Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington. It is a true story concerning the author's mother, as well as two other young mixed-race Aboriginal girls, who ran away from the Moore River Native Settlement, north of Perth, in order to return to their Aboriginal families, after having been placed there in 1931. The book follows the girls as they trek for nine weeks along 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of the Australian rabbit –proof fence to return to their community at Jigalong, while being tracked by a white authority figure and an Aboriginal tracker.
I must add that when you have finished the book you need to watch the DVD. The film might even be a tad better then the book, I cannot believe I just said that. The girls will capture your heart, and it is beautifully filmed.
I believe if you made this film in the future you would call it AVATAR. The question is why do we always believe our ways are better without learning about others way of life and see what we can learn from them.
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Jenne, I miss you. Will you quit having so much fun? You are making me very jealous. And can you email Sam's address to me.
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