The Hunt for Ned Kelly
by Sophie Masson (Author)
The Hunt for Ned Kelly: The Diary of Jamie Ross, North-East Victoria, 1879
North-east Victoria, 1879. Jamie Ross and his older sister Ellen are alone in the world after the death of their father. Determined to make their fortune, they head to Beechworth - and straight into the midst of the search for Ned Kelly, the most notorious bushranger of all time. Jamie is fascinated by Ned. Is he a hero wronged by the police, as some people say, or a cold-blooded murderer? A chance encounter will bring Jamie closer to the answer than he could ever imagine.
Recognition: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature (2011) , Notable Book, CBCA Awards (2011)
North-east Victoria, 1879. Jamie Ross and his older sister Ellen are alone in the world after the death of their father. Determined to make their fortune, they head to Beechworth - and straight into the midst of the search for Ned Kelly, the most notorious bushranger of all time. Jamie is fascinated by Ned. Is he a hero wronged by the police, as some people say, or a cold-blooded murderer? A chance encounter will bring Jamie closer to the answer than he could ever imagine.
Recognition: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature (2011) , Notable Book, CBCA Awards (2011)
My Australian Story Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: My Australian StoryReading level: 9+
Books in series: 34
Read in order? No
Next release: Finished
Tags: adventure historical culture realistic fiction
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. A Banner Bold (2000)2. Secrets and Sisterhood (A Tale of Two Families) (2000)
3. Plagues and Federation (2000)
4. Surviving Sydney Cove (2000)
5. The Deadly Flu (A Different Sort of Real) (2001)
6. The Rum Rebellion (2001)
7. The Yankee Whaler (2001)
8. Who Am I? (2001)
9. Voyage to Botany Bay (On Board the Boussole) (2002)
10. The Bombing of Darwin (2002)
11. Fords and Flying Machines (2003)
12. Snowy (2003)
13. Riding with Thunderbolt (2004)
14. Our Don Bradman (2004)
15. A Marathon of Her Own (2004)
16. Our Enemy, My Friend (2005)
17. New Gold Mountain (2005)
18. Outback (2005)
19. Cyclone Tracy (2006)
20. Refugee (2006)
21. The Melting Pot (2007)
22. Archer's Melbourne Cup (2007)
23. Snatched by Pirates (Claw of the Dragon) (2008)
24. Atomic Testing (2009)
25. The Hunt for Ned Kelly (2010)
26. The Phar Lap Mystery (2010)
27. My Father's War (2011)
28. Sydney Harbour Bridge (2012)
29. Heroes of Tobruk (2012)
30. Escape from Cockatoo Island (2013)
31. Gallipoli (2013)
32. Fremantle Prison Break (2013)
33. Kokoda (2014)
34. Convict Girl (2014)