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Canberra Library is going to host the Anzac Stories: Behind the Pages Exhibition in November to commemorate 100 years since WW1 ended on November 11.
Local author Anthony Hill is going to join the exhibition with two displays: Soldier Boy and Young Digger - two Anzac stories written for 8-14 year olds.
Critics have said about the two books:
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.
Anthony Hill has pieced together a moving portrait of Jim's tragically short life based on the recollections of his family and letters he wrote home from the war. Greg Thom, Herald Sun.
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.
... An exceptional addition to the children's literature of war. Kevin Steinberger, Magpies magazine.
