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003			OSt
005			20240913173904.0
008			211029s2022 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a 2021051653
020			_a9780063213531 [paperback]
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dDLC
042			_apcc
082	0	0	_223/eng/20211029
100	1		_aBirch, Tony, _d1957- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe white girl : _ba novel / _cTony Birch.
250			_aFirst HarperVia edition.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bHarperVia, _cc2019.
300			_a261 pages : _billustration (black and white) ; _c21 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_a"'A profound allegory of good and evil, and a deep exploration of human interaction, black and white, alternately beautiful and tender, cruel and unsettling.'-Guardian Australia's leading indigenous storyteller makes his American debut with this immersive and deeply resonant novel, set in the 1960s, that explores the lengths we'll go to save the people we love-an unforgettable story of one native Australian family and the racist government that threatens to separate them. Odette Brown has lived her entire life on the fringes of Deane, a small Australian country town. Dark secrets simmer beneath the surface of Deane-secrets that could explain why Odette's daughter, Lila, left her one-year-old daughter, Sissy, and never came back, or why Sissy has white skin when her family is Aboriginal. For thirteen years, Odette has quietly raised her granddaughter without drawing notice from welfare authorities who remove fair-skinned Aboriginal children from their families. But the arrival of a new policeman with cruel eyes and a rigid by-the-book attitude throws the Brown women's lives off-kilter. It will take all of Odette's courage and cunning to save Sissy from the authorities, and maybe even lead her to find her daughter. Bolstered by love, smarts, and the strength of their ancestors, Odette and Sissy are an indomitable force, handling threats to their family and their own identities with grace and ingenuity, while never losing hope for themselves and their future. In The White Girl, Miles Franklin Award-nominated author Tony Birch illuminates Australia's devastating post-colonial past-notably the government's racist policy of separating Indigenous children from their families, known today as the Stolen Generations-and introduces a tight-knit group of charming, inspiring characters who remind us of our shared humanity, and that kindness, hope, and love have no limits"--Provided by the publication
521			_aAdult
541			_xMindajao, Lynie _yCollege of Teacher Education _zGeneral Interest: Fiction
546			_aText in English
655		7	_aNovels. _2lcgft
906			_a7 _bcbc _corignew _d1 _eecip _f20 _gy-gencatlg
942			_2ddc _cBK
998			_cRoel [new] _d08/14/2024
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