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Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 Hazard River
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y separately published work icon Shark Frenzy! J. E. Fison , Ormond : Ford Street , 2010 Z1698622 2010 single work children's fiction children's adventure 'Jack, Ben, Lachlan and Mimi discover a dead shark washed up on Hazard River. The shark has no fins. When another shark washes up without fins, the friends decide to investigate. Their attempt to uncover what is killing the sharks leads them to a marine park. They discover fishermen killing endangered grey nurse sharks and taking their fins for shark fin soup in Asia. The Hazard River crew must stop them at all costs!' (From the publisher's website.)
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y separately published work icon Snake Surprise! J. E. Fison , Ormond : Ford Street , 2010 Z1698619 2010 single work children's fiction children's adventure 'It’s a boring wet day on Hazard River until Jack Wilde and his friends find a note on an abandoned boat. The message is damaged but they can all read the words HELP ME. The gang must find out who needs help and why. But as they get closer to the answer will they be the ones who need help?' (From the publisher's website.)
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y separately published work icon Bat Attack! J. E. Fison , Ormond : Hybrid , 2011 Z1757947 2011 single work children's fiction children's adventure

'It’s New Year’s Eve and Jack Wilde and his friends are getting ready for a night of fun at the local disco. But when a mad driver almost runs them over, things start to go badly wrong.

'Will New Year’s Eve be the best night of their lives or the very worst? As the clock ticks towards midnight, only time will tell ...' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Tiger Terror! J. E. Fison , Ormond : Hybrid , 2011 Z1757954 2011 single work children's fiction children's adventure

"Tigers are on the verge of extinction. Everyone knows that. So why does Jack Wilde think he's seen a tiger paw in a medicine shop in Chinatown? To find out the truth Jack and his friends must become junior spies. But they soon realise that their mission is anything but child's play." (Asia Bookroom)

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y separately published work icon Toad's Revenge J. E. Fison , Ormond : Ford Street , 2011 7226002 2011 single work children's fiction children's adventure

'When Australia's best-known adventurer moves to Hazard River, Jack, Ben, Mimi and Lachlan want to meet him. But instead of getting to know Just Orsum, the kids end up on his most dangerous and daring mission ever. ' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Blood Money! J. E. Fison , Ormond : Ford Street , 2011 7226096 2011 single work children's fiction children's adventure

'Everyone wants to have cool new stuff. Right? So when Jack Wilde and his friends find a bag full of money at Hazard River, it looks like all of their dreams have come true. But as they soon discover, money doesn’t always bring happiness. Sometimes, it buys a whole lot of trouble.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2010
    • Ormond, Brighton - Moorabbin area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Ford Street , 2010- .

Works about this Work

Holiday on the Noosa River Inspires 'Hazard River' Series J. E. Fison , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 55 no. 1 2011; (p. 7)
Wild Ride Phil Brown , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 26 January - February 1 no. 817 2011; (p. 21)
Wild Ride Phil Brown , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 26 January - February 1 no. 817 2011; (p. 21)
Holiday on the Noosa River Inspires 'Hazard River' Series J. E. Fison , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 55 no. 1 2011; (p. 7)
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