Where the Shoreline Used to be (Paperback)

Susan La Marca

ISBN 10: 0143573225 / ISBN 13: 9780143573227

Published by Penguin Random House Australia, Hawthorn, 2016

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Paperback. Funny, dramatic and poignant by turns, and featuring both established writers and exciting new talent, Where the Shoreline Used to Be is a stunning collection that will challenge and excite your imagination.A rich and unique collection of short fiction, poetry, illustration and song lyrics from Australia and beyond.An encounter with a strange boy on a beach, a dog in space, a world of butterflies, a talking whale, two girls who take on the world, and a thousand silver ghosts . . . Like the pull of the tide, these stories and poems will draw you in and encourage you to explore.Includes work by Arwa Abousamra, Courtney Barnett, Davina Bell, Tony Birch, Meg Caddy, Felicity Castagna, Ali Cobby Eckermann, PM Freestone, Scot Gardner, Leanne Hall, Andrea Hirata, Kyle Hughes-Odgers, Barry Jonsberg, Amie Kaufman, Gayle Kennedy, Margo Lanagan, Meg McKinlay, Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall, Shivaun Plozza, Alice Pung, Shaun Tan, Lizzie Wagner, Wil Wagner, Trudy White. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Where the Shoreline Used to be (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia, Hawthorn
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0143573225
• ISBN 13: 9780143573227
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A diverse collection of poetry, short stories, song lyrics, novel extracts and illustrations from some of the most important creators today.

This anthology for upper high school students follows on from the success of the collection Things a Map Won't Show You, which was aimed at younger readers. Susan La Marca and Pam Macintyre have gathered an exciting mix of original and pre-published works that cover themes of Indigenous issues, friendship, migrants in Australia, environmental impact, dystopia, sci-fi adventure and death.

The anthology includes original stories from: Davina Bell, Meg Caddy, Shivaun Plozza, Peta Freestone, Scot Gardner, Barry Jonsberg, Meg McKinlay (with illustration by Kyle Hughes Odgers), Gayle Kennedy, Shaun Tan, Felicity Castagna, Amie Kaufman and Leanne Hall. Other contributors are Margo Lanagan, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Andrea Hirata, Arwa Abousamra, Trudy White, Alice Pung, Tony Birch, Wil Wagner & Lizzie Wagner, Courtney Barnett and Kate Miller-Heidke.