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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 The Good Samaritan
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When a boat carrying asylum seekers is wrecked south of Adelaide, local teenager Josh hides one of the escapees in his shed. The struggle to keep Habib hidden leads Josh to face formerly unknown challenges to his cosy, comfortable world. The tension builds as Josh combats different threats to Habib's safety, culminating in an exciting climax on the day of his sister's wedding. (back cover)

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Notes

  • Launched at the Conference Room Function Centre, Flinders University, South Australia, 11 December, 2008.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it contains an Afghan character.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide - Enfield area, Adelaide - Northwest, Adelaide, South Australia,: Ginninderra Press , 2008 .
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      Extent: 120p.
      ISBN: 9781740275200

Works about this Work

[Untitled] Christy Fulcher , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 17 no. 2 2009; (p. 44)

— Review of The Good Samaritan Julia Haisley , 2008 single work novel
[Untitled] Christy Fulcher , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 17 no. 2 2009; (p. 44)

— Review of The Good Samaritan Julia Haisley , 2008 single work novel
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