CARL MERRISON & HAKEA HUSTLER are the authors of acclaimed novels Tracks of the Missing and Black Cockatoo. Their latest novel Dirrarn is the winner of the 2021 Daisy Utemorrah Award and much anticipated sequel to Black Cockatoo. Good Reading for Young Adults caught up with them to talk about the book.
ABOUT THE BOOK
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. She faces the challenges of living thousands ...
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