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Our Australian Girl The Letty Stories - Alison Lloyd New hardcover book
 
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OUR AUSTRALIAN GIRLThe LETTY STORIESThe full set of the 4 stories about Letty, a free-settler girl making her own way in a far-off landby Alison LloydFor more information about this series, click here New hardcover book. Published 2015, 466 pages, with an extra bonus chapter on what happened next for Letty and information on what life was like in Letty's time. Delightful illustrations by Lucia Masciullo. Reading age: 8 - 11 years. * The Letty books, 1841 by Sofie Laguna It's 1841 . . . And Letty's older sister Lavina is leaving England for Australia by ship. But Letty ends up stuck on board too, much to her sister's dismay. Can Letty cope with the long sea voyage, as well as building a new life for herself in a strange far-off land? Letty's story is an example of the way Australia could mean a new beginning and is told in four exciting instalments -
About the author Alison Lloyd started learning Chinese in school because it was a challenge, then later went to live in China for two years - she was living in Beijing when army tanks rolled in to Tiananmen Square to suppress the student movement in 1989. Alison loves history - both the big sweep of events and the little details of how people lived. Her favourite stories are about people's deep feelings - hope and despair, loyalty and betrayal, love and loss. Put these things together in a book and she can't put it down. That's why she wrote her first novel Year of the Tiger, then a non-fiction book for young readers -Wicked Warriors and Evil Emperors - and then the Letty books in the Australian Girl series. Before she wrote Year of the Tiger, Alison worked for the Australian Government, in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Alison lives in Melbourne with two kids, two grandparents and three chickens, and one husband.
Our Australian Girl is a series of historical novels for girls published by Puffin Books Australia. Each story in the series is set in a particular era of Australian history - the convict era, colonisation, the effects of the Irish famine, the goldrush, Federation, the Depression and the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. All written by highly acclaimed Australian authors, they feature strong plots, colourful and varied characters and genuine, likeable heroines. The covers of the Our Australian Girl books are designed to appeal to pre-teen girls, with a logo of a locket and charm bracelet, enduring symbols of girlhood. Inside, an array of emotional experiences awaits readers with engaging descriptions of life as it once was and suspenseful plots about things such as family, friendship, betrayal, loneliness, standing up for what's right and surviving in a dangerous world. Our Australian Girl focuses on the fortunes of eleven likeable young girls: Grace, Letty, Poppy, Rose, Nellie, Alice, Ruby, Lina, Pearlie, Daisy and Marley. Each of their stories begins in a different era and each character has their own series of four books with a distinct voice and personality. It's their stories, their dramas, hopes and dreams that illuminate Australia's past, its rich diversity and the independent spirit that was fundamental to the building of a nation. See more children's book bundles click here
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