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Boy Overboard : The Play
2005
Hobart
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Australian Script Centre
,
2006
Z1205126
2005
single work
drama
children's
(taught in 2 units)
Play about asylum seekers coming to Australia. Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. But first they must face landmines, pirates, storms and assassins. Can Jamal and his family survive their incredible journey and get to Australia?
Source: Libraries Australia
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has references to Afghan people, and Afghanistan. It has also been translated into Indonesian.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
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Awards
- 2010 winner COOL Award — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2010 winner KOALA Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2010 winner YABBA — Fiction Years 7-9
- 2007 YABBA — Hall of Fame
- 2002 winner Young Australian Readers' Awards — Older Readers
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