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'When fourteen-year-old Tom Taylor moves to Darwin with his family, he hardly guesses that tragedy will soon change his life forever. Although Tom helps to dig slit trenches, and though the Japanese edge closer through Malaysia and Singapore, the war seems far away.' (Publication summary)
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it contains references to Japanese people.
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Other Formats
- Also dyslexic edition
- Also braille.
- Also large print.
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War and Dispossession in Children's Books
2003
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— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 23 no. 3 2003; (p. 6-8) -
Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 16 no. 3 2002; (p. 59)
— Review of The Bombing of Darwin, The Diary of Tom Taylor, 1942 2002 single work children's fiction -
War and History
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 10 no. 4 2002; (p. 29-30) -
[Review] The Bombing of Darwin
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 17 no. 4 2002; (p. 37)
— Review of The Bombing of Darwin, The Diary of Tom Taylor, 1942 2002 single work children's fiction
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[Review] The Bombing of Darwin
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 17 no. 4 2002; (p. 37)
— Review of The Bombing of Darwin, The Diary of Tom Taylor, 1942 2002 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 16 no. 3 2002; (p. 59)
— Review of The Bombing of Darwin, The Diary of Tom Taylor, 1942 2002 single work children's fiction -
War and Dispossession in Children's Books
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 23 no. 3 2003; (p. 6-8) -
War and History
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 10 no. 4 2002; (p. 29-30)
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- Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,
- 1942
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