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The Night They Stormed Eureka

2010-04-01 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2010-04-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 426/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Night They Stormed Eureka by : Jackie French

Download or read book The Night They Stormed Eureka written by Jackie French. This book was released on 2010-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story about dreams, gold, rebellion ... and an unlikely friendship across time It's 1854, and the Ballarat goldfields are a place of dreams and rebellion as Sam, a homeless teenager, is called back to the past to join the Puddlehams, who run 'the best little cook shop on the diggings'. The Puddlehams dream of buying a hotel with velvet seats, while others dream of freedom from the British crown, away from the rule of wealthy landowners and corrupt officials. As the summer days get hotter, and the miners' protests are ignored with catastrophic results, Sam experiences first-hand the power of a united stand which will change her life forever. PRAISE FOR JACKIE FRENCH 'Jackie French is excellent at telling history in an exciting way for children' -- Burke's Backyard

Eureka Stockade

1981 Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.)
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Release : 1981
Genre : Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.)
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Book Rating : 083/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Eureka Stockade by : Alan Boardman

Download or read book Eureka Stockade written by Alan Boardman. This book was released on 1981. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pennies for Hitler

2012-06-01 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2012-06-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 216/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Pennies for Hitler by : Jackie French

Download or read book Pennies for Hitler written by Jackie French. This book was released on 2012-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'HISTORICAL FICTION AT ITS BEST' -- Bookseller & Publisher It's 1939, and for Georg, son of an English academic living in Germany, life is full of cream cakes and loving parents. It is also a time when his teacher measures the pupils' heads to see which of them have the most 'Aryan'- shaped heads. But when a university graduation ceremony turns into a pro-Nazi demonstration, Georg is smuggled out of Germany to war-torn London and then across enemy seas to Australia where he must forget his past and who he is in order to survive. Hatred is contagious, but Georg finds that kindness can be, too. A companion piece to the best-selling Hitler's Daughter, this is a story of war-torn Europe during WWII, as seen through the eyes of a young German boy Georg, who loses his family and must forget his past and who he is in order to survive. MORE PRAISE FOR PENNIES FOR HITLER 'Jackie French's research and subsequent feeling for the era is superb the descriptions of wartime Australia alone are fascinating. This is historical fiction at is best and thoroughly recommended for upper primary children and beyond.' -- Bookseller & Publisher, 5 Star Review 'From its dramatic opening sequence to its one word conclusion 300 pages later, this is an absorbing story rich with details of everyday life' -- Canberra Times 'This striking fiction for school age readers gives an unflinching view of war and a close-up human perspective on asylum seekers.' -- Saturday Age

Somewhere around the Corner

2010-10-01 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2010-10-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 951/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Somewhere around the Corner by : Jackie French

Download or read book Somewhere around the Corner written by Jackie French. This book was released on 2010-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just shut your eyes and picture yourself walking around the corner. that's what my friend told me. Somewhere around the corner and you'll be safe. the demonstration was wild, out of control. Barbara was scared. She saw the policeman running towards her. She needed to escape. She closed her eyes and did precisely that: she walked somewhere around the corner - to another demonstration - to another time. Barbara was lucky she meet young Jim who took her out of this strange, frightening city to his home. It was 1932, when Australia was in the grip of the depression, and Jim lived in a shantytown. But Barbara found a true friend and a true home - somewhere safe around the corner. Ages 12+

A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1)

2010-12-01 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2010-12-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 962/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1) by : Jackie French

Download or read book A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1) written by Jackie French. This book was released on 2010-12-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song. 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiled You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me...' In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie and he's wanted by the troopers. In front of his terrified daughter, he makes a stand against them, defiant to the last. 'You'll never catch me alive, said he...' Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of one girl's journey towards independence. It is also the story of others who had no vote and very little but their dreams. Drawing on the well-known poem by A.B. Paterson and from events rooted in actual history, this is the untold story behind Australia's early years as an emerging nation. PRAISE 'Jackie French has a passion for history, and an enviable ability to weave the fascinating minutiae of everyday life into a good story.' -- Magpies Magazine

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