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Is part of Kumiko Briony Stewart , 2007- series - author children's fiction (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers
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'Since discovering the secret of the Shadow Catchers, a group of powerful sorcerers determined to steal dragon magic at any cost, Kumiko knows it's only a matter of time before her family and Tomodo are in grave danger. To save those she loves, Kumiko must venture where no one in her family has gone before. Can she stop the Shadow Catchers once and for all?

Join Kumiko for her most exciting adventure yet as she travels through a world of shadows and dark magic to find freedom for herself, her family and a kingdom of dragons.' (Publisher's blurb)

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Notes

  • Dedication:
    for my much loved parents,
    who always let me keep my head
    a little in the clouds.
  • For ages 7+

Affiliation Notes

  • Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work uses Japanese imagery.
  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it uses Japanese imagery.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,: University of Queensland Press , 2011 .
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      Extent: 94p.
      Edition info: 1st ed.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9780702238741 (pbk.)
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    y separately published work icon Kumiko and the Dragon Collection Briony Stewart , Tullamarine : Bolinda Audio Books , 2025 29516288 2025 selected work children's fiction

    'Kumiko and the Dragon: Kumiko doesn’t like going to bed. She can’t sleep. The reason she can’t sleep is because a giant dragon sits outside her bedroom window every single night. One evening, Kumiko plucks up the courage to ask the dragon to leave, not knowing that what she is about to discover is more thrilling than anything she could have ever imagined. Kumiko and the Dragon's Secret: Kumiko is used to a dragon guarding her night and day, but why does she need one in the first place? When her little sister is kidnapped by a mysterious group of sorcerers, a terrible secret is revealed. To save her sister, Kumiko will have to be brave. Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers: In her last adventure, Kumiko discovered the secret of the Shadow Catchers, a group of powerful sorcerers determined to steal magic at any cost. Now she knows it's only a matter of time before her family’s link to dragons puts them all in grave danger.' (Publication summary)

         Tullamarine : Bolinda Audio Books , 2025
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Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers by Briony Stewart Jo Burnell , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2011;
— Review of Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers Briony Stewart , 2011 single work children's fiction
[Review Essay] Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers Chloe Mauger , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 26 no. 3 2011; (p. 35-36)
— Review of Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers Briony Stewart , 2011 single work children's fiction
Children's William Yeoman , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 July 2011; (p. 7)
— Review of Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers Briony Stewart , 2011 single work children's fiction
Under Age Frances Atkinson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 29 May 2011; (p. 25)
— Review of Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers Briony Stewart , 2011 single work children's fiction
Under Age Frances Atkinson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 29 May 2011; (p. 25)
— Review of Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers Briony Stewart , 2011 single work children's fiction
Children's William Yeoman , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 July 2011; (p. 7)
— Review of Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers Briony Stewart , 2011 single work children's fiction
[Review Essay] Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers Chloe Mauger , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 26 no. 3 2011; (p. 35-36)
— Review of Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers Briony Stewart , 2011 single work children's fiction
Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers by Briony Stewart Jo Burnell , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2011;
— Review of Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers Briony Stewart , 2011 single work children's fiction
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