Activity Sheet: Trapped by Julia Lawrinson

Activity Sheet: Trapped by Julia Lawrinson

‘when I saw water

pouring

toward me

I ran like billy-o’

In 1907, the mining town of Bonnie Vale experiences a sudden deluge of rain that floods a gold mine while miners are still at work down the shaft.

Joe’s dad is one of them. And it soon becomes clear that he’s the only one who hasn’t made it back out yet. Where is he? Why didn’t he escape with the others? And more importantly, how will they rescue him?

Inspired by the true story of the trapped miner of Bonnie Vale and told in verse, Julia Lawrinson weaves a tale that will beckon readers down into the gold mine with Joe’s dad to find out how the rescue unfolded.

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3 Reasons Why You Should Read Trapped by Julia Lawrinson

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2 June 2025

3 Reasons Why You Should Read Trapped by Julia Lawrinson

Publisher details

Trapped
Author
Julia Lawrinson
Publisher
Fremantle Press
Genres
Children’s Fiction, Children’s Poetry
Released
03 June, 2025
ISBN
9781760994990

Synopsis

‘when I saw water

pouring

toward me

I ran like billy-o’

In 1907, the mining town of Bonnie Vale experiences a sudden deluge of rain that floods a gold mine while miners are still at work down the shaft.

Joe’s dad is one of them. And it soon becomes clear that he’s the only one who hasn’t made it back out yet. Where is he? Why didn’t he escape with the others? And more importantly, how will they rescue him?

Julia Lawrinson
About the author

Julia Lawrinson

Julia Lawrinson is an award-winning writer of books for children and young adults. She hails from Perth and, despite leaving school at 15, has a PhD in writing and a Bachelor of Laws with distinction. Julia has worked in a range of organisations, from the arts to parliament to health. She has presented at schools, workshops and conferences across Australia, and in Singapore, Indonesia and the USA, and loves meeting her audience and encouraging reading, learning and curiosity. Her books are about friendship, family and the occasional Jack Russell. She loves the ocean, reading, dog parks and the word serendipity.

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