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The Gift of Speed (Glenroy Series, #2) by Carroll, Steven is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Gift of Speed (Glenroy Series, #2) about?
In 1960 the West Indies arrive in Australia and Michael, who is sixteen, is enthralled. If, like his heroes, he has the gift of speed, he will move beyond his suburb into the great world ...As his summer unfolds, Michael realises that there are other ways to live. When the calypso chorus accompanying Frank Worrell and his team fades, Michael has leartn many things ... about his parents, a girl called Kathleen Marsden, and about himself.The Gift of Speed is a masterful blend of story-telling, memorable characters and a uniquely Australian sensibility by a novelist at the height of his powers.words : 77010eboox : (retail)
Who reads The Gift of Speed (Glenroy Series, #2)?
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Carroll, Steven
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate (GB)
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780732278328
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult
- Rating
- 3.48 / 5 (78 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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