Midlands Arena

Midlands Arena1916. As The Great War rages overseas, eleven year old Lorna Whittle and her four sisters fight their own battles in the heart of Tasmanias Midlands. Left with their cold and distant mother while their gentle father heads to war, the Whittle girls unleash their mischief amongst the wild countryside surrounding their grandparents farmhouse painting cows, brewing stink bombs, and waging war on rules of every kind. But when their fathers first letter

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And they need Toby to retrieve intel from the only person who has it - the most popular boy at school

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Each spread leads seamlessly into the next and young children will delight in Eric's colourful collage animals and simple repetitive language

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And all it takes is one neighbour's offhand comment to spark Lauren's worst fears - and deep-seated suspicions