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'Ahmed Ackbar, a thirteen-year-old Afghan and the 'youngest Afghan cameleer' speaks Pashto and a very little English. He is the only surviving male in his immediate family. In late 1872 he sails into the prosperous city of Adelaide with three cameleers (Uncle Kamran, Alannah and Jemma Khan) to help look after four camels. But Ahmed has other things on his mind. What if his uncle isn't as innocent of his brother's (Ahmed's father) death as he seems? As the expedition treks into an unexplored interior, Ahmed must cope with Jemma Khan's enmity, his own homesickness, a very different culture and language, and the difficulties of exploration.' (Publisher's blurb)
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Afghan characters.
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The Youngest Cameleer by Goldie Alexander
2011
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review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2011;
— Review of The Youngest Cameleer 2011 single work novel -
Long Treks and Short Tales
2011
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— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 33 2011; (p. 30-33) -
Fictionalising History for Young Readers
2011
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 15-16) -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 19 no. 4 2011; (p. 39)
— Review of The Youngest Cameleer 2011 single work novel -
Other Times, Other Places : Fictionalising History
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 19 no. 1 2011; (p. 12-13)
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Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 26 no. 4 2011; (p. 33)
— Review of The Youngest Cameleer 2011 single work novel -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 19 no. 4 2011; (p. 39)
— Review of The Youngest Cameleer 2011 single work novel -
The Youngest Cameleer by Goldie Alexander
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2011;
— Review of The Youngest Cameleer 2011 single work novel -
Other Times, Other Places : Fictionalising History
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 19 no. 1 2011; (p. 12-13) -
Fictionalising History for Young Readers
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 15-16) -
Long Treks and Short Tales
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 33 2011; (p. 30-33)
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