On an island off the northern Australian coast, a concrete gun emplacement has been built on the cliff top to repel Japanese forces during World War II. Now deserted, the fort has become a favourite play area for local children. But when a Japanese boy, Hiro, comes to live on the island, fear and prejudice provoke a new and deadly game.
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Queensland author Gary Crew has an outstanding reputation as a writer of young adult fiction and innovative picture books. His numerous prizes and awards include CBC Book of the Year: Older Readers for Strange Objects and Angel's Gate (1991 and 1994); CBC Picture Book of the Year shortlisting for Lucy's Bay (1993); CBC Picture Book of the Year for First Light (1994) and CBC Picture Book of the Year for The Watertower (1995). Gary was editor of the After Dark series and author of the picture books First Light, The Lost Diamonds of Killiecrankie, Bright Star, The Viewer, Troy Thompson's Excellent Peotry Book, Troy Thompson's Radical Prose Folio, Memorial and Leo the Lion Tamer. His previous Lothian YA Fiction titles are Mama's Babies and Dear Venny, Dear Saffron. ILLUSTRATORBIO: Gregory Rogers became the first Australian artist to win the British Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration for Way Home in 1995. The book also received a Parents' Choice Award in the USA and a special commendation in the ABPA design awards. His other picture books include Lucy's Bay, shortlisted in the 1994 CBC awards; Running Away from Home, Tracks, Space Travellers, The Postman's Race and Aunty Mary's Dead Goat. He has illustrated four other titles in the After Dark series: The Bent-Back Bridge, The Island, The Rings and The Fort.
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