The Tunnels of Tarcoola

Jennifer Walsh

The Tunnels of Tarcoola
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Country
Australia
Published
1 January 2012
Pages
228
ISBN
9781742376752

The Tunnels of Tarcoola

Jennifer Walsh

‘Come round here!’ called David. ‘We’ve found something.’

‘I’m showing them.’ Andrea pushed him aside. ‘It’s my cave!’ She lowered herself into the hole. Her head disappeared, and a moment later they heard her voice, faint and slightly hollow. ‘Come on!’

A network of tunnels leading under the park, a secret exit to an abandoned mansion, a hidden box of documents.all very mysterious, but it’s just a game, right?

Wrong.

When shadowy figures start watching every move they make, Kitty, David, Andrea and Martin know they’ve stumbled onto more than a forgotten piece of history. They need to find all the answers fast, before someone beats them to it.

Review

A mysterious abandoned house and garden, a beach cave leading into a great maze of tunnels, and four young teens who start exploring. Ah, adventure! What is the mystery revealed by an old lady who once lived in the house? Why is she agitated about keeping something important hidden, and from whom? And what really happened the night the Japanese submarines entered Sydney Harbour in World War II?

All the delicious ingredients for a good old-fashioned adventure story are here, but the pace and setting are contemporary. Mobile phones help in the discovery of an important tunnel exit, for example, and the pressures of home and school life are very now.

Recommended for 10 to 13 year olds, for the fascinating blend of past and present stories, for the authentic portrayal of the four resourceful kids and for its exciting plot.

Kathy Kozlowski is from Readings Carlton

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