Soldier Boy
By Anthony Hill
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On 28th June 1915, young James Martin sailed from Melbourne on the troopship Berrima - bound, ultimately, for Gallipoli. He was just fourteen years old. This is Jim's extraordinary
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Soldier Boy
9781742283128
by Anthony Hill
Penguin eBooks
2 April 2001
EPUB
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192
2.30 MB
Children / Young Adults (12-19)
EN
Children/juvenile
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Children's and Educational
Civil War
Ebook Challenge Level: 7-9
Fiction (Child / Teen)
Historical Figures & Biographies
Military History
NSW Ebook Premier's Reading Challenge 2019
Premier's Reading Challenge NSW Level: 7-9
Premier's Reading Challenge SA Level: 6-9
Premier's Reading Challenge VIC Level: 7-8
True Stories Of Endurance & Survival
War Stories
Warfare & Defence
Warfare, Defence & Peace Studies
All Adult Titles
All Ebooks
AUC HASS History
Australian
Award Winning Adult's Titles
Award Winning Children's Titles
Biography & Autobiography
Biography & Autobiography: General
Children's and Educational
Civil War
Ebook Challenge Level: 7-9
Fiction (Child / Teen)
Historical Figures & Biographies
Military History
NSW Ebook Premier's Reading Challenge 2019
Premier's Reading Challenge NSW Level: 7-9
Premier's Reading Challenge SA Level: 6-9
Premier's Reading Challenge VIC Level: 7-8
True Stories Of Endurance & Survival
War Stories
Warfare & Defence
Warfare, Defence & Peace Studies
Author Biography
Anthony Hill is a multi-award-winning, bestselling author. His most recent book for adults, The Story of Billy Young, was published in 2012. His novel Soldier Boy, about Australia's youngest known Anzac, was winner of the 2002 NSW Premier's Literary Award for Books for Young Adults. His most recent children's book, Captain Cook's Apprentice, won the 2009 NSW Premier's Young People's History Prize. It follows Soldier Boy, Young Digger and Animal Heroes as further testimony to his remarkable ability to extensively research historical material and, from wide-ranging sources, piece together a moving and exciting story. He is also the author of two novellas, the beautiful Shadow Dog, and the award-winning The Burnt Stick, illustrated by Mark Sofilas, as well as the picture book, Lucy's Cat and the Rainbow Birds, illustrated by Jane Tanner. Anthony lives in Canberra with his wife, Gillian. Their daughter, son-in-law and grand-daughter, Emily, live in Melbourne.