Jetty Rats
| Author | Phillip Gwynne |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Stella Danalis |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Set in | Dogleg Bay (fictional) |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 6 February 2004 |
| Publication place | Australian |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 9780143300496 |
Jetty Rats is a 2004 young-adult fiction novel by Phillip Gwynne. It was his fourth published book, and his third for the young-adult genre. The story follows 13-year-old Hunter Vettori and his quest to catch a mulloway – an evasive fish he has been trying to catch for his whole life. The book is set in the fictional Dogleg Bay, a place with an aging population, where the biggest business is funeral directing.
Reception
[edit]Christopher Bantick of The Age opined: "The strength of Gwynne's storytelling is how it washes into us. Like a rock pool, the translucent depths of this fine novel are beguilingly deceptive."[1] Cindy Lord of The Courier-Mail wrote: "Jetty Rats, with its rich and earthy language, and wry observation of an increasingly marginalised country Australia and its "types", celebrates the originality of Australian speech."[2] Mark McCann of The Sydney Morning Herald called it "funny", as well as "clever and insightful".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Bantick, Christopher (27 March 2004). "How to hook a rite of passage". The Age. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ Lord, Cindy (13 March 2004). "For younger readers". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ McCann, Mark (17 April 2004). "Lessons learned on long walk home". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
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