Ojevind Lang Ojevind Lang i(A69168 works by)
Gender: Male
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6 11 y separately published work icon Pigs Might Fly Emily Rodda , ( trans. Ojevind Lang with title Grisarna lyfter ) Stockholm : Berghs , 1989 Z831592 1986 single work children's fiction children's fantasy Rachel was bored with having a cold and having to stay in bed so she wished very hard for something exciting to happen - and it did! She finds herself transported to a place where periodic storms occur which affect the inhabitants in strange ways and cause pigs to float in the air.
6 3 y separately published work icon Hit and Run Joan Phipson , ( trans. Ojevind Lang with title Smitaren ) Stockholm : Sjostrands , 1988 Z831292 1985 single work novel young adult Sixteen-year-old Roland's hit-and-run accident in a borrowed car sends him fleeing into the wild Australian countryside, where he struggles for both survival and self-respect.
3 5 y separately published work icon Something Special Emily Rodda , ( trans. Ojevind Lang with title Saras hemlighet ) Stockholm : Berghs , 1987 Z830447 1984 single work children's fiction children's A young girl dreams about the past owners of the secondhand clothes she is helping her mother sort out for the school fair.
4 3 y separately published work icon Callie's Castle Ruth Park , ( trans. Ojevind Lang with title Callie's borg ) Stockholm : Sjostrands , 1987 Z41999 1974 single work children's fiction children's 'Nothing is going right for ten-year old Callie - she has fought with her best friend, her sister and brothers torment her, and the new house is a letdown. She longs to see Grandpa Cameron who lives on the other side of the city, so that he can put things right - which is exactly what he does'. (Source: bookseller's website.)
4 1 y separately published work icon Come Danger, Come Darkness Ruth Park , ( trans. Ojevind Lang with title Kom fara, kom morker ) Stockholm : Sjostrands , 1986 Z41888 1978 single work children's fiction historical fiction children's adventure 'After the death of their father, two brothers are sent to Norfolk Island penal colony where their uncle is the commandant. Here they find a family friend who had the misfortune of being transported as a convict and with whom they conspire to effect his escape. Interwoven in the story is a good representation of what life was like for both convicts and settlers in the early Australian colonies.' (Source: Library Thing)
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