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A series of novels following the adventures (and misadventures) of the protagonist Jamie.
Includes
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1y
The Forbidden Bridge
London
:
Bodley Head
,
1961
Z830245
1961
single work
children's fiction
children's
adventure
— Appears in: Die Verbode Brug [en] Die Grot in die Kloof 1963;Jamie lives on an isolated property and his closest friends live on the other side of the river. One day he runs across the 'forbidden' railway bridge to play with them and on the way back hears the clicking of an approaching train ...
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2Jamie's Discovery London : Bodley Head , 1963 Z830624 1963 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Die Verbode Brug [en] Die Grot in die Kloof 1963; Eight-year-old Jamie's dog, Fran, goes missing and Jamie and his friend Len have almost despaired of finding her alive when, on one last search in the hills they find Fran, and something else besides. -
3y
Jamie's Summer Visitor
London
:
Bodley Head
,
1964
Z835354
1964
single work
children's fiction
children's
Nola, the Sydney-living daughter of an old friend of Jamie's mother, comes to spend Christmas with them. She has never been to the country before and her lack of riding skills almost causes a disaster for Jamie.
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4y
Jamie's Other Grandmother
London
:
Bodley Head
,
1970
Z830132
1970
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Jamie finds out he has another grandmother; a very wealthy one who lives in Australia on a sheep farm. Jamie, despite not been keen to start with, spends Christmas with her.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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