- Title:
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The Last Week in December
- Written by:
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Ursula Dubosarsky
- Read by:
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Rebecca Macauley
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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4
- Duration:
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3 hours 42 minutes
- Published:
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March 01 2004
- Available Date:
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May 14 2010
- Age Category:
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Children (7+)
- ISBN:
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1740945689
- APN / ISBN-13:
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9781740945684
- Genres:
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Fiction; Children's Fiction; Humorous
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Shortlisted Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year / Younger Readers 1994
"Dubosarsky's writing conveys a powerful clarity in a work destined to fall into the canon of classic Australian works for children."
Magpies Magazine
"Imaginative, humorous, endearing."
School Library Journal
Bella has a secret, and it's coming back to haunt her...
They were coming back! Did they suspect? They must. Just by looking at her, anyone would know she had something to hide... Eleven-year-old Bella has a terrible guilty secret: something she did three years ago, when her English relatives were visiting. Now, in the last week in December, they were returning to Australia and Bella fears the worst - that they are coming to confront her; that they suspected her all along. But lots of things during this accident-prone holiday surprise Bella - families work in strange ways, and unexpected things do happen...
"Three years ago, when Bella was 8, she stole her grandfather's beautiful pouch. Now her English grandparents are visiting Australia again, and Bella is fearful that she'll be confronted with her deed. Narrator Rebecca Macauley movingly conveys Bella's fear, shame, and regret while also delivering the adults' much different perspective. Macauley successfully mingles both English and Australian accents in a manner understandable to American listeners. An excellent lesson is presented through a moving story."
AudioFile Magazine