Pierre's Not There

Author(s): Ursula Dubosarsky

Junior Fiction

A girl who transforms into a dog, a magic puppet show with the power to change lives, and a story about the mysteries of the imagination from Ursula Dubosarsky, the Australian Children's Laureate. Lara had always wished she was a dog, and one day, just for a short time, she actually became one. This is how it happened.In a mulberry brick house on the harbour that Lara explores while her mother cleans, Lara meets Pierre, a boy about her age with a beautiful antique puppet theatre. With his puppets, he tells her a story about a boy whose family has been eaten by wolves. The boy is lost. He needs to find his grandmother. Lara takes the part of a dog, but suddenly she can no longer tell where she ends and Dog begins. Or is she Wolf? Caught up in Pierre's story, Lara has to fight to protect her identity - and her new friend. Can she help Pierre find his way home?Pierre's Not There is a lyrical, captivating and imaginative story that can be read on many levels.  


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General Fields

  • : 9781760525934
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : Allen & Unwin Children's Books
  • : June 2020
  • : {"length"=>["19.8"], "width"=>["12.8"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Ursula Dubosarsky
  • : Paperback
  • : 2011
  • : English
  • : 823.4
  • : 208