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2 4 y separately published work icon All About Anna and Harriet and Christopher and Me Libby Hathorn , North Ryde : Methuen Australia , 1986 Z831157 1986 single work children's fiction children's humour Anna comes to visit almost every Saturday and you can guarantee that something spectacular will happen! It always does when Anna's about.
1 9 y separately published work icon Deepwater Judith O'Neill , London : Hamilton Children's , 1987 Z551937 1987 single work novel young adult historical fiction

'When Char's older brother goes to war, it is her responsibility to take on his job as farm assistant to their father. With the men away at war, many women are filling the positions which had previously been in male-dominated areas.

'Another example of this is Miss Playfair, who arrives from the city as the first female to teach at the local Kanyul school. Her arrival coincides with, and in many ways contributes to, the prevailing disruption in the formerly close-knit community.

'Char discovers that in war time, there are not only the natural disasters of drought and shortage to contend with. There are also personal hatreds and prejudices which sweep through the community, overriding the coherence and cooperation the war should bring to the lives of her people.

'Deepwater is a moving account of the experience of war for those at home, through the eyes of a young girl.'

Source:

'Australian and Special' [review], The Canberra Times, 23 July 1989, p.33.
1 y separately published work icon Children of Fire Mountain Graeme Farmer , Roger Simpson , London : Magnet , 1983 Z1153555 1983 single work children's fiction children's
5 3 y separately published work icon Over the Top Ivan Southall , Sydney London : Hicks Smith Methuen , 1972 Z792196 1972 single work children's fiction children's With his mother about to give birth and his father unconscious from a fall, it's up to eleven-year-old Perry to take charge.
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