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  • Stories of a one called Jackaroo, one who shoulders the burdens of the poor, who takes up for the weak, who does not let the Lords fatten upon the lives of the peasants.

    The WritingYA Weblog: Wicked Cool Overlooked Books: Out Rocking Robin Hood tanita davis 2007

  • Stories of a one called Jackaroo, one who shoulders the burdens of the poor, who takes up for the weak, who does not let the Lords fatten upon the lives of the peasants.

    Archive 2007-09-01 tanita davis 2007

  • A young adult novel titled Jackaroo, which was sort of a Robin Hood concept, a legendary figure who robs from the rich and gives to the poor, only in this case Jackaroo was not any one person, he was merely a local legend, and whomever had the wherewithal to dress up in the prescribed costume and take action in time of need would be seen in the people's eyes as Jackaroo.

    Archive 2005-09-01 Holly 2005

  • A young adult novel titled Jackaroo, which was sort of a Robin Hood concept, a legendary figure who robs from the rich and gives to the poor, only in this case Jackaroo was not any one person, he was merely a local legend, and whomever had the wherewithal to dress up in the prescribed costume and take action in time of need would be seen in the people's eyes as Jackaroo.

    gentlemen, avert your eyes Holly 2005

  • Jackeroo/Jackaroo: At the time Lawson wrote, a Jackaroo was a "new chum" or newcomer to Australia, who sought work on a station to gain experience.

    Over the Sliprails Henry Lawson 1894

  • I remember loving "Jackaroo" when I went through my Cynthia Voigt phase and I just picked it up to read again!

    The WritingYA Weblog: Wicked Cool Overlooked Books: Out Rocking Robin Hood tanita davis 2007

  • Such stories are the usual rumors that bring a brief and watery hope to the people, but when Jackaroo finds a gauntlet in the woods like the one worn by Jackaroo, she realizes that he is real… but not in her world.

    Archive 2007-09-01 tanita davis 2007

  • Mistaken identities crop up, as suddenly Gwyn is not the only masked rider - there's more than one Jackaroo, and they're all riding for their own reasons.

    Archive 2007-09-01 tanita davis 2007

  • Mistaken identities crop up, as suddenly Gwyn is not the only masked rider - there's more than one Jackaroo, and they're all riding for their own reasons.

    The WritingYA Weblog: Wicked Cool Overlooked Books: Out Rocking Robin Hood tanita davis 2007

  • Why should Jackaroo take such risks, for such people….

    Archive 2007-09-01 tanita davis 2007

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