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Jack's Island
by Norman Jorgensen
Price $16.95 
- About the Book
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‘This accomplished writer tells a good tale. The cheeky but lovable characters are woven well into a riveting story-line with an Australian setting. All blend beautifully together within simple prose to form an exciting and entertaining story.’ — Good Reading
Jack’s family is based on Rottnest Island during WWII while his father helps build an airfield. Jack and his best friend Banjo have the run of the island and a remarkable knack for getting into trouble — but as Jack says, ‘I’m not that bad, I just get caught a lot!’ Dafty, a simple but loveable young boy, dotes on Banjo and Jack. When Dafty seeks revenge against the local schoolmaster for a punishment inflicted on Banjo, life suddenly becomes more serious. This poignant, multi-layered text offers young readers a valuable insight into life in Australia during the war.
- Categories
- Young Adult, Fiction for Middle Readers, Award Winning
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fremantle Press
- Awards
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Winner, Western Australian Young Readers’ Book Award, 2009
Shortlisted, Western Australian Premier’s Award, 2008 - ISBN13
- 9781921361197
- HB/PB
- Paperback
- Format
- B Format (198 x 128mm)
- Pages
- 224
- Other Editions
- Sample Chapter
- Jack's Island extract.pdf
- Teaching Notes
- JACK'S ISLAND TEACHING NOTES WEB.pdf
- Media
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From the Catalogue
Wilderness Society Award
Congratulations to Sally Morgan whose book The Last Dance won the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Meg McKinlay and Kyle Hughes-Odgers were also shortlisted in the same category for Ten Tiny Things