The Journey
About this eBook
". . . an extraordinary book. . . I would commend it to everybody." Terry Lane, ABC Radio
The Journey is a story of young people in a world so different and yet so like our own. It is a world in which young people must undertake a journey of discovery on their way to becoming adults.
Fourteen-year-old Argus sets out on his journey away from his valley and his parents, never knowing what adventure will befall him next. He learns how to survive in the wild until he meets with a travelling fair, which he joins, becoming a friend of Mayon the storyteller, of Lavolta and Parara - twins who share the same body - and many others.
But it is with the sweet and wise Temora that he learns some of the deepest secrets.
All journeys must find an end. Argus leaves the fair and travels on alone, until his last and greatest adventure beckons him home. There he tells, for the approval of his elders, the seven stories which are now his story. But all is not done.
There is one more chapter to be lived out in the story of Argus.
Fans of Veronica Roth, Suzanne Collins and John Flanagan will love John Marsden.
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About the author
Multi award-winning and bestselling author John Marsden has sold millions of books worldwide, and won every major award in Australia for young people's fiction.
He has written more than 40 books, including So Much to Tell You and Letters from the Inside, which span a range of genres and audiences.
John’s legendary ‘The Tomorrow Series’, called ‘the best series for Australian teens of all time’, has sold into multiple territories and was adapted into a highly successful movie and a major TV series.
His historical novel for adults, South of Darkness, won the Christina Stead Award for Best Novel of 2015.
John's enduring passion for education has led him to found two schools: Candlebark, on a vast forested estate near Romsey, Victoria; and Alice Miller, at Macedon, a Year 7–12 school with a particular emphasis on the creative arts.
His two adult, non-fiction titles, The Art of Growing Up and Take Risks, explore his fascinating life and his absorbing, profound insights into teaching, parenting and society today.
