Christine Harris - Author

Jamil's Shadow

Author: Christine Harris
Illustrator: Christina Miesen
ISBN: 0 14 131210 6
Publisher: Penguin Australia 2001; Japan, Kumon 2008

Since losing his parents, Jamil has kept himself apart from the rest of his village, but when a stray dog follows him home one day, he finds he can't get rid of it.

Awards:

  • Children's Book Council of Australia 'Book of the Year: Younger Readers' - shortlisted
  • SA Kanga Awards 2003 - Focus Book

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Our class has just finished reading Jamil's Shadow. The story is about different things like making new friends, parents being dead, animals coming up to you, earthquakes, cattle, being nice, and persistence.
This is what we think about Jamil's Shadow:
  • It is a remarkable story with lots of meaning.
  • Shows how some people live.
  • It's detailed. And it was nice to sit and hear such a good book.
  • Catches your ear because it is interesting.
  • Shows friendship is good.
  • It teaches important lessons like be nice to everyone, or an animal.
  • Entertaining.
  • Has good writing and we like the names and things that happen in it.
  • There is a bit of everything.
  • It shows we should never judge people by the way they look.
  • There's complications and they're solved by persistence and fate.
  • It is not slow and boring like most other books.
  • There are lots of details.
  • If anyone reads this book, they will be stunned.
  • The book has action, excitement, forgiveness and passion.
  • It's the best story in the world. Heart-warming.
  • We would totally recommend this book to others, but they would have a hard time getting it off us!
MIKE PALUSZKIEWICZ'S Year 4/5 Class,  Banksia Park R-7 School, SA


Jamil's Shadow is an excellent book based on things that most humans experience. Especially children. Although the novel is only short and easy to read, there is a lot in it. You need to understand, not just read the words. It finishes at a good spot as your mind keeps going on in the story and predicting what will come of Jamil. This book is so real it played on my mind. What would he have gone through which wasn't or couldn't be mentioned? Christine Harris is an excellent writer and you can't pass reading this book!

ANGELA JONES, 12, Waverley Primary School, Launceston, TAS


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