Soldier Boy - Softcover

Hill, Anthony

3.19

304 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141003308 ISBN 13: 9780141003306

Publisher: Penguin Global, 2004

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The true story of Jim Martin, the youngest Anzac.

On 28th June 1915, young James Martin sailed from Melbourne on the troopship Berrima, bound ultimately for Gallipoli. He was just 14 years old. This is Jim's extraordinary story of how an inexperienced & enthusiastic school boy became Australia's youngest Anzac.

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About the Author:

Anthony Hill is a Canberra based writer, former journalist & speechwriter for the Governor General. In addition to this, he & his family ran an antique shop for 5 years in a small country town in New South Wales. The experience formed the basis of his first two books, the Bunburyists, & Antique Furniture in Australia. His first children's book, Birdsong was followed by his award winning novella, The Burnt Stick. He is also the author of Spindrift & Forbidden. Soldier Boy & Young Digger are the products of the author's extensive research & travel to the Gallipoli peninsula & the battlefields of the Great War.

Review:

A model of historical writing ... A significant contribution to the nation's culture. NSW Premier's Award

Hill's book is historically accurate. Teachers can feel confident that Soldier Boy is just about as close as you can get to an accurate historical representation in a novel form. Christopher Bantick, Canberra Times.

As a teenage Anzac, Jim Martin is seen as a figure to whom today's teenagers can relate ... perhaps we are now seeing John Simpson being replaced by Jim Martin, carefully chosen to appeal to a new generation and to continue the Anzac legend. John Connor, Australian Book Review.

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