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'Living on Rottnest during WWII, Jack and his best friend Banjo have the run of the island and a remarkable knack for getting into trouble. Dafty, a simple but loveable young boy, is their constant companion. But when Dafty seeks revenge against the local schoolmaster for a punishment inflicted on Banjo, life becomes suddenly more serious.' (Publication summary)

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    • North Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,: Fremantle Press , 2008 .
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      Extent: 218p.
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      • Publication date: June 2008.
      ISBN: 9781921361197 (pbk.)
    • North Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,: Fremantle Press , 2024 .
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      Extent: 224p.
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      • Published January 2024
      ISBN: 9781760992958
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[Review] Jack's Island David O'Keeffe , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 2 2008; (p. 21)
— Review of Jack's Island Norman Jorgensen , 2008 single work novel
[Review] Jack's Island Amanda Collins , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Books Buzz , September no. 5 2008; (p. 15)
— Review of Jack's Island Norman Jorgensen , 2008 single work novel
[Review] Jack's Island Sue Clancy , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 52 no. 1 2008; (p. 32)
— Review of Jack's Island Norman Jorgensen , 2008 single work novel
[Review] Jack's Island Margaret Robson Kett , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 16 no. 4 2008; (p. 49)
— Review of Jack's Island Norman Jorgensen , 2008 single work novel
Friendships in Disrupted Times, and on Artistic Quests Margaret Bromley , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 December 2008; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Jack's Island Norman Jorgensen , 2008 single work novel
[Review] Jack's Island Elizabeth Riley , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April/May vol. 87 no. 8 2008; (p. 23)
— Review of Jack's Island Norman Jorgensen , 2008 single work novel
Access to Truth Nigel Pearn , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 305 2008; (p. 58-59)
— Review of The Case of the Diamond Shadow Sophie Masson , 2008 single work novel ; Screw Loose Chris Wheat , 2008 single work novel ; Jack's Island Norman Jorgensen , 2008 single work novel ; Rhyming Boy : A Novel Steven Herrick , 2008 single work children's fiction ; Then Morris Gleitzman , 2008 single work children's fiction
Friendships in Disrupted Times, and on Artistic Quests Margaret Bromley , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 December 2008; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Jack's Island Norman Jorgensen , 2008 single work novel
[Review] Jack's Island Margaret Robson Kett , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 16 no. 4 2008; (p. 49)
— Review of Jack's Island Norman Jorgensen , 2008 single work novel
[Review] Jack's Island Sue Clancy , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 52 no. 1 2008; (p. 32)
— Review of Jack's Island Norman Jorgensen , 2008 single work novel
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Subjects:
  • 1939-1944
Settings:
  • Rottnest Island, Perth, Western Australia,
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