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'It's 1854, and the Ballarat goldfields are a place of dreams and rebellion as Sam, a homeless teenager, is called back to the past to join the Puddlehams, who run "the best little cook shop on the diggings". The Puddlehams dream of buying a hotel with velvet seats, while others dream of freedom from the British crown, away from the rule of wealthy landowners and corrupt officials. Once again Jackie French takes a fresh look at the history we thought we knew and recreates an event entrenched in our national heritage.' (From the publisher's website.)
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History, The Holocaust and Children’s Historical Fiction
2015
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criticism
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , April no. 28 2015; 'In 2013, the NSW Premier’s Young People’s History Prize was won by Australian novelist Jackie French’s historical novel Pennies for Hitler. French’s young adult novel, Dingo: The dog who conquered a continent, was also one of the three works shortlisted for the prize. No history/literary wars broke out over these historical novels. This article considers why children’s historical fiction is considered ‘good’ (or ‘good enough’) history when so many adult historical novels are not. Beginning with a brief overview of the competing claims about the ‘fictiveness’ of history, this article then uses French’s Pennies for Hitler as well as her novel Hitler’s daughter (1999) as case studies to test what Australian children – French’s main readership – would actually learn about Nazi Germany, the Holocaust and the Second World War from historical fiction. It concludes with a reflection about why the pleasures of childhood reading are denied adults, who are perhaps encouraged to treat history like work instead.' (Publication summary) -
Stockade Author's Eureka Moment
2010
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 November 2010; (p. 3) -
[Review] The Night They Stormed Eureka
2009
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review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 23 no. 3 2009; (p. 22-23)
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[Review] The Night They Stormed Eureka
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 2009; (p. 40)
— Review of The Night They Stormed Eureka 2009 single work children's fiction -
[Review] The Night They Stormed Eureka
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies: Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 24 no. 4 2009; (p. 33)
— Review of The Night They Stormed Eureka 2009 single work children's fiction
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Lessons of Love From History
2009
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 - 23 August 2009; (p. 21)
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[Review] The Night They Stormed Eureka
2009
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review
— Appears in: Books Buzz , August no. 10 2009; (p. 17-18)
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[Review] The Night They Stormed Eureka
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August vol. 89 no. 1 2009; (p. 50)
— Review of The Night They Stormed Eureka 2009 single work children's fiction -
[Review] The Night They Stormed Eureka
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies: Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 24 no. 4 2009; (p. 33)
— Review of The Night They Stormed Eureka 2009 single work children's fiction -
[Review] The Night They Stormed Eureka
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 2009; (p. 40)
— Review of The Night They Stormed Eureka 2009 single work children's fiction -
Stockade Author's Eureka Moment
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 November 2010; (p. 3) -
History, The Holocaust and Children’s Historical Fiction
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , April no. 28 2015; 'In 2013, the NSW Premier’s Young People’s History Prize was won by Australian novelist Jackie French’s historical novel Pennies for Hitler. French’s young adult novel, Dingo: The dog who conquered a continent, was also one of the three works shortlisted for the prize. No history/literary wars broke out over these historical novels. This article considers why children’s historical fiction is considered ‘good’ (or ‘good enough’) history when so many adult historical novels are not. Beginning with a brief overview of the competing claims about the ‘fictiveness’ of history, this article then uses French’s Pennies for Hitler as well as her novel Hitler’s daughter (1999) as case studies to test what Australian children – French’s main readership – would actually learn about Nazi Germany, the Holocaust and the Second World War from historical fiction. It concludes with a reflection about why the pleasures of childhood reading are denied adults, who are perhaps encouraged to treat history like work instead.' (Publication summary)
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