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Jai soon learns that there is something quite bizarre about his school, Nexhoath.

How would Boroondara Park PS change if Mr Drake replaced Mr Reg as our Principal?

How would the book have changed if Mrs. Frisby hadn’t released Jeremy? Explain.

If you have read Chapters 1 - 7, you might like to test your knowledge. Take this quiz.

i think Renn has been taught alot about the listener and the nanuak, but she still doesn’t now every for example the hidden people’ the drifting souls. she didn’t now about them.

i would’ve gone with Torak because could not stand sitting in prison.Because she did set Torak free illegaly.

perseverance, desperation, pomegranates, marzipan, underground, stonefields, pashanne, captured, kingdom, mysterious,orchard, carpenters, stringly, margoulis, cavens, overgrounders, merchants, existed, appreciated

suburbia, mysterious, venturing, dugong, uncontrollably, impatiently, strategically, saccharine, vacancy,   salvaging, courtyard, imagination, landscape, naturally, depending, appearance, remarkable, neverthelesss, endangered, appropriate, entertainment, original, encyclopedia.  

Wizzo, Sammy, Weirwold, Zacharias, Wrench, Deppeteforrard, Dunkirk, Trudy, Hartridge, Scrooge, evacuated, countryside, Salt-in-the-Mouth, shilluns, golliwog, Geoffrey, Sanderton, dandelions, nonchalantly, blimmin’

Torak escapes from captivity because he is helped by one of the Raven Clan (pp. 110–113).

What does Renn know about Torak’s quest to find the Mountain of the World Spirit and the future of their people?

If you had been in Renn’s place, knowing what she knows, would you have gone with Torak on his quest?

This is Shaun Tan at a book launch.

If you could interview him about his book “Tales From Outer Suburbia”, what would you ask him?

“Goodnight Mr Tom” has been published in many different editions. Here are just a few of the different covers that have been used.  Is there a common theme? Which one is your favourite and why? Do you prefer any of them to the cover of the edition you are reading?                               

Magnus escapes from his cage and moves in with a local house-mouse family. At first, they don’t like him and even treat him very badly. Meggsie even bullies Magnus. Gradually, Magnus learns to stand up to the bully Meggsie.

Have you ever been in a situation like Magnus?