The setting of Storm Boy will be [unfamiliar to many readers] … but by the end of the book it will be surprising if they do not feel they know the part of the South Australian coast celebrated in this remarkable story…. Here is yet another lesson in conservation, conveyed through the burning indignation of Storm Boy against hunters, the indignation of a boy used to freedom and accepting the right of his fellow animals to enjoy it also. The narrative is openly, warmly emotional, with a sense of place developed within the framework of a boy's experience. (pp. 3361-62)