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  Allan Baillie’s novels, which include The China Coin (1992), Songman (1995), Saving Abbie (2000) and Treasure Hunters (2002), have won him acclaim, awards and international recognition. He is also the author of several picture books, including winner of the Children’s Book Council of Australia Award, Drac and the Gremlin. His books have found success in Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Germany, France, Spain, England, the United States, New Zealand and South Africa.

  Allan lives in Sydney with his wife and they have two children. He writes full time.

  PRAISE FOR LITTLE BROTHER:

  ‘Offering insight into the Vietnamese/Cambodian experience, this haunting tale confirms the universality of human instincts and emotions.’

  Publishers Weekly

  ‘This excellent tale of courage and survival lends real life flesh to textbook facts and will be welcomed in most collections. It should be mandatory reading for anyone working with Southeast Asian youth.’

  School Library Journal

  ‘Baillie keeps the plot moving and his characters are deftly drawn and believable.’

  Kirkus Reviews

  ‘This enduring story full of excitement, interest and humour as well as tragedy seldom fails to move and absorb children of any age.’

  Agnes Nieuwenhuizen, Good Books for Teenagers

  ‘A great book for Years 8/9. Really gets them thinking about experiences in other countries.’

  Kate, a reader

  ‘Lisa and myself are from Dubbo South Public School in a stage class of YR 5 and YR 6 S3NE. As a class we read Little Brother and we think it was a wonderful story and it has a tonne of adventures … we thought it was fab!!! It is a suitable story for any person in grades 5 to 10.’

  Lisa Willis and Jaci Dyball

  ‘Wonderful! This is a book about a young boy who doesn’t feel very brave but he discovers a courage within himself that he never knew existed as he travels through Cambodia. This book is highly recommended not only to preteens, but to anyone trying to find their own courage.’

  A reader from Norwood, MA, USA, amazon.com

  ‘Allan Baillie does more than tell a good story in this gripping novel about a young Kampuchean boy who gets separated from his brother Mang during the Pol Pot Regime in Cambodia. It shows human kindness at its full potential…’

  A reader from Lismore, NSW, amazon.com

  ‘I thought it was a great story. It was a good example of brotherly love. I enjoyed how Vithy had so much courage and never gave up looking for Mang. I also think Vithy really showed kindness to other people, by helping Saro. Over all I think anyone who enjoys reading should read Little Brother!!!’

  A reader, amazon.com