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Synopsis
In this sequel to Misery Guts, the ever-cheerful Keith Shipley has reached Australia, but even halfway around the world, he frets over his parents' happiness, hoping that making a fortune in the opal mines will save his family.
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About the Author
Morris Gleitzman was born in Lincolnshire and moved to Australia in his teens. He worked as a paperboy, a shelf-stacker, a frozen chicken de-froster, an assistant to a fashion designer, and more before taking a degree in Professional Writing at Canberra College and becoming a writer. He has written for TV, stage, newspapers, and magazines but is best-known for his hugely succesful children’s books including Two Weeks with the Queen, Bumface, and Once.
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Grade 4-8-- Concerned that his parents are divorcing due to financial problems, Keith Shipley runs away from his Barrier Reef home to Australia's opal fields, hoping to find his fortune. Along the way he learns quite a bit about himself, including a talent for painting. After being trapped in a mine, he and a friend do find an opal. Although his escapades cause even more strain on his parents' finances when they have to come and take him home, they are unconvincingly understanding, even agreeing to stay together for his sake. In an unbelievable moment of acceptance, the boy realizes that they are very unhappy and gives his approval to their divorce. The humor in this Australian import doesn't translate well and the adventure is far-fetched. --Jeanette Larson, Texas State Library, Austin
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- PublisherHarcourt Childrens Books
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0152996664
- ISBN 13 9780152996666
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages129
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