| Rafferty Rides a Winner | |
| Author: | Joan Woodberry |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Children's fiction |
| Publisher: | Parrish, London |
| Release Date: | 1961 |
| Media Type: | |
| Pages: | 187pp |
| Preceded By: | Floodtide for Rafferty |
| Followed By: | Come Back Peter |
Rafferty Rides a Winner (1961) is a novel for children by Australian author Joan Woodberry, illustrated by the author. It was joint winner of the in 1962.[1]
Rafferty, an English boy attempting to learn how to become Australian, and his friends attempt to scrape together 60 pounds via a series of various means in order to purchase a boat.
While covering a selection of recent books for children in The Canberra Times in 1962, a reviewer was not at all impressed with the book: "Its plot and characters, similar to the previous two books by Miss Woodberry, follow the cheap "formula" pattern of the comic book, in which a group of slick youngsters, chattering a lot of slick slang, embark on a series of slick adventures. It offers only escape entertainment of the most mediocre kind."[2]