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Strange Objects
By Crew, Gary
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-67179-759-1
- Publisher
- New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1993.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 1993
Gr 9-12 A bizarre, mystical, and very Australian novel. On a school field trip to the outback, 16-year-old Steven Messenger discovers a 17th-century iron pot containing a leather-bound diary and a mummified human hand. These artifacts are turned over to the authorities, but an antique ring from the hand becomes Steven's prized possession and results in out-of-body experiences and dabblings in aboriginal religion. Told through the reports of archaeologists, historians, newspaper accounts, Steven's p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
