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y separately published work icon Of Boys and Boats single work   novel   young adult   historical fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Of Boys and Boats
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'It is 1956 and Melbourne is hosting the Olympic Games. Jack Spiller and his mates are caught up in the excitement, running their own torch relay around the block each night while the Olympic Torch travels from Darwin to Melbourne. 

'When Jack discovers an unfinished sailboat in the shed of recluse 'Mad' Mick Metcalf, Jack convinces Mick to let him and his mates finish building it.' (Publication summary)

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    • Ormond, Brighton - Moorabbin area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Ford Street , 2020 .
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      • Published 1st September 2020
      ISBN: 9781925804515
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