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The Burnt Stick
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4 out of 5
Based on 190 Ratings and 36 Reviews

Book Description
When John Jagamarra was five, he was taken away from his mother and home in an Australian aboriginal camp. John was half-white, and the law said he had to be educated in a mission school to learn the ways of white people. But John never forgot his real home - or his mother, who dared to trick the men from the welfare department by darkening him with a burnt stick to hide his light skin. A poignant... More
Book Information
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Company
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages52
ISBN-100395739748
ISBN-13978-0395739747
Publication Date07/01/1995
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About Anthony Hill (Author) : Anthony Hill is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Anthony Hill include Soldier Boy, The Burnt Stick.
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About Mark Sofilas (Illustrator) : Mark Sofilas is a published illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mark Sofilas include Another Day of Dabbling (Voyages (Santa Rosa, Calif.).), There's a Bat on the Balcony... more
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