Meme McDonald
Meme McDonald grew up on a sheep and cattle station in southwest Queensland. After leaving school she received an American Field Scholarship to the United States and on returning to Australia studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Queensland and later graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts Drama School. She has published books in a variety of genres.
Meme began her career directing theatre. She wrote The Way of the Birds, which has been adapted into an award-winning animation of the same title. Currently, Meme is a Board member of the State Library of Victoria's Writers and Readers Advisory Committee; she was one of the Victorian Premier's Reading Ambassadors for 2005
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The Hairyman is a bad spirit who makes it hard for a boy to sleep at night. But then a green tree frog, Girragundji, arrives and helps him face his fears. Category: Fiction 7+Publisher: Allen & Unwin |
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A 16-year-old Aboriginal boy leaves his family and home for the big city, and as he struggles to make sense of his experience he realises that he must have the knowledge of his own people and culture in order to know who he is, and to find his direction. Category: Fiction 13+Publisher: Allen & Unwin |
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