My Place is the story of 13 kids, all with a talent for some kind of trouble. Each living in the very same spot on the earth over 130 years, each hiding up the very same fig tree, each with an adventure to tell.
When a little boy, Mung, goes missing, Barangaroo and Mani are forced to follow his trail into a scary gully ruled by the legendary monster: the Mumuga.
Bunda tries everything to get his older brothers attention but all Bunda gets is his brothers anger and contempt. They need to learn to stop teasing each other and become friends as well as brothers.
Dan is a drummer boy with the marines and his commander asks him to capture a native dog to bring back to the colony's Governer. The only trouble is the dog in question belongs to Waruwi.
Waruwi discovers a platoon of marines led by a young drummer boy coming though the bush. The cow they're after has wandered into her camp and she has to find a way to put them off the track.
Sam, a child convict, is working for a man who's never there. He's on his own in the bush and in charge of a villainous goat. When the goat disappears Sam spends a night in the scary bush to get her back.
Sarah works as a servant for the cold and demanding Mrs Owen and her daughter Alice. Alice sets out to make Sarah's life a misery, but the two girls have more in common than they realise.
Charles strikes a deal with an escaped convict who agrees to help him in exchange for food and freedom. However, Charles finds himself being held to ransom by the increasing demands from the convict.
Alice and her friend George decide to stage a piglet race and they'll stop at nothing, including pig swapping and doping, to win.
Davey, a stable boy working for the powerful Owen family, decides that the only way he can save his favourite horse from the tannery is to steal her and become a bushranger.
Johanna is aware of a lot of whispering about her parentage and becomes determined to find out who her father really is. She starts to investigate but is unprepared for a shocking discovery.
Ben's one wish is for his family to be able to celebrate a proper Thanksgiving dinner. But his efforts to earn the money to buy a turkey plunge him into escalating rivalry with a local boy, Leck.
Minna and her friends start a game of who can scare each other the most. However, one night, Minna goes too far.
Henry believes he's a brilliant inventor. When he accidently blows up the school house he's expelled and has to find a way to get back in. The trouble is, his plan involves more inventions.
My Place is the story of 13 kids, all with a talent for some kind of trouble. Each living in the very same spot on the earth over 130 years, each hiding up the very same fig tree, each with an adventure to tell.
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