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Our Australian Girl: Nellie and Secret the Letter (Book 2)
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Our Australian Girl: Nellie and Secret the Letter (Book 2)
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Penny Matthews
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:144 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 199,Width 130 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780143306245
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| Classifications | Dewey:A823.00 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Random House Australia
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| Imprint |
Puffin
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| Publication Date |
26 April 2012 |
| Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
It's 1849, and Nellie is starting her new life as a kitchen maid in a grand Adelaide house with her best friend, Mary. But Nellie's desire to live out her dreams soon leads to a battle with the spiteful cook Bessie Rudge...Can Nellie keep her temper and avoid being thrown out to beg on the streets? And why is Mary acting so strangely? Follow Nellie on her adventure in the second of four exciting stories about an Irish girl with a big heart, in search of the freedom to be herself.
Author Biography
Penny Matthews has written three junior novels, several chapter books for beginning readers, and picture books. Her picture books include Pudding and Chips, Little Red Bear and A Year on Our Farm. She is also the author of Something About Water, joint winner of the Wilderness Society's Environment Award for Children's Literature in 2010, and A Girl Like Me, a young adult novel.
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