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Find Me a River
Kes is facing the unthinkable. As drought and a bushfire threaten their lives and their homes and wipe out their cattle, her family will have to abandon the mountain property of her great grandparents. Kes is torn by her search for her own identity and that of her Aboriginal grandmother. If her gentle father was not a stolen child but simply unwanted, will she keep this knowledge to herself? And then there is an incredible discovery which only makes her more confused - or will it be her salvation?
- GenresContemporary
271 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2001
About the author
Bronwyn Blake
20 books1 followerWhere do you live?
In Gippsland, Victoria, in a conservation area near Inverloch, which is a small seaside town, very popular in the holidays. We overlook Bass Strait, we’re close to Wilsons Prom National Park, and within a few hours of the Gippsland Lakes and the High Country... so you can see where a lot of background for the books began!
Where did you grow up and go to school?
In an old house in Brown St. Heidelberg, Melbourne. The description of it can be found in the opening of "Rock Dancer'. I went to Ivanhoe Girls Grammar, Heidelberg State School, Eltham High and PLC, East Melbourne.
How long have you been writing?
In my head since I was a small child, about three, and began remembering my environment. If you write, as I do, from a strong visual perspective, it's really important to develop a keen recording eye and an excellent visual memory.
I've been writing full time since 2000. New millennium, new life.
I had a great start because in 2000, I was awarded the first May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust Mentorship for a new writer. It was a wonderful help for someone coming late into a field about which I knew virtually nothing! I had two weeks of visiting, learning and asking dumb questions,(really, really dumb questions!) as well as having the manuscripts of my first two books assessed and commented upon.
What did you do before you became a writer?
I worked as a teacher (my first real job), then in the community in a variety of jobs to do with children, families, communities and health, here and overseas.
My first ever job was collecting eggs on our chook farm for pocket money, but I've also taught sculpture and life drawing, sold shoes, waitressed, done housekeeping and nannying. When we lived in Alaska I worked in remote area television as a general all-around-do-everything from artist to teacher. That was great experience!
Why do you write for Young Adults?
It's challenging to present difficult, "adult" ideas to people whose life experience is usually more limited simply because of their age...not their intelligence or understanding. Teenagers are open to new ideas and I'd like to think I had some part in introducing readers to new ways of looking at issues, people or experiencing an environment.
I like to explore the ways in which people handle new and difficult situations, and how they change in dealing with them. I love writing about the courage and determination I see in young adults.Snorkelling
Do you have kids?
Yes, three. One born in Alaska, the other two were born in Australia. They're all grown up and now very useful. They fix things and dig drains.
In Gippsland, Victoria, in a conservation area near Inverloch, which is a small seaside town, very popular in the holidays. We overlook Bass Strait, we’re close to Wilsons Prom National Park, and within a few hours of the Gippsland Lakes and the High Country... so you can see where a lot of background for the books began!
Where did you grow up and go to school?
In an old house in Brown St. Heidelberg, Melbourne. The description of it can be found in the opening of "Rock Dancer'. I went to Ivanhoe Girls Grammar, Heidelberg State School, Eltham High and PLC, East Melbourne.
How long have you been writing?
In my head since I was a small child, about three, and began remembering my environment. If you write, as I do, from a strong visual perspective, it's really important to develop a keen recording eye and an excellent visual memory.
I've been writing full time since 2000. New millennium, new life.
I had a great start because in 2000, I was awarded the first May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust Mentorship for a new writer. It was a wonderful help for someone coming late into a field about which I knew virtually nothing! I had two weeks of visiting, learning and asking dumb questions,(really, really dumb questions!) as well as having the manuscripts of my first two books assessed and commented upon.
What did you do before you became a writer?
I worked as a teacher (my first real job), then in the community in a variety of jobs to do with children, families, communities and health, here and overseas.
My first ever job was collecting eggs on our chook farm for pocket money, but I've also taught sculpture and life drawing, sold shoes, waitressed, done housekeeping and nannying. When we lived in Alaska I worked in remote area television as a general all-around-do-everything from artist to teacher. That was great experience!
Why do you write for Young Adults?
It's challenging to present difficult, "adult" ideas to people whose life experience is usually more limited simply because of their age...not their intelligence or understanding. Teenagers are open to new ideas and I'd like to think I had some part in introducing readers to new ways of looking at issues, people or experiencing an environment.
I like to explore the ways in which people handle new and difficult situations, and how they change in dealing with them. I love writing about the courage and determination I see in young adults.Snorkelling
Do you have kids?
Yes, three. One born in Alaska, the other two were born in Australia. They're all grown up and now very useful. They fix things and dig drains.
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January 23, 2020
Fave genre - contempory teenage fiction set on the land exploring Aboriginal identity. An easy read with meaning.
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