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Jack's Island
About this book
When war comes to Australia, Jack' s family moves to Rottnest Island while his father helps the military build an airfield. Jack is left to explore his new home with his best friend Banjo … and the pair have a knack for getting in trouble. Trouble that' s exacerbated when their new classmate Dafty seeks revenge against the local schoolmaster for a punishment inflicted on Banjo. Will Dafty' s loyalty lead to things suddenly becoming more serious? Written in short, engaging chapters, this poignant and accessible story for younger readers offers valuable insights into wartime Australia.
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Yes, you can access Jack's Island by Norman Jorgensen in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Publisher
Fremantle PressYear
2008eBook ISBN
9781921696275Edition
0Table of contents
- The Ferry Ride
- Up the Hill to Work
- Introducing Mr Palmer
- Introducing Dafty
- The Grenade
- The Grenade and the Army
- Making a Hill Trolley
- Racing the Trolleys
- A Scandal Brewing
- The Dance at the Barracks
- The Fight
- Dafty Crashes the Truck
- Dafty Assaults Mr Palmer
- Banjo and Modern School
- Dafty Gets Taken Away
- Mr Palmer Announces the News
- Mr Paterson Objects to Mod
- Uncle Alf’s Letter
- Mr Palmer Threatens Mr Paterson
- Jack and Banjo Build a Canoe
- Sailing the Canoe
- Dad Thanks the Jansens
- Test-firing the Guns
- The Jap Soldier Living Wild
- Merv Purvis and the Red-back
- The US Commander
- Dafty’s Mum
- The Funeral
- The Cricket Match
- Dad Leaves for the Mainland
- Ghosts
- Patricia Goes Missing
- Mum Thanks Mr Isaacs
- Dad Comes Home
- Little Eric Returns
- Campbell Settles It
- Banjo and the BB Gun
- Banjo’s Letter
- Bess Leaves
- The Barge Fire
- Christmas
- Banjo Leaves
- Return to Perth
- Acknowledgements
- Also by Norman Jorgensen