Snowgums
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Snowgums is the story of a boy's relationship with his grandfather. It follows his journey through the teenage years, as well as that of his grandfather's life told through his journals and letters. As the boy learns about life, love and relationships, his grandfather's health deteriorates. Snowgums is a celebration of his grandfather's life and the way he chose to both live it and end it. It confronts questions that nearly all teenagers ask and situations of loss that many teenagers will experience. You will cry in both anguish and delight, get lost in the beauty of the bush and the alps, laugh and be embarrassed, be angered and saddened. From the shores of Wilsons Promontory to the slopes of Mt Feathertop in the Victorian high country, from the Indian Himalaya to the European Alps, Snowgums sets out to show us that death, and the ability to choose death, can be a positive.
Author: Simon Head
Format: Paperback, 200 pages, 150mm x 235mm, 332 g
Published: 2008, Wild & Woolley, Australia
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Description
Snowgums is the story of a boy's relationship with his grandfather. It follows his journey through the teenage years, as well as that of his grandfather's life told through his journals and letters. As the boy learns about life, love and relationships, his grandfather's health deteriorates. Snowgums is a celebration of his grandfather's life and the way he chose to both live it and end it. It confronts questions that nearly all teenagers ask and situations of loss that many teenagers will experience. You will cry in both anguish and delight, get lost in the beauty of the bush and the alps, laugh and be embarrassed, be angered and saddened. From the shores of Wilsons Promontory to the slopes of Mt Feathertop in the Victorian high country, from the Indian Himalaya to the European Alps, Snowgums sets out to show us that death, and the ability to choose death, can be a positive.
Snowgums