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A story of transportation and life in a new world. At the tender age of eight, chimney sweep Tom Appleby is convicted of stealing and sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay. As one of the members of the First Fleet, he arrives in a country that seemingly has little to offer - or little that the English are used to, anyway. Luckily, not long after Tom's arrival in the colony, the fair and kind Sergeant Stanley decides to take on Tom as a servant. Together Tom, Sergeant Stanley and his son, Rob, build a house, set up an orchard and a vegetable garden for themselves - and thrive, unlike many others in the new colony. - Publisher's blurb, HarperCollins website
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[Review] Tom Appleby: Convict Boy
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 2 2005; (p. 64)
— Review of Tom Appleby : Convict Boy 2004 single work novel -
[Review] Tom Appleby: Convict Boy
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 3 2004; (p. 33)
— Review of Tom Appleby : Convict Boy 2004 single work novel -
Tom Appleby Convict Boy by Jackie French
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 12 no. 3 2004; (p. 19) -
[Review] Tom Appleby: Convict Boy
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 19 no. 2 2004; (p. 35-36)
— Review of Tom Appleby : Convict Boy 2004 single work novel -
Convict Tale Full of Twists and Treats
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 July 2004; (p. 2a)
— Review of Tom Appleby : Convict Boy 2004 single work novel
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Young Adult
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 May 2004; (p. 6)
— Review of Tom Appleby : Convict Boy 2004 single work novel -
Crackling Good Yarns
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 262 2004; (p. 60-61)
— Review of Tom Appleby : Convict Boy 2004 single work novel ; Stoker's Bay 2003 single work novel ; Ichabod Hart and the Lighthouse Mystery 2003 single work children's fiction -
Convict Tale Full of Twists and Treats
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 July 2004; (p. 2a)
— Review of Tom Appleby : Convict Boy 2004 single work novel -
[Review] Tom Appleby: Convict Boy
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 19 no. 2 2004; (p. 35-36)
— Review of Tom Appleby : Convict Boy 2004 single work novel -
[Review] Tom Appleby: Convict Boy
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 2 2005; (p. 64)
— Review of Tom Appleby : Convict Boy 2004 single work novel -
Historical Novels by Jackie French
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 24 no. 3 2004; (p. 21-22) -
Tom Appleby Convict Boy by Jackie French
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 12 no. 3 2004; (p. 19)
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