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The white girl : a novel / Tony Birch.
"Odette Brown has lived her entire life on the fringes of Deane, a small Australian country town. Dark secrets simmer beneath the surface of Deane-secrets that could explain why Odette's daughter, Lila, left her one-year-old daughter, Sissy, and never came back, or why Sissy has white skin when her family is Aboriginal. For thirteen years, Odette has quietly raised her granddaughter without drawing notice from welfare authorities who remove fair-skinned Aboriginal children from their families. But the arrival of a new policeman with cruel eyes and a rigid by-the-book attitude throws the Brown women's lives off-kilter. It will take all of Odette's courage and cunning to save Sissy from the authorities, and maybe even lead her to find her daughter. Bolstered by love, smarts, and the strength of their ancestors, Odette and Sissy are an indomitable force, handling threats to their family and their own identities with grace and ingenuity, while never losing hope for themselves and their future."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063213531 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 261 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First HarperVia edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2019
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
| Topic Heading: | RaIndigenous/Australia. |
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- 10 of 11 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 2 copies available at Elkford Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkford Public Library | FC BIR (Text) | 35170000458935 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Elkford Public Library | ON ORDER (Text) | BELK4673883999811 | On Order | Volume hold | On order | - |
