Our Australian Girl: Meet Grace (Book 1)
Our Australian Girl: Meet Grace (Book 1)

Author: Sofie Laguna

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2011-01-27

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 174253189X

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It's 1808 . . . and Grace is living with her uncle in London. They have no money, and Grace is always lonely and often hungry. The best part of her day is going to Fleet Street to talk to the horses that she loves so much. One afternoon Grace can't resist taking a shiny red apple from a grocer's cart - and then another... Before she knows it, Grace is being chased through the streets! Will she be caught and sent to prison - or worse? Meet Grace and join her adventure in the first of four exciting stories about a brave convict girl who is given a second chance.

Our Australian Girl
Our Australian Girl

Author: Gabrielle Wang

Publisher: Viking

Published: 2016-10-17

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 9780670079162

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"It's 1864 . . . and Poppy, disguised as a boy, has escaped from the aboriginal mission at Bird Creek near Echuca. Her dream is to find her brother Gus, who ran away to pan for gold. But travelling alone through the Australian bush is full of danger and adventure . . . Journey with Poppy across all four exciting stories about a girl who dreams of a better life during the Gold Rush. Resourceful, brave and kind, Poppy is an unforgettable Australian Girl."

Poppy
Poppy

Author: Mary Hooper

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-05-08

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1408829827

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Poppy is young, beautiful and clever – and working as a parlourmaid in the de Vere family's country house. Society, it seems, has already carved out her destiny. But Poppy's life is about to be thrown dramatically off course. The first reason is love – with someone forbidden, who could never, ever marry a girl like her. The second reason is war. As the lists of the dead and wounded grow longer, Poppy must do whatever she can to help the injured soldiers, knowing all the while that her own soldier may never return home . . .

Our Australian Girl: The Ruby Stories
Our Australian Girl: The Ruby Stories

Author: Penny Matthews

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2018-09-03

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0143788698

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It's 1930 . . . and Ruby Quinlan lives in a big house in Adelaide with her parents and her fox terrier, Baxter. As she prepares for her twelfth birthday party, Ruby has never been happier, but the world outside is experiencing harder times. Ruby knows that lots of people are losing their jobs, but her own family life seems comfortable and secure ... until things start falling apart. Happy-go-lucky, compassionate and loving, Ruby is an unforgettable Australian Girl.

Our Australian Girl: The Poppy Stories
Our Australian Girl: The Poppy Stories

Author: Gabrielle Wang

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2016-10-17

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1760141984

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It's 1864 and Poppy, disguised as a boy, has escaped from the aboriginal mission at Bird Creek near Echuca. Her dream is to find her brother Gus, who ran away to pan for gold. But travelling through the Australian bush is full of danger and adventure...Journey with Poppy across all four exciting stories about a girl who dreams of a better life during the Gold Rush.

Ting Ting the Ghosthunter
Ting Ting the Ghosthunter

Author: Gabrielle Wang

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0143787330

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Thirteen-year-old Ting Ting has learned the ancient skills and art of ghost hunting from her adopted grandmother, Por Por, a famous ghost hunter. But Ting Ting is sick of capturing harmless 'fat belly' ghosts, and when a desperate plea for help comes for Por Por, Ting Ting recklessly decides to take matters into her own hands and prove that she is a true ghost hunter. But what Ting Ting discovers is much more dangerous than she had thought. Can Ting Ting conquer her own pride to save Por Por and the villagers before it's too late?

The Grace Stories
The Grace Stories

Author: Sofie Laguna

Publisher: Viking

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 9780670077540

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For the first time, read all four Grace stories in one beautiful hardback edition. It's 1808 . . . and Grace's world is about to change - from her tough life as a mudlark on the River Thames in London, to the adventures and challenges she faces as a servant girl in a new country. Journey with Grace across all four exciting stories about a convict girl who's given a second chance. Dreamy, thoughtful, brave and compassionate, Grace is an unforgettable Australian Girl.

Meet Pearlie
Meet Pearlie

Author: Gabrielle Wang

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 2015-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780143307945

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Join Pearlie, a young girl living in WWII-era Australia, as she tries to prove that her best friend isn't a spy It's 1941. . . and the war is changing Pearlie's life every day. Darwin is full of soldiers, there's a spy on the loose, and people are turning against Pearlie's best friend, Naoko, just because she's Japanese. When everything falls apart, will Pearlie be brave enough to stick up for what's right, or will her old fears get the better of her? Meet Pearlie and join her adventure in the first of four exciting stories about a courageous girl in a world at war.

Our Australian Girl
Our Australian Girl

Author: Gabrielle Wang

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2011-04-27

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 0143305336

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It's 1864 . . . and Poppy, disguised as a boy, has escaped from Bird Creek Mission to find her brother, Gus. Life on the road is hard, but Poppy is given shelter at the Summerhill Homestead. There she meets a new friend, Noni – but will Noni discover that Poppy is not who she says she is? And will Poppy find Gus before they lose each other forever? Follow Poppy on her adventure in the second of four exciting stories about a Gold Rush girl who dreams of a better life.

Bay of Fires
Bay of Fires

Author: Poppy Gee

Publisher: Review

Published: 2013-01-31

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0755387864

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Deep in a national park on the east coast of Tasmania, the Bay of Fires is an idyllic holiday community. There are no more than a dozen shacks beside the lagoon - and secrets are hard to keep; the intimacy of other people's lives is their nourishment. The fact that Sarah Avery has returned, having left her boyfriend and her job, is cause for gossip in itself. Then, the bikini-clad body of a young girl is found washed up on the beach; a year after another teenage girl went missing. Journalist Hall Flynn is sent to the coast to investigate, and all too quickly the close-knit community turns in on itself. As he uncovers long-buried secrets, the delicate balance of their fragile lives is threatened...