The Yankee Whaler

The Yankee Whaler
Book no.	6
Series	My Australian Story
Also titled	Fremantle Prison Break
Author	Deborah Lisson
Publisher	Scholastic Australia
Published	October 1, 2001
Pages	174
ISBN	9781865044385
Setting	Bunbury, Western Australia
Timeline	1876[clarification needed]
Preceded by
Chronology	Riding with Thunderbolt
Publication	The Rum Rebellion
Followed by
Chronology	The Hunt for Ned Kelly
Publication	A Different Sort of Real

The Yankee Whaler: The Diary of Thomas Morris is a fictional diary written by Deborah Lisson. It is the sixth book in Scholastic Australia's My Australian Story series and was first published in October 2001. The book was reissued as Fremantle Prison Break in March 2013. It was followed by A Different Sort of Real.

Book description

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"Thomas Morris thinks something most mysterious is going on in Bunbury where he delivers telegraphs carry cryptic messages and there are strangers in town acting in an oddly inconsistent manner.
In his diary Tom records the exciting adventures he has as he tries to solve the mystery and then finds himself part of an amazing international plot."

If Captain Anthony and his friends are smugglers surely they would be smuggling stuff into the Colony, yet they were talking about 'taking them off in a whaleboat'. What on earth would you want to smuggle out of Western Australia?
Thomas Morris thinks something most mysterious is going on in Bunbury where he delivers telegraphs: some telegraphs carry cryptic messages and there are strangers in town acting in an odd manner.
In his diary, Tom records the exciting adventures he has as he tries to solve the mystery and finds himself part of an amazing international plot."

"Tomorrow morning I am going to stowaway on the Catalpa! I had already decided where I was going to hide–in one of those big cannibal pots.
Thomas Morris thinks something very odd is happening in his quiet West Australian town. Some of the telegraphs he delivers contain cryptic messages, and stranger have arrived, acting very mysteriously. Thomas is about to get caught up in one of the most daring escapes in Australian history, one that will take him on adventures he has only dreamed about."

Characters

Main article: List of The Yankee Whaler characters

• Thomas Morris

Author

Main article: Deborah Lisson

Editions

Fremantle Prison Break
My Australian Story reprint
9781741699098
(March 2013)

Fremantle Prison Break
My Australian Story reprint
9781760662493
(January 2019)

Awards

• WA Premier's Book Awards for Children's Book (2001) - winner
• NSW Premier's Award Young People's History Prize (2002) - short-listed

See also

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