Playing Beatie Bow

This article is about the novel by Ruth Park. For the film, see Playing Beatie Bow (film).
Playing Beatie Bow

First Puffin edition, 1982
Author Ruth Park
Country Australia
Language English
Genre Children's novel
Publisher Thomas Nelson (1980) and Puffin Books (1982)
Publication date
 31 January 1980
Media type Print
Pages 196

Playing Beatie Bow is an Australian children's book written by Ruth Park and first published on 31 January 1980.[1] It features a time slip in Sydney, Australia.

Setting

The story concerns a 14-year-old girl named Abigail Kirk (formerly Lynette). While distraught over her parents' separation, she travels back in time as the result of a scary playground game.[2] She finds herself involved with a shopkeeper's family in colonial Sydney-Town in the year 1873, where she meets Beatie Bow, a girl whose name appears in the game she was playing. Much of the book is set in real-life locations around Sydney's historical Rocks district.

Reviews

According to a review by a scholar of today, Playing Beatie Bow falls somewhere between a children’s book and young-adult fiction.[3]

A blog reviewer based in Queensland considers, "The real key to this [story line] is the coming-of-age of Abigail. In building up the wall to protect herself, she’s really shielded herself from other people around her and the things which hurt or affect them. Spending time away from her own problems helps open her eyes up to other people – and the very real things which shape their stories."[4]

Characters

  • Abigail Kirk (formerly Lynette)
  • Beatrice May Bow (Beatie Bow)
  • Gilbert Samuel Bow
  • Judah Bow
  • Samuel Bow
  • Dorcas Tallisker (Dovey)
  • Justine Crown
  • Vincent Crown
  • Natalie Crown
  • Katherine Kirk
  • Weyland Kirk
  • Alice Tallisker
  • Robert Bow
  • Two Chinese
  • The firemen
  • Audience

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Playing Beatie Bow at Google Books
  2. ↑ Penguin Australia Retrieved 5 November 2015
  3. ↑ Monique Rooney in Reading Australia: Retrieved 5 November 2015
  4. ↑ Adventures of a Subversive Reader Retrieved 26 July 2016.

External resources

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