The Novel
A significant time without rain.
What is a drought?
The matriarch of the family.
Who is Dolly Shearer?
The river isn't flowing?
What is a dam?
Very large space underground.
What is cavernous?
Tom, queen, kitten.
What are cats?
The smallest of a litter of animals.
What is a runt?
He is the father.
Who is Bryan Shearer?
The food is mixed and placed inside a pastry case.
What is humble pie?
The beliefs and opinions held about someone.
What is reputation?
Rooster, hen, chick.
What are fowl/ chickens?
The protagonist is a little girl.
Who is Annie?
Susie Shearer
Who is Annies mother?
This has many pockets to store things.
What is a tool belt?
Performing spectacular gymnastics.
What is acrobatic?
Buck, doe, calf.
What are deer?
The antagonist is a very rich man?
Who is Earl?
Considered exciting by some and naughty by others.
Who is Max Shearer?
Borrowing on top of your mortgage until the next crop comes in or the next cycle for the sheep occurs.
What is an overdraft?
The liver, heart, gizzard and neck of fowl.
What are giblets?
Stallion, Mare and foal.
What is a horse?
Where the story is set.
Where is Upson-downs?
He liked to fix and invent things when he was alive.
Who is Wally shearer?
Buildings are empty, locked, and disused.
What is a ghost town?
A person or group competing against others.
What is a contender?
Boar, sow, kit.
What is a badger?