Ben Rice — Pobby And Dingan
Random House Australia 2000 Hardback, 90pp. Novel set in an Australian opal mining town. Miner's daughter Kellyanne Williamson is devastated when her imaginary friends Pobby and Dingan disappear, the same day that her father is accused of ratting. Her brother is dismissive of her imaginary friends, but recruits the town to find them after the grief-stricken Kellyanne begins to fade away. He discovers that in order to find them, he must convince himself that they are real. This is the UK-based author's first book. First published in the UK by Jonathan Cape in 2000. (ISBN: 9781740510202). Good.