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Brumby Plains
Milsons Point
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Random House
,
2006
Z1286354
2006
single work
children's fiction
children's
adventure
mystery
'Sam and George, 13 and 11, live at Brumby Plains, their parents' sprawling buffalo station in the Northern Territory. They're counting down to the Christmas holidays, and anticipating the fun they'll have exploring the property, horse riding, and spending time with their cousins Tess and Darcy. But weird things are happening at Brumby Plains - who is leaving the gates open, and why did a plane land in darkness in a deserted area? A chance encounter with an Englishman who knows more than he's letting on leaves Sam suspicious, but all their worries are forgotten as the four kids find a spooky cave up in the hills. Vincent, their old Aboriginal friend, says they shouldn't go there - he says it's a dangerous place, full of angry spirits. Surely there's no harm in exploring, though - is there?' (Publisher's blurb)
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Castaway
North Sydney
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Random House Australia
,
2007
Z1436336
2007
single work
children's fiction
children's
adventure
'Brumby Plains is an isolated place, and the outside world doesn't intrude much here. But when Sam and George discover a refugee child washed up on the shores of their buffalo station, the rest of the world is brought a lot closer. An accident has taken Mac and Sarah far away, and Uncle Mungo has strong views about refugees, so the two brothers hide the child while they work out what to do. Sam discovers that it's a lot harder to stand up for what you believe in than to follow the crowd.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Out Back Adventures
2007
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review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 22 no. 5 2007; (p. 8-10)
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Out Back Adventures
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 22 no. 5 2007; (p. 8-10)
— Review of Croc on the Loose 2004 single work children's fiction ; The Giant Scrub Python 2003 single work children's fiction ; Cross Currents 1899 single work short story ; Bushfire Rescue 2005 single work children's fiction ; Crocodile Attack! 2005 single work children's fiction ; Scorpion Sting 2006 single work children's fiction ; Spider Bite 2007 single work children's fiction ; Secrets of Eromanga 2006 single work novel ; Blind Trek 2007 single work children's fiction ; 68 Teeth 2004 single work children's fiction ; Croc Bait 2003 single work children's fiction ; The Barrumbi Kids 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Spirit of Barrumbi 2003 single work children's fiction ; Leaving Barrumbi 2007 single work children's fiction ; The Last Muster 2004 single work children's fiction ; Crocodile Attack 2004 single work picture book ; Brumby Plains 2006 series - author children's fiction ; Castaway 2007 single work children's fiction Arguing that 'the elemental adventure story is making a comeback' (8), Steinberger gives a brief overview of a number of Australian children's fictions which he sees as representing a 'new wave of outback adventures' (10).
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