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Break of Day
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This novel is ideal for readers interested in Australian history, wartime stories, and emotional, character-driven narratives about resilience and camaraderie.
Murray Barrett is attached to the 39th Battalion, at the Kokoda Track things are looking bad for them and there is talk among the soldiers that it will be a slaughter as they dig in and wait for the Japanese to arrive. Ages 15+. (SA: Year 6 - Year 9)
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No one thought the Japanese army would come this way, but there they are, thousands of them. On the Kokoda track, in the damp, disease-filled jungles of Papua New Guinea, Murray Barrett and the rest of the 39th battalion are the only thing standing between Australia and a Japanese invasion. Everyone thinks they'll be slaughtered, and Murray finds that he will have to fight alongside his worst enemy ...
Does Murray have the courage to do what he has to do? And what is courage, after all? Break of Day is a powerful, insightful novel about love, war and duty, and a legendary piece of Australian history.
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ISBN: 9780143004721
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 March 2007
Country: Australia
Imprint: Puffin
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 212g
Pages: 224
About the Author
After graduating from Monash University in 1985 with an honours degree in Graphic Communication Tony Palmer has worked full-time as a book designer for various publishers. He has also been a part-time typography teacher at Victoria University and is currently undertaking a Masters in Art and Design at Monash University focusing on the aesthetics of typesetting in Mandarin. As a long-time enthusiast of Australian History Tony wrote his first novel for teenagers, Break of Day which was published in 2007. Following this he wrote The Valley of Blood and Gold, published in 2011.
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