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1960s: You go on a school trip and then your teacher disappears….
The Golden Day
What you need to know before your trail
When their teacher goes missing during an outing, eleven girls grapple with the aftermath.
The Vietnam War rages overseas, but back at home, in a year that begins with the hanging of one man and ends with the drowning of another, eleven schoolgirls embrace their own chilling history when their teacher abruptly goes missing on a field trip.
Who was the mysterious poet they had met in the Garden? What actually happened in the seaside cave that day? And most important who can they tell about it?
Travel Guide
National Gallery of Australia
The Surreal painting of the Floating Schoolgirl which inspired the novel can be seen here. The chapter headings and quotes from the book are also taken from the paintings and drawings of Charles Blackman, the artist.
Memorial Gardens
“‘Today girls,’ said Miss Renshaw, we shall go out into the beautiful garden and think about DEATH.. This is when the teacher takes her class to the memorial gardens – the Ena Thompson Memorial Gardens to learn about death.
Soon after Miss Renshaw takes her class to some nearby Aboriginal caves supposedly to see the cave drawings but she goes for another reason entirely. She is there to meet someone who the girls don’t want to mention to the authorities once Miss Renshaw goes missing. Of course, this is going to make the whole investigation a lot more difficult and a great deal more mysterious
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: The Golden Day
Author/Guide Ursula Dubosarsky Destination: Sydney Departure Time: 1960s
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