Playing Beatie Bow
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| Author | Ruth Park |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
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| Released | 1980 |
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Playing Beatie Bow is an Australian children's book written by Ruth Park and first published in 1980.
The story is set in Australia and is about a girl named Abigail who travels back in time to colonial Sydney-Town where she meets Beatie Bow, a girl whose name has become part of Abigail's local folklore. A lot of the book is set in real-life locations around Sydney's historical Rocks district.
The book has been a part of the NSW Primary School syllabus on and off since its publication.
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It has since been turned into a movie were Abigail is played by Imogen Annesley.
