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Ash Road by Ivan Southall
is an award-winning 1966 novel for older children or young adults (around 12+) in which a group of children are cut off from adult help while a bushfire rages through a small town. The fire was accidentally lit by three teenaged boys, and now they and some other children must band together to save themselves. The ways different children respond in such a crisis is realistically presented. The novel is a classic in Australia and often read in schools. Ivan Southall is known for books in which his child or young adult characters are faced with physical or psychological challenges. Other examples include Hills End
and Josh
(winner of the Carnegie Medal in 1971).
Ivan Southall
Ivan Francis Southall AM, DFC was an award-winning Australian writer of young-adult fiction and non-fiction. He was the first and still the only Australian to win the Carnegie Medal in Literature for children's literature. His books include Hills End, Ash Road, Josh, and Let the Balloon Go...
is an award-winning 1966 novel for older children or young adults (around 12+) in which a group of children are cut off from adult help while a bushfire rages through a small town. The fire was accidentally lit by three teenaged boys, and now they and some other children must band together to save themselves. The ways different children respond in such a crisis is realistically presented. The novel is a classic in Australia and often read in schools. Ivan Southall is known for books in which his child or young adult characters are faced with physical or psychological challenges. Other examples include Hills End
Hills End
Hills End is a children's book by Ivan Southall published in 1962 and later adapted for television.-Plot summary :The story follows seven children and their teacher who are trapped inside a cave while a fierce cyclonic storm destroys the fictional town of Hills End. They face a struggle to survive...
and Josh
Josh (novel)
Josh is a young adult novel by Ivan Southall, about a clash of cultures. It was the winner of the Carnegie Medal for 1971, the first Australian novel to win the award.-Plot summary:...
(winner of the Carnegie Medal in 1971).
Awards
- Children's Book Council of AustraliaChildren's Book Council of AustraliaThe Children's Book Council of Australia is a not for profit organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians. The CBCA presents annual awards for books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children's literature.-Awards:The first...
, Book of the Year 1966 - Children's Book of the Year, New York Times Book Review, 1966
- American Library Association Notable Book, 1966