ISBN |
9781925603743 (paperback) |
Name |
Kernot, Sharon author. |
Title |
The art of taxidermy / Sharon Kernot. |
Published |
Melbourne, Victoria : Text, 2018. |
©2018 |
Description |
231 pages ; 20 cm. |
Summary |
Lottie collects dead creatures and lovingly cares for them, hoping to preserve them, to save them from disintegration. Her father understands - Lottie has a scientific mind, he thinks. Her aunt wants it to stop, and she goes to cruel lengths to make sure it does. And her mother? Lottie's mother died long ago. And Lottie is searching for a way to be close to her. This is a heartbreaking verse novel exploring love and death, grief and beauty, and the ways we try to make sense of it all. |
Target audience note |
12-15 years old. |
Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 7-9. |
Premier's Reading Challenge 9+. |
Awards note |
Shortlisted for the 2017 Text Prize. |
Subjects |
Taxidermy -- Juvenile fiction |
Mothers -- Death -- Juvenile fiction |
Grief -- Juvenile fiction |
Families -- Juvenile fiction |
Australian fiction |
Young adult fiction |
Youth fiction |
Premier's Reading Challenge 7-9 |
Premier's Reading Challenge 9+ |
Genre |
Domestic fiction |
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