In this quiet, heartwarming story, French does a wonderful job of portraying the precariousness of life during the 1930s Depression as well as the courage and warmth of people who not only survived, but also managed, in many ways, to thrive despite adversity.

It was like a dream had swept down with the breeze and carried him along.

One, two, three, one, two, three-hey, he’s nearly got it, hasn’t he?’. Young Jim twirled Barbara around a log of driftwood topped with wombat droppings. You’re doing great! Let’s try the polka again.

Somewhere around the corner and you'll be safe. the demonstration was wild, out of control. She closed her eyes and did precisely that: she walked somewhere around the corner – to another demonstration – to another time. She saw the policeman running towards her. She needed to escape. Barbara was lucky she meet young Jim who took her out of this strange, frightening city to his home. It was 1932, when Australia was in the grip of the depression, and Jim lived in a shantytown. But Barbara found a true friend and a true home – somewhere safe around the corner.

Somewhere round the Corner by Jackie French (Paperback, 1994). She closed her eyes and did precisely that: she walked somewhere around the corner - to another demonstration - to another time. But Barbara found a true friend and a true home - somewhere safe around the corner. Ages 12+. Read full description. Books related to Somewhere around the Corner.

Just shut your eyes and picture yourself walking around the corner. that's what my friend told me. Somewhere around the. Somewhere around the corner and you'll be safe.

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Somewhere Around the Corner book. Jackie French has an amazing talent for creating characters and you feel like part of the family by the end of the book

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Somewhere Around the Corner is a children's novel written by Australian author Jackie French

Somewhere Around the Corner is a children's novel written by Australian author Jackie French. It was her first historical novel, and chronicles the adventures of a homeless girl from 1994 who goes 'around the corner' to another time - the Great Depression. When Barbara becomes caught up in a wild demonstration, she is frightened and wants to escape. An old man she meets at the demonstration tells her to close her eyes, walk around the corner and arrive at a better place

Somewhere around the corner and you'll be safe.