She also published her fourth picture book, Blue Flower, illustrated by Gabriel Evans, in 2021 and it was shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award. And then one day, on the beach, she meets the strangest young man she has ever seen. by Sonya Hartnett RELEASE DATE: Hartnett ( Princes, 1998, etc.) tells a fantastic tale of an ordinary life during the Great Depression. Golden Boys, Sonya’s third novel for adults, was shortlisted for the 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award. The Ghost's Child Sonya Hartnett 3.88 1,460 ratings235 reviews Alternate Cover edition of ISBN 9780670029457 Maddy yearns for her life to be mystifying, to be as magical as a fairy story. Hartnett is also the first Australian recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2008). Her accolades include the Commonwealth Writers' Prize ( Of A Boy), The Age Book of the Year ( Of A Boy), the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize ( Thursday's Child), the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for both Older and Younger Readers ( Forest, The Silver Donkey, The Ghost's Child, The Midnight Zoo and The Children of the King), the Victorian Premier's Literary Award ( Surrender), shortlistings for the Miles Franklin Award (for both Of a Boy and Butterfly) and the CILP Carnegie Medal ( The Midnight Zoo).

Uniquely, she is acclaimed for her stories for adults, young adults and children. With exquisite prose, richly drawn characters, and a touch of magical realism, Sonya Hartnett tells a breathtakingly original coming-of-age story through the. Sonya Hartnett tells a breathtakingly original coming-of-age story through the clear eyes of an observant child, with exquisite prose, richly drawn characters, and a touch of magical realism. Sonya Hartnett's work has won numerous Australian and international literary prizes and has been published around the world.

Thursday's Child by Sonya Hartnett