Audrey is a 1930s outback girl with a lot on her mind. Her dad has gone away to work; her brother Price thinks he's too old for games; and little Dougie likes pretending to be a bird. So together with her best friend Stumpy, Audrey ponders some of life's big questions—like whether being a swaggie (or bush traveler, as explained in the handy glossary) is lonelier than being a girl, and whether it's better to be a sheep or a cow. Determined, mischievous, imaginative, and inquisitive, Audrey is Australia's response to Pippi Longstocking and Ramona Quimby.

Christine Harris is also the author of the Undercover Girl series.

Childrens: Fiction
Age Range: 6 to 10
170 pages, Trade Paper, 5 x 8
40 B/W Illustrations
Distribution Rights: US & CA
$8.99 (CAN $9.99)
9781921272189 (192127218X)

Pub Date: May 2009

Little Hare Books