The Sugarbag Sugarbag, The:Default Title 2021 INDIE BOOK AWARDS

2021 INDIE BOOK AWARDS

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The Sugarbag Sugarbag, The:Default Title 2021 INDIE BOOK AWARDSAn adventure story of two young brothers, Jimmy and Max, who are on their way to visit their grandfather. On the way, they encounter a tiny native bee and hope it will lead them to some delicious sugarbag. Sugarbag is a favourite treat for Aboriginal people. We call it ngarruu. When Grandfather was a little boy, he went hunting for ngarruu with his father, Jimmy explained proudly. Sugarbag is the European word for the honey produced by the stingless