The Land of Giant Pineapples - Rankin, Judy
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The land of giant pineapples is the story of Shayla Gray, an average girl living on a small farm in Melbourne's outer suburbs. On Shayla's eleventh birthday, her older sister, Willow, admits to seeing some peculiar movement in one of the paddocks around a group of pineapple palm trees they call Plantation Island. After an argument with her father, Willow disappears. Shayla is sure Willow's disappearance has something to do with the 'peculiar movement' and sets out to find her sister and uncover the mystery. It's not long before Shayla discovers that the abandoned house sitting next door on the…mehr

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The land of giant pineapples is the story of Shayla Gray, an average girl living on a small farm in Melbourne's outer suburbs. On Shayla's eleventh birthday, her older sister, Willow, admits to seeing some peculiar movement in one of the paddocks around a group of pineapple palm trees they call Plantation Island. After an argument with her father, Willow disappears. Shayla is sure Willow's disappearance has something to do with the 'peculiar movement' and sets out to find her sister and uncover the mystery. It's not long before Shayla discovers that the abandoned house sitting next door on the hill is actually the home of the Indigenous wizard, Bartadji, who uses his waning powers to keep his home hidden. He is initially reluctant to help Shayla find her sister but soon realises that working together may help restore his powers and bring healing to the land where he was once the guardian. The pair descend into the land of giant pineapples-the strange land that sits below the palm trees on Plantation Island-only to find the light of the 'pineapples' dimming. They also find the native shape-shifting shekoos that move between the lands are distorting and have begun running amuck. The land will die if Bartadji and Shayla can't find a way to reconcile their differences and work together.
Autorenporträt
Judy Rankin has a BA(Hons) from the school of Media and Communication at Curtin University and is currently completing a PhD through RMIT, Melbourne. Although Melbourne is home, she has lived all over Australia, including the Yolngu community at Milingimbi, Arnhem Land. Knowing what Indigenous Australians can teach non-Indigenous Australians, Judy wants to convey the message that the bridge to reconciliation isn't as vast as it may appear. Judy has worked with people from different cultural orientations teaching English as a second language and as a freelance writer for several Chinese companies. She is a published writer with several short stories and articles published in Australian magazines, book reviews in Good Reading Magazine as well as having published a historical fiction novel through Pegasus Publishers and a memoir through Balboa Press. Judy has joined forces with her granddaughter to create this debut novel written for middle-grade readers. Judy can be followed on social media on Twitter @JudyRankin2 and Instagram @judy_3228 or on her author website - www.judyrankin.com Tiffani Smith is an aspiring artist dedicated to creating drawings, prints and painting. She can be followed on Instagram @tism_art. This is her first experience as a book illustrator.