Playing Beatie Bow

This article is about the novel by Ruth Park. For the film, see Playing Beatie Bow (film).
Playing Beatie Bow

First Puffin edition, 1982
Author Ruth Park
Country Australia
Language English
Genre Children's novel
Publisher Thomas Nelson (1980) and Puffin Books (1982)
Publication date
 31 January 1980
Media type Print
Pages 196

Playing Beatie Bow is an Australian children's book written by Ruth Park and first published on 31 January 1980.[1]

The story is set in Sydney, Australia and is about a girl named Abigail (formerly Lynette) who travels back in time to colonial Sydney-Town in the year 1873, where she meets Beatie Bow, a girl whose name has become part of Abigail's local folklore. Much of the book is set in real-life locations around Sydney's historical Rocks district.

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References

  1. ↑ Playing Beatie Bow at Google Books