REVIEWED BY SASKIA, 10, WA
My Place (Younger Readers Edition) by Sally Morgan, Fremantle Press, ISBN 9781925816761
The publisher provided a review copy of this book.
This book is about Sally Morgan’s life. It is an autobiography but it also has some information about her family history. It has four different people’s perspectives: Sally, Sally’s nan (Daisy Corunna), Sally’s mum (Gladys Corunna) and Sally’s great uncle (Arthur Corruna). Sally’s family history is rather secret and unknown, which makes the book very interesting. I learnt a lot about Australian history through her family’s stories.
I also like Sally’s writing style and the way that in the perspective of the other people she used their real speech instead of modifying it to fit her own style.
I would recommend this book to 6th to 9th grade children. There is also an adult version of the book.
Read a sample of My Place on the publisher’s website.
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