark
by Barry Jonsberg | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 174114955X Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 174114955X Global Overview for this book
Registered by lmn60 of Spotswood, Victoria Australia on 11/13/2011
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
3 journalers for this copy...
Not sure where I acquired this one... but it's now registered and ready to travel!
Description...
'I'm miserable and sixteen. In that order.' Sixteen can be a tough time. And it's almost unmanageable for a wisecracking boy whose temper is white-hot. As a consequence he is sentenced to a time-out with his reclusive grandfather in a primitive shack in the Tasmanian forest. There is little to do except chop wood and watch the red-eyed wallabies gather at dusk. They are an unlikely couple: a taciturn old man who prefers the simple life, and a volatile boy addicted to the technology of the 21st century - and yet a bond blossoms between them. But denied access to much he desires, and feeling provoked by a local cop cynical of city folk, the boy's frustration grows. And when he encounters situations he can't control anything could happen...
Description...
'I'm miserable and sixteen. In that order.' Sixteen can be a tough time. And it's almost unmanageable for a wisecracking boy whose temper is white-hot. As a consequence he is sentenced to a time-out with his reclusive grandfather in a primitive shack in the Tasmanian forest. There is little to do except chop wood and watch the red-eyed wallabies gather at dusk. They are an unlikely couple: a taciturn old man who prefers the simple life, and a volatile boy addicted to the technology of the 21st century - and yet a bond blossoms between them. But denied access to much he desires, and feeling provoked by a local cop cynical of city folk, the boy's frustration grows. And when he encounters situations he can't control anything could happen...
Released 11 yrs ago (7/22/2012 UTC) at La Camera in Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia
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Caught at today's meet-up at La Camera, Southgate, will send it on its way shortly.
Journal Entry 4 by marmee463 at Green Sage Cafe in Templestowe, Victoria Australia on Monday, September 10, 2012
Released 11 yrs ago (9/10/2012 UTC) at Green Sage Cafe in Templestowe, Victoria Australia
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Will release this in to the BC bookcase.
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Lucky You! You have found a travelling book.
There are around 10 million books registered with Bookcrossing involving more than a million registered Bookcrossers across 130 countries around the world - the idea is to connect people through books and I can assure you it can be fun. I suggest you browse through the site, there is plenty to discover, have fun.
A book which needs to travel....
When a teenage boy with intermittent explosive disorder is sent to live with his reclusive grandfather in Tasmania, he struggles to adjust to the isolation and come to terms with the incident that caused him to be sent there.
When a teenage boy with intermittent explosive disorder is sent to live with his reclusive grandfather in Tasmania, he struggles to adjust to the isolation and come to terms with the incident that caused him to be sent there.
Journal Entry 6 by AnonymousFriend at Pyrmont Community Centre Book Exchange in Pyrmont, New South Wales Australia on Sunday, July 28, 2013
Released 10 yrs ago (8/1/2013 UTC) at Pyrmont Community Centre Book Exchange in Pyrmont, New South Wales Australia
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Release #177 for 2013 - the alphabetic releases letters I and J......