Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale, Nova Weetman

Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale, Nova WeetmanFrom the dream duo of Australian middle grade comes this time slip novel that explores the early life of Kate Kelly, sister of the infamous Ned. Kate and Ruby live in the High Country in Victoria. They're both daring, quick thinking and prepared to break the rules, and they're both brilliant horse riders they'd probably be great friends. But they live in different times, 145 years apart. While galloping through the mountains, Kate rides headlong into

where violence rules and only the rich and powerful are safe

How can they negotiate a world in which all sense of safety and justice seems to have been destroyed

she pulls back the curtain on all aspects of her offbeat life

their complex social structures and relationship with the land

scuttling spiders and a whole variety of other creepy-crawlies that live all over the world

she creates a vivid picture of a truly Australian childhood in which country - ngurra is life itself

a book about the development of the designs

In this stylishly packaged

'Gorgeous storytelling and superb characters are among the glories of The Sun Walks Down

But everything is manageable with her best friend

rugby and travelling into country turns into a graceful eulogy for the secret codes of good men

Each poem is accompanied by evocative and poignant artwork that was created in response to its poem and vitalises its meaning