Nanberry

Black Brother White

by Jackie French

On Sale: 08/08/2011

Nanberry

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Nanberry

Black Brother White

by Jackie French

On Sale: 08/08/2011

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About the Book

The amazing story of Australia's first surgeon and the boy he adopted.


It's 1789, and as the new colony in Sydney Cove is established, Surgeon John White defies convention and adopts Nanberry, an Aboriginal boy, to raise as his son. Nanberry is clever and uses his unique gifts as an interpreter to bridge the two worlds he lives in.With his white brother, Andrew, he witnesses the struggles of the colonists to keep their precarious grip on a hostile wilderness. And yet he is haunted by the memories of the Cadigal warriors who will one day come to claim him as one of their own.

This true story follows the brothers as they make their way in the world - one as a sailor, serving in the Royal Navy, the other a hero of the Battle of Waterloo. No less incredible is the enduring love between the gentleman surgeon and the convict girl who was saved from the death penalty and became a great lady in her own right.

AWARDS

Honour Book - CBCA 2012 (Younger Reader's Book of the Year)


PRAISE

'[Jackie] is one of few masters who can embed historic characters in rattling good tales, and her meticulous research is seamlessly inserted so that you live the detail rather than learn it. Irresistible for history buffs of any age.' - Good Reading Magazine, five stars

'If every Australian history class in the country could be taught by Jackie French, we'd have an entire generation of kids with an enormous thirst for knowledge about our early European settlement and a whole lot more compassion for those who already called this country home.' - Sunday Tasmanian

'I've been telling all my friends to read this book, and to give it to their kids to read. It's absolutely engrossing.' - Herald Sun

Critical Praise

Nanberry : Black Brother White is based on the true story of Nanberry, one of the first of the Eora people to live with the English settlers following colonisation. Told from differing third person viewpoints – chiefly that of Nanberry, but also the perspectives of the Surgeon, his two housekeepers and his younger adoptive brother Andrew – the book offers an insight into the times, exploring the impact of white settlement on the Aboriginal people, the difficulties faced by the settlers, and the growth of the colony. Mainly though it is Nanberry’s story based wherever possible on historical records, but fictionalised to make Nanberry an authentic character with whom readers can connect. Aussie Reviews -

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780730497141
  • ISBN 10: 0730497143
  • Imprint: HarperCollins
  • On Sale: 08/08/2011
  • Pages: 320
  • List Price:18.35 CAD
  • BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General
  • BISAC2 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
  • BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
  • BISAC4 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Australia & Oceania
  • BISAC5 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage

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