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Is part of Children of the Wind Kirsty Murray , 2003- series - author children's fiction (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Becoming Billy Dare
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'Paddy secretly boards a ship bound for Australia, only to be shipwrecked at the end of the voyage. Once rescued, he faces the big question: how is he to make his way in this strange new land? On the road with a travelling circus, on the run with a wild child, sleeping rough on the mean streets of Melbourne, Paddy finds help and friendship with Bridie, and learns to live by his wits. Each adventure brings him closer to discovering his true gift.'

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2004 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Allen & Unwin
      Extent: 1v.p.
      ISBN: 1865087351

Works about this Work

Untitled Joyce Michael , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 1 2005; (p. 34)

— Review of Becoming Billy Dare Kirsty Murray , 2004 single work children's fiction
Untitled Liz Derouet , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 49 no. 2 2005; (p. 39)

— Review of Becoming Billy Dare Kirsty Murray , 2004 single work children's fiction
Untitled M. S. T. , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 13 no. 2 2005; (p. 49)

— Review of Becoming Billy Dare Kirsty Murray , 2004 single work children's fiction
Untitled Anne Briggs , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 20 no. 1 2005; (p. 36-37)

— Review of Becoming Billy Dare Kirsty Murray , 2004 single work children's fiction
Untitled Anne Briggs , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 20 no. 1 2005; (p. 36-37)

— Review of Becoming Billy Dare Kirsty Murray , 2004 single work children's fiction
Untitled M. S. T. , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 13 no. 2 2005; (p. 49)

— Review of Becoming Billy Dare Kirsty Murray , 2004 single work children's fiction
Untitled Liz Derouet , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 49 no. 2 2005; (p. 39)

— Review of Becoming Billy Dare Kirsty Murray , 2004 single work children's fiction
Untitled Joyce Michael , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 1 2005; (p. 34)

— Review of Becoming Billy Dare Kirsty Murray , 2004 single work children's fiction
Last amended 20 Sep 2019 10:09:23
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  • Dublin, Dublin (County),
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    Ireland,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
  • 1890s
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