Born: Established: 1996 Halls Creek, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender:
Male
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Jy Goes for Gold
Sydney
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HarperCollins Australia
,
2024
28377792
2024
single work
children's fiction
children's
'I'm about 35 metres out from the goal and, running on instinct, I do a snap kick of the ball. I watch as the footy flies through the air.
'Will it bend enough?
'I can hear the roar of the crowd but my focus is on that red ball. It flies through the big white sticks.
'It's a goal!
'I'm Jy Farrar and the dream I had to play professional footy since I was a kid in outback Halls Creek has finally come true.
'Let me tell you the story of how I got here - about my mates, my family, growing up in the Kimberley around the bush and the red dirt and spinifex and goannas, playing footy and going to boarding school far away from home.' (Publication summary)
- 2025 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
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