Kate had several stories published in literary magazines before realising she was actually a children's and YA author. She studied Arts/Law at university before working in the music industry while she began her life as a writer. Kate Constable was born in Melbourne but grew up in Papua New Guinea, within reach of a library where she devoured stories. Crow Country won the CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, in 2012 and is studied in many Australian high schools. Sadie, Walter and Lachie must find a way to atone for past wrongs, or be doomed to repeat them. Then Sadie is thrown back in time to witness a dreadful crime in which her family is involved. But before long she has discovered a powerful place and crows that speak to her, and she is drawn to two boys, Lachie and Walter. GradeSaver, 22 January 2020 Web.Sadie is upset when her mum uproots them from the city to move to the remote small town of Boort. Next Section Character List Previous Section About Crow Country How To Cite in MLA Format Anonymous 'Crow Country Summary'. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.

You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. Finally, she learns what the crime was: the business developers kill Mortlock and Sadie's own ancestor hides the body and then goes ahead with the plan to flood the valley. Her grandfather is part of a business development plan, but they need Mortlock to sell his land, and he denies them. There is a local boy in Victoria that Sadie has often thought about dating and marrying, but in the chapters from the past, she meets his grandfather, Lachie Mortlock.

She is contemplating the flow of time and the ancient existence of humankind when the crows show back up to tell her that there is more she needs to learn.

While exploring, she encounters a mystical pool of water with stones arranged that indicate ancient people groups-at least that is the association she makes. She walks around the main street and encounters her great-grandparents who are local business owners. Then one day she is teleported back in time to the 1930's. Sadie learns from some local crows that the crime did in fact occur. They have recently returned to her mother's homeland where the crime occurred. Fast forwarding to the future, we meet Sadie and her mother. The victim's family moved away and tried to forget. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousĪ heinous crime was committed against a family in the 1930's in Victoria, Australia, but before justice could be done, the valley flooded and the evidence was swept away. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

Crow Country by Kate Constable