The Lost Boy A Search for Life, a Triumph of

This journalistic book relates one of the most gripping news events in Australia in 1993the disappearance of 8-year-old Clinton Liebelt in the outback. A reporter who originally covered the incident revisits this compelling mystery and shares the uplifting story of how one child's tragic disappearance united an entire community. Based on personal interviews, newspaper articles, and oral history, a compelling picture emerges of the more than 1,000 volunteers who united in an effort to save a young life.

Robert Wainwright has been a journalist for 25 years and has written for The Sydney Morning Herald. He is the author of The Unauthorized Biography of Rose Hancock Porteous.

They Fell from the Sky	p. 1
Adele	p. 4
A New Life Beckons	p. 9
Steve	p. 14
Parallel Lives	p. 21
Bush Justice	p. 29
42 Wheels	p. 37
Clinger	p. 46
'Wha's the Sea, Mummy?'	p. 52
The Desert Has No Logic	p. 59
Dunmarra	p. 65
Chooks in the Bedrooms	p. 72
A Teddy Named Victor	p. 81
'Where Are You Going, Clint?'	p. 90
Stay at This Light	p. 97
Shenandoah: the Search Begins	p. 103
Don't Give Up Hope	p. 113
A Community Comes Together	p. 122
They Could Do Nothing but Pray	p. 127
I Became Famese	p. 137
I'll Never Stop Searching	p. 145
The Best of People	p. 153
Orange People	p. 159
It's Only the Helmet à	p. 165
We'll Finish with Some Water as You Go	p. 170
Clint is Home	p. 175
A Renewed Faith in Human Kindness	p. 180
Postscript	p. 187
Notes on Sources	p. 188
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The Lost Boy A Search for Life, a Triumph of Outback Spirit

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