num_pages: 32
description: As far as Rain May is concerned, Clarkson is Boringsville. It's a million miles from nowhere and doesn't even have a pizza parlor. Plus, she'll have to shuttle back and forth between there and her father's apartment in Melbourne on weekends. But gradually, her new home's fruit-tree-filled garden, the area's astonishing wildlife, and the quirky draw of Daniel, the phenomenally bright boy next door, begin to win Rain over. When Rain learns of Daniel's particular burden, of which he's never complained, she begins to see her own life in a new light.Told partly in poems composed with refrigerator magnets and partly in Daniel's reports on the "aliens" next door, this unconventional, rich, and satisfying story offers plenty of humor and lots of heart.
language: English
title: Stranded in Boringsville
titlecomplete: Stranded in Boringsville
genres: Fiction, Australia, Juvenile, Realistic Fiction, Childrens
ratings_count: 128
places: Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Clarkson, Perth, Western Australia
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Children's Book Council of Australia Award
category: Book of the Year: Younger Readers, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Queensland Premier's Literary Award
category: Children's Book
publisher: Holiday House