With our bags full of rats, the five of us began walking towards the line. We'd gone only a few yards when a voice sounded off to our left.
'What 'ave we 'ere, then?' it said.
We turned our heads and say Bluey Lonnegan lifting himself up off a sandstone wall.
'You're lookin' at the Black Dog Gang,' said Mickey.
'No doubt ya heard a us?'
The gang was Mickey's idea. We'd heard the rumours - rats were coming in off the ships and spreading disease. Then the government started offering tuppence a rat, so we decided to get stuck in. But we hadn't counted on someone getting sick. Or on Mickey's dad finding his rats chaining Mickey up. And what happened next . . . well, it would change things forever . . .
By:
Robert Newton Imprint: Puffin Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 184g ISBN:9780143302148 ISBN 10: 0143302140 Pages: 228 Publication Date:03 September 2007 Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years Audience:
Young adult
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Preschool (0-5)
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
