He was always saying that. All the Nungas did, but Dumby more than any of them.
Dumby Red and Blacky don't have a lot in common.
Dumby is the star of the footy team. He's got a killer smile and a knack with girls, and he's a Nunga.
Blacky is a gutless wonder, needs braces, never knows what to say, and he's white.
But they're friends... and it could be deadly, unna?
This gutsy novel, set in a small coastal town in South Australia, is a rites-of-passage story about two boys confronting the depth of racism that exists all around them.
Now the gripping motion picture Australian Rules.
By:
Phillip Gwynne Imprint: Puffin Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 195mm,
Width: 141mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 272g ISBN:9780141300498 ISBN 10: 0141300493 Pages: 288 Publication Date:04 May 1998 Recommended Age: From 12 to 14 years Audience:
Young adult
,
Preschool (0-5)
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Short-listed for Victorian Premier's Literary Award - Cross Pen Prize for Young Adult Fiction 1999
Shortlisted for Victorian Premier's Literary Award - Cross Pen Prize for Young Adult Fiction 1999.
Winner of Children's Book Council of Australia Awards: Book of the Year - Older Readers 1999
Winner of Children's Book Council of Australia Awards: Book of the Year - Older Readers 1999.
