'This is the sequel to Told By Peter. It describes a similar holiday to one Mary Grant Bruce and her husband George Bruce had just taken in North Queensland, which included a stay at Dunk Island, right down to the rumours of impending war and suspicious Japanese boats.' (Publication summary)
The contemporary Australian author, John Marsden, has acknowledged that this book was important to the development of his successful series about an invasion of Australia that commenced with Tomorrow, When The War Began that was made into a movie in 2010.
Told by Peter
London
:
Ward, Lock
,
1938
Z817960
1938
single work
children's fiction
children's
'This is the story of a boy on a farm property in New South Wales, and his efforts to catch “crooks” who are trying to harm a friend of his. It is a brisk, exciting story and Mary Grant Bruce shows a competent grasp of schoolboy idiom here.' (Publication summary)
