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'Living on Rottnest during WWII, Jack and his best friend Banjo have the run of the island and a remarkable knack for getting into trouble. Dafty, a simple but loveable young boy, is their constant companion. But when Dafty seeks revenge against the local schoolmaster for a punishment inflicted on Banjo, life becomes suddenly more serious.' (Publication summary)
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[Review] Jack's Island
2008
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 52 no. 1 2008; (p. 32)
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[Review] Jack's Island
2008
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— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 16 no. 4 2008; (p. 49)
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Friendships in Disrupted Times, and on Artistic Quests
2008
single work
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 December 2008; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Jack's Island 2008 single work novel
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[Review] Jack's Island
2008
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April/May vol. 87 no. 8 2008; (p. 23)
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Access to Truth
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review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 305 2008; (p. 58-59)
— Review of The Case of the Diamond Shadow 2008 single work novel ; Screw Loose 2008 single work novel ; Jack's Island 2008 single work novel ; Rhyming Boy : A Novel 2008 single work children's fiction ; Then 2008 single work children's fiction -
Friendships in Disrupted Times, and on Artistic Quests
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 December 2008; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Jack's Island 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Jack's Island
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 16 no. 4 2008; (p. 49)
— Review of Jack's Island 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Jack's Island
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 52 no. 1 2008; (p. 32)
— Review of Jack's Island 2008 single work novel
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