Rabbit-Proof Fence
by Doris Pilkington
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Author: Doris PilkingtonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-11-20
ISBN: 0786887842
Number of pages: 160
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Miramax
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Book Review: Aboriginal Hardships
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw the movie and was fascinated with the story line. I wanted to read the book to get a greater understanding of the hardships endured by the three- (3) aboriginal girls. Great reading.
Summary of Rabbit-Proof Fence
Following an Australian government edict in 1931, black aboriginal children and children of mixed marriages were gathered up and taken to settlements to be institutionally assimilated. In Rabbit-Proof Fence, award-wining author Doris Pilkington traces the story of her mother, Molly, one of three young girls uprooted from their community in Southwestern Australia and taken to the Moore River Native Settlement. There, Molly and her relatives Gracie and Daisy were forbidden to speak their native language, forced to abandon their heritage, and taught to be culturally white. After regular stays in solitary confinement, the three girls planned and executed a daring escape from the grim camp.Australian Books
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