Title

Fracture Zone

Author

Harlen, Jonathan

Publisher

Omnibus Books

Published Date

1994

Annotation

Andrejs and his friend Danny steal the savings of Mrs Samuels, a bag lady. The story represents people dislocated from society, like Andrejs’ mother, a Latvian-born refugee who rejects Australian society despite having lived in Australia for 40 years. Broken friendships and disrupted family and social structures feature throughout this thoughtful story.

Key Concepts

Cross cultural relations, Family, Race relations

Audience

Secondary

AC Links/EYLF

English, Geography, HASS, ACELA1528, ACELA1529, ACELT1619, ACELT1621, ACELT1622, ACELT1803, ACHASSK186, ACHASSK188, ACHASSK189, ACHASSK190, ACHASSK191, ACHASSK192, ACELA1540, ACELA1541, ACELT1626, ACELT1627, ACELT1628, ACELT1807, ACELA1550, ACELA1551, ACELT1663, ACELT1771, ACELT1634, ACELT1635, ACELA1563, ACELA1564, ACELA1565, ACELT1639, ACELT1640, ACELT1812, ACELT1642, ACELT1643, ACELT1644