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Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton
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children's
adventure
historical fiction
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2008
Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton
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It is 1899. Billy Shanghai Hamilton is the Chinese adopted son of two Thursday Island missionaries. When he is kidnapped by blackbirders, he travels across the seas to work in the pearling industry. In secret diary entries, he records his experiences.
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Chinese character.
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Works about this Work
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[Review] Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 19)
— Review of Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton 2008 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Books Buzz , April no. 3 2008; (p. 22-23)
— Review of Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton 2008 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books For Young Adults , Winter vol. 16 no. 2 2008; (p. 42)
— Review of Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton 2008 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 23 no. 2 2008; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton 2008 single work children's fiction -
Second Impressions
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 302 2008; (p. 61-62)
— Review of Miss McAllister's Ghost 2008 single work novel ; Take It Easy, Danny Allen 2008 single work children's fiction ; Noodle Pie 2008 single work children's fiction ; White Crane 2008 single work children's fiction ; Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Missing Kin 2008 single work children's fiction
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Second Impressions
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 302 2008; (p. 61-62)
— Review of Miss McAllister's Ghost 2008 single work novel ; Take It Easy, Danny Allen 2008 single work children's fiction ; Noodle Pie 2008 single work children's fiction ; White Crane 2008 single work children's fiction ; Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Missing Kin 2008 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 23 no. 2 2008; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton 2008 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books For Young Adults , Winter vol. 16 no. 2 2008; (p. 42)
— Review of Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton 2008 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Books Buzz , April no. 3 2008; (p. 22-23)
— Review of Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton 2008 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 19)
— Review of Claw of the Dragon : The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton 2008 single work children's fiction
Last amended 13 Jul 2018 11:18:47
Settings:
- Broome, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
- Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland,
- Arafura Sea, Australian seas,
- Gulf of Carpentaria area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,
- Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Top End, Northern Territory,
- 1899
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