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'Fighting Bones is the convict-era adventure in this series of exciting, action-packed Australian stories for boys aged 8 to 12.
'Irish brothers Danny and Declan Sheehan are inmates at Tasmania's Point Puer prison for convict boys in 1836. When tragedy strikes and the prison bully is on the rampage, escape is their only chance to survive... But will they dare?
'It's an adventure in history.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Review : 1836
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 29 no. 3 2014; (p. 36)
— Review of 1836 : Do You Dare? : Fighting Bones 2014 single work children's fiction
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Review : 1836
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 29 no. 3 2014; (p. 36)
— Review of 1836 : Do You Dare? : Fighting Bones 2014 single work children's fiction
Awards
- 2015 longlisted Davitt Award — Best Children's Novel
Last amended 9 Jun 2015 13:32:15
Settings:
- Tasmania,
- 1836
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