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Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 All Of Us Together
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'As the Great Depression of the 1930s worsens the O’Casey family finds itself facing an uphill battle to survive. Like many fathers of that time, John O’Casey leaves his family to go in search of work. Back at home, his wife Margaret has to raise their three young children. Daniel, the eldest child, takes it on himself to try to raise money for the family. He wants to be ‘the man’ but that’s close to impossible for someone who’s just 12-years-old. His best friend is Bede Holland, a boy who has no trouble bending the rules, or using his fists when he feels he has to. Daniel has a much more placid nature, yet he is determined not to appear weak in Bede’s eyes. He doesn’t want to lose him as a friend, because he hasn’t got any others. As he says, ‘some kids aren’t good at making them’.

'Apart from Bede, Daniel’s main confidant is his sister, Adelaide. Even though she is nearly two years his junior, she is often the voice of reason Daniel needs to hear when he is faced with a moral dilemma. There is much good-natured teasing and playful banter between them, as there is with the youngest child, Lydia, who has just started school. Despite the difficult circumstances the O’Casey’s sometimes encounter, they remain stoic and face their problems head- ‘That’s how life is, their mother says. ‘We can’t run away. As long as we all stand together, we can get through anything’.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Unanderra, Kembla Grange - Unanderra area, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,: About Kids Books , 2016 .
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      Extent: 160p.
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      • Published September 20th 2016
      ISBN: 9780994642806

Works about this Work

[Review Essay] All of Us Together Rebecca Kemble , 2016 single work review essay
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books For Children , November vol. 31 no. 5 2016; (p. 34)

'It's the 1930's in Australia and the O'Casey family is feeling the pinch of the Depression. Daniel, Adelaide and Lydia's father has lost his job and cannot find another in their town, so he takes to the road to look for work. Daniel is now the man of the family and tries to stay out of trouble, though it isn't easy with his friend Bede only too willing to drag him into it. As Daniel tries to navigate the world without his father, and with an ever-shrinking family income, he learns the importance of honesty and the real value of family.' (Introduction)

Review : All of Us Together Stephanie Ward , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , November 2016;

— Review of All Of Us Together Bill Condon , 2016 single work children's fiction
Review : All of Us Together Jenny Mounfield , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , October 2016;

— Review of All Of Us Together Bill Condon , 2016 single work children's fiction
Review : All of Us Together Jenny Mounfield , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , October 2016;

— Review of All Of Us Together Bill Condon , 2016 single work children's fiction
Review : All of Us Together Stephanie Ward , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , November 2016;

— Review of All Of Us Together Bill Condon , 2016 single work children's fiction
[Review Essay] All of Us Together Rebecca Kemble , 2016 single work review essay
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books For Children , November vol. 31 no. 5 2016; (p. 34)

'It's the 1930's in Australia and the O'Casey family is feeling the pinch of the Depression. Daniel, Adelaide and Lydia's father has lost his job and cannot find another in their town, so he takes to the road to look for work. Daniel is now the man of the family and tries to stay out of trouble, though it isn't easy with his friend Bede only too willing to drag him into it. As Daniel tries to navigate the world without his father, and with an ever-shrinking family income, he learns the importance of honesty and the real value of family.' (Introduction)

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