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1y
Time Thieves
Sydney
:
Pan Macmillan Australia
,
2012
Z1884577
2012
single work
children's fiction
children's
science fiction
'Thirteen-year-old Napoleon Augustus Smythe (Battle Boy 005) is now Battle Agent 005. Along with BA004 (a super smart boy but a real smarty pants too), BA009 (a girl with attitude and no time for a smarty pants) and super soldier TEX, he is a member of the Omega Squad, an elite team of Time Troopers sent back into history for Operation Battle Book. Professor Perdu, their mission controller, is worried. Someone is stealing the TIME and ENERGY bundles from the Battle Books. But who is behind these attacks? And why? Omega Squad is sent on a series of Master Missions to investigate these clandestine forces who seek to use Operation Battle Book for evil ends.' (Publisher's blurb)
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2y
History Hackers
Sydney
:
Pan Macmillan Australia
,
2012
Z1903053
2012
single work
children's fiction
children's
Who is stealing historical figures from the Battle Books? In a case of high-tech body snatching, great leaders from the past - generals, emperors, warriors, kings and queens - have been stolen by mysterious history hackers. Omega Squad must rescue the displaced leaders and return them to their rightful Battle Books. But first they must fight the forces of MANIC and discover their evil intent for Operation Battle Book (Libraries Australia).
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3y
Time Makers
Time Makers : Someone Is Stealing the Present
Sydney
:
Pan Macmillan Australia
,
2013
Z1919500
2013
single work
children's fiction
children's
fantasy
'Thirteen-year-old Napoleon Augustus Smythe (Battle Boy 005) is now Battle Agent 005.
Along with BA004 (a super smart boy but a real smarty pants too), BA009 (a girl with attitude and no time for a smarty pants) and super soldier TEX, he is a member of the Omega Squad, an elite team of Time Troopers sent back into history for Operation Battle Book.
Time is running out for Omega Squad - literally! Operation Battle Book has been suspended and Professor Perdu is being watched closely by her superiors. Alpha Agent One has uncovered MANIC's terrible plan - a plan that will endanger the whole planet. Can Omega Squad decipher the clues and thwart MANIC before it's too late? It's a race through time in the final book in this thrilling series.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Battle Boy
2009
Sydney
:
Pan Macmillan Australia
,
2009-2011
Z1659966
2009
series - author
children's fiction
children's
adventure
thriller
'... a gripping, dramatic and completely engrossing new series - designed to engage reluctant readers (high interest, low-level reading), and anyone interested in battles, history, time travel, adventure, great stories, gadgets galore...'
(Source: Pan Macmillan Australia website)
Works about this Work
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Fiction in Series : Resources for Literacy and Pleasure in the Primary Years
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 27 no. 5 2012; (p. 14-19) Survey of all the major publisher and author series suitable for primary school children.
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Fiction in Series : Resources for Literacy and Pleasure in the Primary Years
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 27 no. 5 2012; (p. 14-19) Survey of all the major publisher and author series suitable for primary school children.
Last amended 23 Oct 2012 14:27:57
