The Green Laurel facts for kids
First edition cover
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| Author | Eleanor Spence |
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| Cover artist | Geraldine Spence |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
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Publication date
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1963 |
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| Pages | 181pp |
| Preceded by | Lillipilly Hill |
| Followed by | The Year of the Currawong |
The Green Laurel (1963) is a novel for children by Australian author Eleanor Spence; it was illustrated by Geraldine Spence. It won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1964.
Story outline
The novel centres on a girl whose father runs a fair-ground train at a holiday resort. Illness forces him to give up his job and the family move to a Sydney suburb close to a migrant camp.
Awards
- 1964 – winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers
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