Title Edward Britton / Gary Crew & Philip Neilsen

Published Port Melbourne, Vic. : Lothian ; Harrogate : Roundabout, 2001 Port Melbourne, Victoria : Lothian, 2000 ©2000

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Cre/Ebr		AVAILABLE

Description 256 pages ; 20 cm Series Lothian fiction YA Lothian fiction YA Summary Few people know that boys as young as ten years old were transported to Australia as convicts early last century. Even fewer know that a special boys' prison, Point Puer, was built for them at Port Arthur in Tasmania. Edward Britton tells the horrifying story of the suffering and triumphs of two teenage convicts with very different characters, hopes and fears Analysis Australian Audience For young adults Subject Prisoners -- Fiction. Prisoners -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction. Teenage boys -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction. Prisoners -- Juvenile fiction. SUBJECT Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009592 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 Port Arthur (Tas.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82013140 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 Genre/Form Historical fiction. Young adult fiction Juvenile works. Author Neilsen, Philip, 1949- author LC no. 00002149 ISBN 0734400691 (paperback)

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