Jacks family is based on Rottnest Island during WWII, while his father helps build an airfield. Jack and his best friend Banjo have the run of the island and a remarkable knack for getting into trouble -- but as Jack says I am not that bad I just get caught a lot! Dafty a simple but loveable young boy dotes on Banjo and Jack. When Dafty seeks revenge against the local schoolmaster for a punishment inflicted on Banjo life suddenly becomes more serious. This poignant multi-layered text offers young readers a valuable insight into life in Australia during the war.
| ISBN: | 9781921361197 |
| Publication date: | 2nd June 2008 |
| Author: | Norman Jorgensen |
| Publisher: | Fremantle Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |