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Author French, Jackie, author

Title Tom Appleby : convict boy / Jackie French
Published Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 2004
©2004

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 MELB CRC  JUNIOR FICTION Fre/Tac  AVAILABLE
Description 286 pages ; 20 cm
regular print
Series Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 5 and 6
Summary The author weaves Tom's story in with the story of the development of Australia. She tells of a colony that, despite its natural abundance, cannot offer what the colonists want - familiarity. While the people's health is better than ever, their morale is low as they wait for news from home
Notes "The Children's Book Council of Australia - Notable Book"--Front cover
Premier's Reading Challenge 7-9
Audience Ages 10+
Notes Children's Book Council of Australia Notable book
Subject Chimney sweeps -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Fiction.
Historical fiction for children
Prisoners -- Australia -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Penal colonies -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Chimney sweeps -- Juvenile fiction.
Australian fiction.
Children's stories.
Historical fiction, Australian.
Prisoners -- Australia -- Fiction.
Prisoners -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction.
Penal colonies -- History -- Fiction.
Prisoners -- Australia -- Fiction.
Penal colonies -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
SUBJECT Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 18th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056942 -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562
Australia -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114311 -- 1788-1900 -- Fiction
Australia -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114311 -- 1788-1900 -- Juvenile fiction
Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 18th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056942 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687
Genre/Form Historical fiction.
Children's stories
Australian fiction
Young adult fiction
Historical fiction, Australian.
Historical fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
LC no. 00002531
ISBN 9780207199424 (paperback)
Other Titles Convict boy