The Mushroom in the Sky by Jackie French - ISBN: 9781460766057
Paperback
A dog’s loyalty connects lives through war and the atomic bomb.

The Mushroom in the Sky

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    2 July 2025

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Summary

In the 80th anniversary year, Jackie French explores the dropping of the bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, which ended World War 2.

1942.

Japan has bombed Sydney Harbour. Sixteen-year-old Ossie lies about his age to protect his country, even though it means abandoning his only family, a one-eyed dog named Lucky.

Kind-hearted Mrs Plum is already looking after forty-six dogs belonging to soldiers who’ve gone to war. She can’t possibly care for another. But …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781460766057
ISBN-10:1460766059
Author:Jackie French
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Imprint:HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:2 July 2025
Weight:186g
Dimensions:15mm x 130mm x 198mm
Audience Age:12
A-Format
B-Format
The Mushroom in the Sky by Jackie French - ISBN: 9781460766057
130 × 198 mm
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A4
mm / in
About The Author

Jackie French

Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children’s Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016, Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children’s literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi, to her much-loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. ‘A book can change a child’s life. A book can change the world’ was the primary philosophy behind Jackie’s two-year term as Laureate.

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