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Honour Book, 2010 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year – Eve Pownall Award
Shortlisted, 2010 Australian Educational Publishing Awards, Primary Library Book Category
Shortlisted, 2010 NSW Premier’s History Awards (The Young People’s History Prize)
‘a work of great importance: historically significant, informative and movingly vivid’ Sydney Morning Herald
‘beautifully realised… a complex tale is told simply, without sacrificing pathos, force or clarity’ The Weekend Australian