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When Jays Fly to Barbmo
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Wikipedia article
'When Jays Fly to Barbmo' (1968) is the debut novel for children by Australian author Margaret Balderson, illustrated by Victor Ambrus.[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8490907 National Library of Australia - 'When Jays Fly to Barbmo' by Margaret Balderson] It won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1969.'[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136943729 "Book Council Award Winners", 'The Canberra Times', 12 July 1969, p16]
Plot outline
The novel is set on a remote island off the coast of Norway during World War II. It follows the story of 14-year-old Ingeborg who must survive during a long dark winter after her aunt dies and the Nazis take over the island.
Critical reception
In a review of the book in 'The Canberra Times' the reviewer stated: "This distinguished piece of writing is a tremendously individual and quite moving story...There is some overwriting and action occasionally flags, but characterisation, originality and the breadth of the story makes it a most satisfying piece of work. Victor Ambrus has provided some delightful illustrations that in style and character are a true extension of the text."[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136943754 "A Distinguished Piece of Writing", 'The Canberra Times', 12 July 1969, p17]
'Kirkus Reviews' noted: "The image evoked in the restrictively literary course of Ingeborg's sometimes faltering and always dense story suggests Anne Frank's diary written into a Bartos-Hoppner Siberian wilderness; though destined for only limited response it is an image wrought of violent silence with a rare and relentless grip."[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/margaret-balderson/when-jays-fly-to-barbmo/ "When Jays Fly to Barbmo by Margaret Baldeson", 'Kirkus reviews', 3 November 1969]
See also
* 1968 in Australian literature
References
Category:Australian children's novels
Category:1968 novels
Category:Children's historical novels
Category:Novels set during World War II
Category:Novels set in Norway
Category:Novels set on islands
Category:CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award-winning works
Category:1968 children's books
Category:1968 debut novels
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