Tom Appleby, convict boy

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French, Jackie

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At age eight, chimney sweep Tom Appleby is convicted of stealing and sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay. In a harsh new land Tom faces the challenges of building a hut, farming and learning fro...

At age eight, chimney sweep Tom Appleby is convicted of stealing and sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay. In a harsh new land Tom faces the challenges of building a hut, farming and learning from the Aboriginal people how to harvest the land's wealth. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

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