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Dingo Creek Challenge (Adventures Down Under #4) [Paperback]

Robert Elmer (Author)
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May 1998 8 and up3 and up
Set in the exciting Australia of the 1860's; a time of riverboats, adventures, and outlaws bestselling author Robert Elmer delivers riveting stories and edge-of-your-seat suspense for boys and girls ages 8-13.

Will the Truth Come Out Before Someone Gets Hurt?

Led my mysterious sounds, Patrick McWaid stumbles upon a group of aborigines in the midst of a nighttime corroborree at Dingo Creek. The elaborate story-dance fascinates Patrick, who stays to watch until an angry band of settlers burst in to arrest two aborigines for stealing horses.

Seeing the unfair way the native Australians are treated, Patrick and his sister, Becky, befriend them and set out to uncover the truth about the horse thefts. But things get out of hand when Patrick is challenged to a "friendly" cricket match between the expert Echuca team and the aborigines. Without thinking, Patrick accepts, even though he and the aborigines don't know the game! Can Patrick and Becky unmask the real thieves before the cricket match turns into an all-out battle?



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Grade 5-7-Although his father has been cleared of the criminal charges that caused them to come to Australia, the McWaid family can not afford the passage back to Ireland and 13-year-old Patrick feels that he will never call this land home. The boy and his sister are outraged when two Aborigines are unjustly arrested for stealing horses. As tensions mount, the siblings attempt to find the real culprits and hope to bring the community together through a cricket match. Religious thoughts and Biblical references are sprinkled throughout the story, but are slight and do not intrude on the plot. While this fourth book in the series, set in 1868, continues to develop the family's history, it lacks depth and intrigue and will not appeal to many readers.
Jeanette Larson, Texas State Library, Austin
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Robert Elmer is a graduate of St. Mary's College and Simpson College in San Francisco. In addition to his two series for middle-grade readers, ADVENTURES DOWN UNDER, and THE YOUNG UNDERGROUND, he has written numerous articles for newspapers and magazines. Currently a writer for an advertising agency, Robert and his wife, Ronda, have three children and make their home in Washington State.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (May 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 155661926X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1556619267
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #488,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Even though I am an adult, I enjoy these books for the escape they give me. Robert Elmer is always a good read.
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