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See inside Rivertime by Trace Balla

15 Jun 2015

Congratulations to Trace Balla who was named the winner of this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize for her debut book, Rivertime. Find out more about Trace Balla’s win here.

See below for a sneak peek at some pages from inside Rivertime.

Image credit: Excerpt from Rivertime by Trace Balla, published by Allen & Unwin.

Find out more about the Readings Children’s Book Prize here.

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