Audrey of the Outback

Audrey of the Outback by Harris, Christine. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781921272189.

Audrey is a 1930s outback girl with a lot on her mind. Her dad has gone away to work; her brother Price thinks hes too old for games; and little Dougie likes pretending to be a bird. So together with her best friend Stumpy, Audrey ponders some of lifes big questions—like whether being a swaggie (or bush traveler, as explained in the handy glossary) is lonelier than being a girl, and whether its better to be a sheep or a cow. Determined, mischievous, imaginative, and inquisitive, Audrey is Australias response to Pippi Longstocking and Ramona Quimby.