1 September 2003
Of a Boy
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Transcript
This transcript was typed from a recording of the program. The ABC cannot guarantee its complete accuracy because of the possibility of mishearing and occasional difficulty in identifying speakers.
by Sonya Hartnett
abridged by Humphrey Bower
Nine year old Adrian worries about quicksand, sea monsters and shopping centres. When three neighbourhood children set out one day to buy an ice cream and are never seen again, Adrian's feelings of isolation and loneliness are intensified by his fear of the "thin man", a possible suspect. Then a new family of three children move into a house across the street, and the possibility of new friendships offers Adrian an opportunity to expand his cheerless world.
Reader: Geraldine Mellet
Sound Engineer: Ian Manning
Director/Producer: Christine Kinsella
Published by Viking through Penguin Australia
Concludes 12 September
