Do You Dare? Eureka Boys

Name: Do You Dare? Eureka Boys
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780143308454
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By Penny Matthews

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Do You Dare? Eureka Boys by Penny Matthews is an engaging children's book set during the Victorian gold rush in Australia. The story follows two young boys who embark on a bold adventure, hoping to find gold and make their fortunes. Their journey is filled with challenges and the exciting thrills of discovery, providing readers with a captivating glimpse into this historical period.
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Do You Dare? Eureka Boys

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Do you dare... join a rebellion? Stand up to a bully? Risk your life for a friend? It's an adventure in history. Do You Dare? Eureka Boys

Henry lives with his father and sister on the Victorian goldfields. Still mourning the loss of his mother and baby brother, Henry helps his father to mine their claim and hopes that one day they will strike it rich. But they can't afford a mining licence, and without a licence, they are at the mercy of the corrupt police.

When Henry meets a new friend, Frank, he enters a world of politics, riots and rebellion that will lead him to Eureka Stockade, one of the defining moments in Australian history.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143308454

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 January 2015

Country: Australia

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 186g

Pages: 208

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books Penny Matthews Young Adult

About the Author

Penny Matthews is a freelance writer and editor based in Adelaide. She has written YA and junior novels, chapter books for beginning readers, and picture books for all age groups. Her picture books include Pudding and Chips (a CBCA Notable Book in 2005), Little Red Bear (shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards in 2004) and A Year On Our Farm, which was the CBCA's 2003 Book of the Year (Early Childhood) and a CBCA Honour Book in the Picture Book of the Year category. In 2010 Something About Water was joint winner of the Wilderness Society's Environment Award for Children's Literature. A Girl Like Me, her first young adult novel, was also a 2010 CBCA Notable Book and won the Sisters in Crime's 2011 Davitt Award for Young Adult Fiction.

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