Robert Newton

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Author

Pub. Date

[2007]

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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7

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In Richmond, Australia, in 1919, fifteen-year-old Charlie Feehan becomes an errand boy for a notorious mobster, hoping that his ability to run will help him, his widowed mother, and his baby brother to escape poverty.

2) Jamaica Inn

Pub. Date

2003

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Near Cornwall, a bank of smugglers and cutthroats lure incoming ships to a rocky inlet where they are dashed to pieces and then raided. An undercover officer joins the band with hopes of thwarting them, but they soon discover his real identity.

3) Treasure island

Pub. Date

[1991?], c1950

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Newton stars as Long John Silver in this story of pirates and islands, mutiny, gold and madmen.

4) The Desert Rats

Series

Fox war classics

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A courageous band of Australian soldiers stops Rommel's march to the Suez Canal in this stirring blend of action and history.

5) Around the world in 80 days

Pub. Date

[2004]

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Adapted from the story by Jules Verne about a man's endeavor to circumnavigate the world in 80 days.

6) Robert Louis Stevenson's: Treasure Island

Pub. Date

[2000?]

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Long John Silver and a cabin boy match wits in this outstanding Disney tale.