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Jack’s Island By Norman Jorgensen Published by Fremantle Press 2008 |
John Jones, that’s my
name, though everyone calls me Jack. Or ‘that Jones brat’, which is a bit
unfair. I’m not that bad - I just get
caught a lot.
Living on a small
island off the coast of Australia during World War II, Jack and Banjo have the
run of the place - and a knack for
adventure and trouble. From exploding
hand grenades and crashing hill trolleys to sailing in shark infested waters,
there’s nothing these boys won’t try. But
life isn’t all fun, and the hard-ships of war and entrenched prejudices of the
time cast a long shadow.