Shine Mountain

Julie Hunt

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Allen & Unwin
24 April 2018

Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Epic Fantasy; Fairy Tale; Magic; Questing & Adventure; Kids; Animals; Fantasy Adaptation

An epic adventure from the author of Song for a Scarlet Runner about a girl who finds a magical musical instrument, a boy from a travelling medicine show, and their perilous journey to a mysterious land.

The button-box gave a gasp as if it was struggling for breath. Then it took off!

Ellie remembers telling stories about the Gleam country as a small child - a land far from Spit Farm and the mountains, with talking goats, sweet grass, and corn that grew so high you had to fell it with an axe. She thinks they were only stories - until, on his deathbed, her pop reveals a magical musical instrument: a button-box from the Gleam country itself.

But the instrument's magic is sinister. At first flowers bloom and crops spring up overnight, but soon Ellie's farm is cursed by drought and her beloved oma is gravely ill, and Ellie must set out with only her horse and beloved goat on a dangerous journey through a desperate land.

On the way, Ellie meets Meridian, a fortune teller, and Luca, son of a rainmaker - and is shadowed by a terrifying stranger. To save her oma and discover the truth about her own identify, she must reach the Gleam country - the only place where the evil button-box can be destroyed.

By: Julie Hunt
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
Weight: 259g
ISBN: 9781760291501
ISBN 10: 1760291501
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 24 April 2018
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Julie Hunt loves poetry, storytelling and traditional folktales. Her debut novel Song for a Scarlet Runner won the inaugural Readings Children's Book Prize and her graphic novel KidGlovz (illustrated by Dale Newman) won the 2016 Queensland Premier's Literary Award. She also writes books for younger readers. Her picture book, The Coat (illustrated by Ron Books), won the 2013 CBCA Picture Book of the Year. She lives on a farm in southern Tasmania and works in a library.

Reviews for Shine Mountain

'This is a mysterious magical quest for truth, identity, and reparation. It is designed to shine a light on the importance and necessity of stories handed down over time. It is a movement of music in four parts. The story is made up of strands of the characters' lives interwoven with the strongest strand being Ellie, in the middle, to hold it all together.' - Kids Book Review