Leonie Robin Norrington Leonie Robin Norrington i(A66861 works by)
Born: Established: Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon What Kind Debil? Leonie Robin Norrington , Timber Creek Primary School , Timber Creek : Leonie Robin Norrington , Z1696114 single work short story Indigenous story thriller children's
1 y separately published work icon A Piece of Red Cloth Leonie Robin Norrington , Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr Stubbs , Djawa Burarrwanga , Djawundil Maymuru , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2025 29147869 2025 single work novel Indigenous story

'A powerful, unique novel based on the oral history of the Yolngu people from north-east Arnhem Land that tells the story of a grandmother who stops at nothing to protect her granddaughter.

'It's early in the wet season. A flock of crested terns sweeps into the bay and dives towards Batjani. The birds are saying the foreigners are coming, as they do every year, but why are they so full of menace?

'Batjani's beloved granddaughter Garritji is on the cusp of womanhood, about to go through the rituals preparing her for marriage. Batjani uses all means at her disposal to protect her granddaughter from the visiting Macassan trepang fishers, but she is betrayed. Can Garritji be saved?

'This powerful and unique novel is based on oral history and told through Yolngu eyes, with ancestors as the Yolngu remember them: proud, strong, resilient people in control of their world and interacting with foreigners on their own terms.'  (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Brigid Lucy Wants/Needs a Friend Leonie Robin Norrington , Surry Hills : Little Hare Books , 2013 9379069 2013 single work children's fiction children's

'It's school holidays, and all Brigid wants is a best friend of her very own.

'Mum doesn't seem to care now that she is 'expecting-again'. If only Dad would take Brigid to the Botanic Gardens, she might meet a best friend there. And she really is trying to be good and do the right thing. Maybe Granny and her Magic Friendship Spell will do the trick.' (Publication summary)
1 2 y separately published work icon Losing Rueben Leonie Robin Norrington , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2013 7178327 2013 single work children's fiction children's

'There are so many kids in Reubens family that his mum has to count them! When they go fishing at One Mile Beach, Reuben hopes Mum will remember! ' (Publication abstract)
1 Old Women's Business Leonie Robin Norrington , 2013 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Griffith Review , no. 42 2013; (p. 87-97)
1 2 y separately published work icon Bush Holiday Leonie Robin Norrington , Parkside : Omnibus Books , 2013 6190556 2013 single work children's fiction children's

'Tillithia loves the school holidays and doing stuff with her mum. But Auntie Doreen is here in her big truck to take them both on a real bush holiday!' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Brigid Lucy and the Princess Tower Leonie Robin Norrington , Neutral Bay : Little Hare Books , 2011 Z1799220 2011 single work children's fiction children's Biddy is excited when she spots a real-life Princess Tower from the window of the train. So is the invisible imp that lives in her hair. It is going to lead to all sorts of trouble! Mum says the tower is a cathedral, but what do grown-ups know? When Biddy and the imp investigate further, they discover that Rapunzel is trapped inside the tower! (Libraries Australia).
1 1 y separately published work icon Brigid Lucy Wants a Pet Leonie Robin Norrington , Neutral Bay : Little Hare Books , 2011 Z1799187 2011 single work children's fiction children's Brigid Lucy tries to be good, but it doesn't always work. This could be due to the invisible imp hiding in her hair. When Biddy's pet slug dies in tragic circumstances, Dad promises to buy Biddy a new pet. But Dad is allergic to almost every pet in the pet shop and the consequence is a menagerie of mayhem! Things are made even worse when the invisible imp in Biddy's hair decides to get involved. She can't help but encourage Biddy into trouble... (Libraries Australia).
1 Brigid Lucy Series Leonie Robin Norrington , 2011 series - author children's fiction
1 6 y separately published work icon Look See, Look at Me Leonie Robin Norrington , Dee Huxley (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2010 Z1668980 2010 single work picture book children's

'From the acclaimed author and illustrator team of You and Me: Our Place comes a delightful celebration of outback family life in an Aboriginal community. Leonie Norrington and Dee Huxley visited three northern communities, Wugularr, Barunga and Manyalalluk, to workshop words and drawings for this book.

'With its exuberant rhyming text and wonderful illustrations, Look See, Look at Me perfectly captures a child's everyday life and will be wonderful for sharing with your toddler over and over again.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 7 y separately published work icon The Devil You Know Leonie Robin Norrington , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2009 Z1628363 2009 single work novel young adult

'"88 is angry. Damien can feel it prickling the air between them. Every muscle in his body is taut, ready to run, planning his escape over the fire between those chairs and straight down to the creek. But he can't run. Not yet. Nothing has happened, yet. He'd just make a fool of himself. Out of the corner of his eye he watches as 88 slowly packs tobacco in a cigarette paper, rolls it into a cylinder, gets up and moves to sit right next to Damien, so close Damien has to clench his teeth and hang onto the chair to stop himself from bolting."

'Damien can't bear the thought of 88 coming back to live with him and Mum; memories of past violence are too strong. But there's glamour in having a father who rides a Harley Davidson and it leads Damien to run with the in-crowd at school and abandon his real friends.

'Set in a small-town community in northern Australia, The Devil You Know takes you inside the mind and under the skin of a troubled boy with a vivid imagination and one who must wrestle with his own violent impulses and minor betrayals.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 y separately published work icon Monster Makes Friends Leonie Robin Norrington , Maningrida CEC's Class , Michael Camilleri (illustrator), Maningrida : Maningrida Literature Production Centre , 2009 Z1627405 2009 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Muya Maningrida CEC's Class , Leonie Robin Norrington , Michael Camilleri (illustrator), Maningrida : Maningrida Literature Production Centre , 2009 Z1627398 2009 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Balanda Ice Cream and the Cheeky Dog Maningrida CEC's Class , Leonie Robin Norrington , Michael Camilleri (illustrator), Maningrida : Maningrida Literature Production Centre , 2009 Z1627390 2009 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Smells in the Forest Leonie Robin Norrington , Maningrida CEC's Class , Michael Camilleri (illustrator), Maningrida : NT Government, Department of Education and Training Maningrida Literature Production Centre , 2009 Z1626841 2009 single work short story Indigenous story
1 The Paperbark Raft Leonie Robin Norrington , Kadek Krishna Adidharma (translator), 2007 extract children's fiction (The Barrumbi Kids)
— Appears in: TERRA : A Bilingual Anthology of Writing from WordStorm, the Northern Territory's Writers' Festival 2007; (p. 276-291)
1 Annie and Her Dad Leonie Robin Norrington , 2007 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Whatever...! : More Treasures From the Northern Territory 2007; (p. 1-5) Annie lives with her father while her mother works and lives in town but the teacher at Annie's school believes 'little girls need their mothers'. Annie tries to display everything her father has taught her including reading, astromony and even how to catch crabs but it takes someone else to intervene and convince Miss Crisp that it is a successful arrangement.
1 1 y separately published work icon Whatever...! : More Treasures From the Northern Territory Leonie Robin Norrington (editor), Kim Caraher (editor), Diane Lucas (editor), Kaye Aldenhoven (editor), Jane Moore (editor), Sandra Parker (editor), Susan Wills (editor), Darwin : Northern Territory Writers' Centre , 2007 Z1516298 2007 anthology children's fiction poetry children's A collection of stories and poems from writers supported by the Northern Territory Writers Centre.
1 7 y separately published work icon You and Me : Our Place Leonie Robin Norrington , Dee Huxley (illustrator), Kingswood : Working Title Press , 2007 Z1412604 2007 single work picture book children's

'At the edge of a northern Australian city, where river and mangroves reach the sea, two young boys join Uncle Tobias for a day of fishing and hunting.

'Leonie Norrington's beautiful text and Dee Huxley's lush, vibrant illustrations create a world in which the old and new cultures exist comfortably together and children move easily between them.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 9 y separately published work icon Leaving Barrumbi Leonie Robin Norrington , Malvern : Omnibus Books , 2007 Z1394711 2007 single work children's fiction children's

'Leaving Barrumbi is an inspirational tale of two boys’ friendship as they continue their journeys into adulthood. 

'The nine-hour trip to his new school is just the beginning of the worst time in Dale Murphy’s life. He has to deal with assemblies and detentions, strange food, new enemies, and more white kids than he's ever seen in his life. He feels caught between two cultures and he struggles to make the school staff understand that he belongs with the Aboriginal kids. 

'Then his best mate, Tomias Andjurika, a high achiever, good at everything, starts to be interested in girls! Dale’s left behind. He doesn’t know who he is any more. 

'An insightful, humourous and moving tale of adolescence, friendship and finding out how to belong. ' (Publication summary)
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