Is Jackie French Aboriginal?
I was born in NSW and my parents lived with my great-grandmother but then we moved to Brisbane. When I was at school I was living part of the time right on the edge of the bush and on a farm while at university.
What does Jackie French do?
Novelist
What made Jackie French write Hitler’s daughter?
Jackie French started brainstorming the ideas for her novel, Hitler’s Daughter, while she was young. French had been talking to a German man and he asked her, ‘How do you tell good from evil when the world around you is insane?’ Hitler’s Daughter is indeed about good and evil.
Where is Jackie French from?
Sydney, Australia
Who is Jackie French married to?
Bryan Sullivan
What schools did Jackie French go to?
The University of Queensland
Who is in Jackie French family?
Bryan Sullivan
Why did Jackie French write refuge?
I wanted this book to show the reader that dreams and hope can take us to extraordinary places, even if they are not the ones that we expect. That each one of us comes from very different places and cultures but we create a nation together.
Which other books has Jackie French collaborated with BRuce Whatley on?
Picture Books
- Shaggy Gully Series (with BRuce Whatley)
- Diary of a Wombat (With Bruce Whatley)
- There’s a wallaby at the bottom of the garden.
- Ate… Slept…Scratched…ATE…
- Natural disaster series (with Bruce Whatley)
- DIppy’s big day out (with BRuce Whatley)
- Koala Bare (with Matt Shanks)
- Fire Wombat (with Danny Snell)
What kind of books does Jackie French write?
Jackie French
| Jackie French AM | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Juvenile fiction, historical fiction, gardening books |
| Notable works | Rain Stones Somewhere Around the Corner Hitler’s Daughter Diary of a Wombat To the Moon and Back |
| Spouse | Bryan Sullivan |
What was Jackie French’s first job?
* Jackie’s first job was washing up at the Mater Mother’s Hospital Brisbane. This is where she fell in love with her first lamington. * Jackie makes the world’s best potato cakes an chocolate chip biscuits.
Why did Josef leave his home?
In Josef’s country of origin, Germany, he is being discriminated against and being beaten for being Jewish. Life is so awful for Jews in Nazi Germany, so his family decides they need to leave.