OUTBACK: Bothers & Sinisters (4) - Softcover

Adams, Mark Wayne

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9781596160279: OUTBACK: Bothers & Sinisters (4)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596160276 ISBN 13: 9781596160279

Publisher: Southern Yellow Pine Publishing LLC, 2016

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Adopting new words and terms helps better describe your Outback and how you lived it. Bothers & Sinisters readers are introduced to a variety of Australian, American, and Qweepie vernacular throughout the novel series. Choose to adopt or to adapt these terms in your Outback language using the “Language of the Outback” glossary included.

“Outback is a book of magic and adventure that young readers will not soon forget. Adams’ characters amuse, frustrate, intrigue, and redeem us. Most importantly, Outback teaches us the wisdom of ‘family,’ ‘roots,’ and ‘home’—all of which make their own kind of magic in our everyday lives.”

—Jo Travis, retired English Teacher and Librarian

Awards:

2016 Florida Authors and Publishers Association Silver Medalist, Juvenile Fiction

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From the Author:

I believe we all come from multifaceted dysfunctional family. The drama within the smallest of families offers rich writing inspiration. "Sissy," my cousin Gayla, reminded me of bothersome and sinister things we did as children that our parents never knew. Funny thing was my parents, aunts, and uncles had the same experiences.

What inspired me to use a family tree as my inspiration was the falling out of family members and the severed relationships due to traumatic words that wounded the entire tree. Words in a family can change the entire dynamic for future generations.

When I was hurting as a kid, I found comfort out back in trees. I carved my childhood feelings on tree branches that healed over time hiding my words and feelings. I believe family trees heal much like trees in nature--over time.

From the Back Cover:

For generations, the family tree records words and sing-song that wind deep in its core. Children playing in or around the tree may accidentally sever or uproot disturbing moments hidden in their Outback.

"Outback: Bothers & Sinisters is a book to be read slowly and savored. I was captivated by the mood and magic that pervades this most unusual coming of age story."
--Jack Mangus, Readers' Favorite

"Adams' characters amuse, frustrate, intrigue, and redeem us. Most importantly, Outback teaches us the wisdom of 'family,' 'roots,' and 'home'--all of which make their own kind of magic in our everyday lives."
--Jo Travis, retired English Teacher and Librarian

Readers are introduced to a variety of Australian, American, and Qweepie vernacular throughout the novel series. Choose to adopt or to adapt these terms using the "Language of the Outback" glossary included.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.