Red Sand, Blue Sky

by Cathy Applegate

Book Overview

Two young girls from very different backgrounds discover what they hold in common in this funny Australian classic.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558612785
• ISBN13: 9781558612785
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Feminist Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 and higher

Customer Reviews

A thief is robbing a sacred Aboriginal site

Set in the outback desert of Australia, Red Sand, Blue Sky by Cathy Applegate is an engaging and entertaining novel for young readers about a chance meeting and friendship between two young girls, lonely Amy Wilson from Melbourne and Lana, an Aboriginal girl. Together, the girls discover that a thief is robbing a sacred Aboriginal site, and they must gather the courage to perform a rescue mission, with a life at stake. Red Sand, Blue Sky is highly recommended reading and would make an excellent addition to school and community library collections.