The Tunnels of Tarcoola
By (Author) Jennifer Walsh
A&U Children's
A&U Children
1st January 2012
Australia
Children
Fiction
823.92
Winner of Davitt Award for Best Children's/Young Adult Novel 2013 (Australia)
228
Width 128mm, Height 198mm
262g
"Come round here!" called David. "We've found something." "'I'm showing them." Andrea pushed him aside. "It's my cave!" She lowered herself into the hole. Her head disappeared, and a moment later they heard her voice, faint and slightly hollow. "Come on!" A network of tunnels leading under the park, a secret exit to an abandoned mansion, a hidden box of documents...all very mysterious, but it's just a game, right Wrong. When shadowy figures start watching every move they make, Kitty, David, Andrea and Martin know they've stumbled onto more than a forgotten piece of history. They need to find all the answers fast, before someone beats them to it.
"A refreshing change from the glut of werewolves, ghosts, fallen angels, and, of course, vampires that are still flooding young-adult fiction. . . . The characters [are] well executed, complex and subtly portrayed." --Canberra Times
"Reminiscent of Enid Blyton's 'Secret Seven' adventures: a mystery, a backpack of snacks, kids triumphing over adults--all good, clean fun." --Australian Bookseller & Publisher
Jennifer Walsh grew up in a country town, the youngest of three girls. 'When we weren't jumping off haystacks we were reading. Our father read aloud to us, starting with Great Expectations and Black Beauty and proceeding to stories he made up himself.' She became a teacher, later worked in the theatre for many years, then 'accidentally' became a writer of computer user guides, a job that took her around the world. Jennifer lives in Balmain with her husband, actor Bruce Spence, and a tortoiseshell cat. The Tunnels of Tarcoola was inspired by the abandoned coalmines that really do exist under much of Balmain.