
My New Zealand Story : Castaway : The Diary of Samuel Abraham Clark, Disappointment Island, 1907
O’Brien, Bill
Series: My New Zealand Story
Notes
Life in the orphanage is often brutal and Sam decides to break away and work his passage to Sydney on a ship. From there he plans to go to America to find his brother. Unfortunately he chooses the ill-fated Dundonald to work his passage. Only weeks out from Sydney the Dundonald is wrecked and Sam is one of 15 sailors cast away on Disappointment Island.Contents
Lexile 880 Quiz Points 6Additional Info
Finalist 2007 New Zealand Book Awards Children and Young Adults FictionLocation | edition | Bar Code | due date |
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Senior FICTION NZ | 70297 |
call #: | O’BR |
ISBN: | 1869437500 |
pub: | 2006 |