The Music Walker by Zillah Bethell
My ranking: 5 of 5 stars
The Music Walker is a kids’s story appropriate for the ages of 9-12+. The 2 protagonists are each 13 years previous so this could simply swimsuit center grade readers.
The story is set within the Australian outback, primarily within the Northern Territory, a highly regarded dry place with massive open areas and few cities or individuals.
A younger woman is alone strolling by the wild panorama; she will’t keep in mind who she is, the place she is or why she is right here. After an extended chilly evening out on this place she is discovered by one other younger woman. This one is native to the land, a First Nation Australian; her identify is Tarni.
Tarni is on a journey to search out her sister; she is utilizing her data of the land and she or he invitations the bizarre woman with no identify to go together with her. Tarni offers the woman a reputation —Moonflower. Collectively they comply with unseen ‘Dreaming Tracks’ as they make their approach from one place to a different.
That is a journey of discovery and friendship whereas it gently teaches the reader about Australia and a few of its historical past and historical perception in ‘The Dreaming’. I learnt quite a bit myself. The ending pulls collectively one other side of First Nation beliefs, and flows simply into the ultimate chapter. 
I actually loved this; it would swimsuit younger readers who’re in search of a friendship and journey story or who’re inquisitive about cultural fiction.
There are not any color footage, however chapter headings are adorned with black and white photos of birds. The e-book can be break up into 4 major components; every begins with a double web page depicting the Australian setting. Blissful to advocate.
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“There are three questions that I want to search out the solutions to:
-The place am I?
-What am I doing right here?
– And… Who am I?”
When a younger woman wakes up in the midst of the desert, she has no concept who she is. She’s sporting one shoe, a silky black costume, and she or he’s carrying a wierd, heavy case.
She meets Tarni, who’s on a mysterious quest of her personal. Collectively, the 2 ladies trek throughout the huge and ever-changing Australian Outback in the hunt for solutions. Besides each are additionally hiding secrets and techniques…
