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Author: Jackie French
Publisher: HarperCollins
Genre: Children’s Fiction
Released: 04 December, 2024
ISBN: 9781460763506

Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger

Jackie French

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Synopsis

The year is 1859 and the goldfields are filled with diggers -- and danger!

Orphaned twelve-year-old Tigg is the Bandicoot Bushranger, the youngest bushranger on the Ballarat goldfields in 1859.

When a robbery goes wrong, Tigg must flee in disguise as one of the tens of thousands of Chinese men and boys braving heat, thirst, starvation and murderous attacks on the long road from Robe in South Australia to the goldfields in Victoria.

But even further danger threatens. Why has the mysterious Mr Rudolf offered one hundred pounds for Tigg's capture? And is Henry Liu a friend or enemy?

To be safe, Tigg must solve the greatest mystery of all.

Who is Tigg?

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About the author

Jackie French

Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016 Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. ‘Share a Story' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate.