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'Set in the 1940s in Western Australia, 11-year-old Angus McCrea has to grapple with the death of his father, relocation from Fremantle to a small country town, and a new step -family. The loyalty and bravery of his new pup Bodger is crucial to his survival.' (Publication summary)
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Untitled
2002
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 46 no. 3 2002; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Bodger 2002 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 13 August 2002; (p. 7)
— Review of Bodger 2002 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 10 no. 2 2002; (p. 46)
— Review of Bodger 2002 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 17 no. 2 2002; (p. 34)
— Review of Bodger 2002 single work children's fiction -
Books
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 21 July 2002; (p. 9)
— Review of Bodger 2002 single work children's fiction
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Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 46 no. 3 2002; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Bodger 2002 single work children's fiction -
Pleasant Auguries
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 241 2002; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Painted Love Letters 2002 single work children's fiction ; Tongue-Tied! 2002 selected work children's fiction ; Njunjul the Sun 2002 single work novel ; Bodger 2002 single work children's fiction ; Mum, Me, the 19C 2002 single work novel -
Throwback deserves to catch on
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 18 May 2002; (p. 8)
— Review of Bodger 2002 single work children's fiction -
Books
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 21 July 2002; (p. 9)
— Review of Bodger 2002 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 17 no. 2 2002; (p. 34)
— Review of Bodger 2002 single work children's fiction
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