The land of giant pineapples is the story of Shayla Gray, an average
girl living on a small farm in Melbourne's outer suburbs. On Shayla's
eleventh birthday, her older sister, Willow, admits to seeing some
peculiar movement in one of the paddocks around a group of pineapple
palm trees they call Plantation Island. After an argument with her
father, Willow disappears. Shayla is sure Willow's disappearance has
something to do with the 'peculiar movement' and sets out to find her
sister and uncover the mystery. It's not long before Shayla discovers
that the abandoned house sitting next door on the hill is actually the
home of the Indigenous wizard, Bartadji, who uses his waning powers to
keep his home hidden. He is initially reluctant to help Shayla find her
sister but soon realises that working together may help restore his
powers and bring healing to the land where he was once the guardian. The
pair descend into the land of giant pineapples-the strange land that
sits below the palm trees on Plantation Island-only to find the light of
the 'pineapples' dimming. They also find the native shape-shifting
shekoos that move between the lands are distorting and have begun
running amuck. The land will die if Bartadji and Shayla can't find a way
to reconcile their differences and work together.
