My Longest Round My Longest Round:Default Title The boys like to challenge

The boys like to challenge themselves and the rules

her well-meaning teacher

Christina Booth’s splendid illustrations of desert landscapes and bush life deepen the mystery of the elephant

and soon realise that not everything goes to plan…

You Call it Desert

My Longest Round My Longest Round:Default Title The boys like to challengeThe life story of Australian and Commonwealth champion boxer Wally Carr. A powerful biographical story about the journey of a young Wiradjuri boy, Wally Carr, escaping the dreaded Aboriginal Welfare Board a journey from the heartbreak and crushing loneliness of childhood to the mean streets of Sydney's Redfern. From hunting goannas, Jimmy Sharman's boxing tents, rugby league, professional boxing and the first Aboriginal Tent Embassy, to present day