In the Beech Forest
Age range 10+
In the Beech Forest is a story from long ago, from now and from the future.
An ordinary boy takes a path leading him from the safety of his home into a dark forest. His head is full of the fearful images of his computer games that so excite yet terrify him; battles between heroes and dreadful beasts that may haunt this primal landscape.
What will become of him on this journey? Will he survive? Will he defeat his fears? Will he emerge, still an ordinary boy?
Become his companion. Take the journey...
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Dr Gary Crew has won the Australian Children’s Book of the Year four times. He is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Gary has published over forty novels and illustrated books including Strange Objects, The Watertower and Memorial. His previous book for Ford Street was Finding Home, illustrated by Susy Boyer.
Den Scheer grew up on an isolated farm in Western Australia. There wasn’t much in the way of TV or game consoles, so she kept herself amused by reading, writing and drawing. She has won many awards for her illustrations, including the Young Australian Art Award (over three consecutive years) and the Australian Scholarship Group Art Award. Den studied Bachelor of Illustration and Design at Curtin University. In the Beech Forest is her first book.
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