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The True Story of Spit MacPhee (Text Classics) by Aldridge, James is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The True Story of Spit MacPhee (Text Classics) about?
<p>When young Spit MacPhee comes to live with his grandfather, the people of the Australian country town of St Helen fear for his future. Fyfe MacPhee is a crazy old man, and barefoot Spit has to fend for himself along the riverbank where they live. While some people feel that Spit can look after himself, others believe he would be better cared for in a boys home and when old Fyfe dies after one of his 'turns' a fierce battle to decide Spit's destiny begins.</p> <p>Featuring a new introduction f
Who reads The True Story of Spit MacPhee (Text Classics)?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Aldridge, James
- Publisher
- Text Publishing Company ; Penguin Group Australia [distributor] The Text Publishing Company
- Published
- 1986
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781922182074
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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