The Barker family run a sheep farm in the Central West of New South Wales. When Mrs Barker is diagnosed with a medical condition that requires hospitalisation the family children create a "conspiracy" to raise the money required for her treatment.
Critical reception
Writing in The Canberra Times a reviewer was impressed by the characterisation of the children: "These are no juvenile prodigies, outsmarting adults at every turn; they are very real people, combining childish strength and faults, and their actions are entirely credible. There is a great deal more that could be said in praise of this book; of its unassuming but faithful picture of the Australian country, and of the people who help give it character; of its patches of breathless adventure; and of the competent way in which characters and plot are welded together."[2]
^"Two Fine Books for Young People", The Canberra Times, 1 December 1962, p18
March 03, 2023
family, conspiracy, 1962, novel, children, australian, author, joan, phipson, illustrated, margaret, horder, children, book, year, award, older, readers, 1963, first, editionauthorjoan, phipsoncountryaustralialanguageenglishgenrechildren, fictionpublisherangus. The Family Conspiracy 1962 is a novel for children by Australian author Joan Phipson it was illustrated by Margaret Horder It won the Children s Book of the Year Award Older Readers in 1963 1 The Family ConspiracyFirst editionAuthorJoan PhipsonCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishGenreChildren s fictionPublisherAngus and Robertson Aus Constable UK Publication date1962Media typePrintPages188ppPreceded byThe Boundary Riders Followed byThreat to the Barkers Contents 1 Story outline 2 Critical reception 3 Awards 4 See also 5 ReferencesStory outline EditThe Barker family run a sheep farm in the Central West of New South Wales When Mrs Barker is diagnosed with a medical condition that requires hospitalisation the family children create a conspiracy to raise the money required for her treatment Critical reception EditWriting in The Canberra Times a reviewer was impressed by the characterisation of the children These are no juvenile prodigies outsmarting adults at every turn they are very real people combining childish strength and faults and their actions are entirely credible There is a great deal more that could be said in praise of this book of its unassuming but faithful picture of the Australian country and of the people who help give it character of its patches of breathless adventure and of the competent way in which characters and plot are welded together 2 Awards Edit1963 winner Children s Book of the Year Award Older ReadersSee also Edit1962 in Australian literatureReferences Edit Austlit The Family Conspiracy by Joan Phipson Two Fine Books for Young People The Canberra Times 1 December 1962 p18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Family Conspiracy amp oldid 1045156939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
