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The final book in the magnificent matilda saga, this is a book about the many. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the road to gundagai. Jackie french am is an awardwinning writer, wombat negotiator, the 20142015 australian childrens laureate and the 2015 senior australian of the year. Jackie french was born in sydney in 1953, grew up in brisbane, graduated from the university of queensland and moved to her present home in nsw bush land in her mid twenties. I discovered her books by chance a few years ago and fell in love with her writing, especially the. Australian author, ecologist, historian, dyslexic, honourary wombat.
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