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I escaped the prison island / Juliet Fry, Scott Peters.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: I escaped ; book twelvePublisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Best Day Books for Young Readers, [2022]Description: 120 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781951019358
  • 1951019350
  • 9781951019341
  • 1951019342
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: The year is 1836 in dirty, crowded London. Thomas and his little brother Jem are unfairly accused of petty theft. They're banished from England to a boy's prison in Australia! But first, they must survive a harsh journey by ship across the ocean to a remote island where conditions are even worse. When Jem becomes ill and is threatened by bullies, Thomas must protect his little brother. Against all odds, he must find a way home. But the prison is surrounded by an ocean teeming with sharks, and the bushland is crawling with strange animals and bandits. How will they ever escape?
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Fiction I ESCAPE FRY 12 Available 33111011030893
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction I ESCAPE FRY 12 Available 33111010937049
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

14-year old Thomas and his little brother Jem are unfairly accused of stealing and banished from England to a boy's prison on the other side of the world! But first they must survive a harsh journey by ship across the ocean to Australia and then to a remote island where conditions are even worse. When Jem becomes ill and threatened by bullies, Thomas must protect his little brother. Against all odds, he must find a way home. But the prison is surrounded by ocean filled with sharks, woods filled with strange animals and bandits. How will they ever escape?Based on true facts about the 1800's Point Puer boy's prison in Tasmania.Full of adventure-what's more exciting than a prison break?

"Based on true facts about the 1800's Point Puer boy's prison in Tasmania."--Page [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

The year is 1836 in dirty, crowded London. Thomas and his little brother Jem are unfairly accused of petty theft. They're banished from England to a boy's prison in Australia! But first, they must survive a harsh journey by ship across the ocean to a remote island where conditions are even worse. When Jem becomes ill and is threatened by bullies, Thomas must protect his little brother. Against all odds, he must find a way home. But the prison is surrounded by an ocean teeming with sharks, and the bushland is crawling with strange animals and bandits. How will they ever escape?

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