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Black Cockatoo & Dirrarn
- Narrated by: Haylee Rivers
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
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Black Cockatoo & Dirrarn
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Publisher's Summary
Black Cockatoo
Black Cockatoo is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl, as she explores the fragile connections of family and culture. Mia is a 13-year-old girl from a remote community in the Kimberley. She is saddened by the loss of her brother as he distances himself from the family. She feels powerless to change the things she sees around her … until one day she rescues her totem animal, the dirran black cockatoo, and soon discovers her own inner strength.
Dirrarn
We first met Mia in Black Cockatoo, as she navigated her way through culture, Country and familial ties. Dirrarn follows Mia as she finds herself at boarding school and the challenges of living thousands of kilometres away from home, family and the big sky country she loves. Mia along with her best friend, Naya, negotiate new friends, new ways of thinking and new ways of being in a different world. As Mia wrestles with all that is unfamiliar, she soon must learn to stand in her truth when confronted with unending challenges.
2019, Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Younger Readers, Nominated
2019, ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children, Short-listed
2019, Speech Pathology Australia, Winner
2019, Queensland Literary Awards, Winner
2024, Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Younger Readers, Nominated
Critic Reviews
'This is a highly original and gentle small tale set in the Kimberley about the power of standing up for yourself, your culture and ever-present family ties.' (Halls Creek Herald)
'Subtle and touching, Black Cockatoo reaches into the heart and will speak to anyone’s need to find their place in this world and the freedom to do so.' (Writing WA)
