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'The new title in the critically acclaimed series that explores Australia's early Colonial secret history
'In 1798 orphaned Barney Bean now has a flourishing farm in the New South Wales colony and everything he ever dreamed of ... except his childhood friend Elsie.
'But when Elsie falls ill and Barney rushes to be by her side, he finally learns the deadly secret she has been hiding.
'Who is this strange and beautiful girl who will not speak? And could France ever attack the isolated colony?
'Written by award-winning author Jackie French and superbly illustrated by Mark Wilson,this fourth book in The Secret Histories series explores extraordinary and untold stories from Australia's past, including the female French botanist who could only work disguised as a man, French and English spies, and wars between two empires that threatened even a far-off colony.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also dyslexic edition.
- Also braille.
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
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[Review] Barney and the Secret of the French Spies
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 33 no. 2 2018; (p. 38)
— Review of Barney and the Secret of the French Spies 2018 single work children's fiction
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[Review] Barney and the Secret of the French Spies
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 33 no. 2 2018; (p. 38)
— Review of Barney and the Secret of the French Spies 2018 single work children's fiction
- New South Wales,
- 1798