Our Australian Girl by Penny Matthews

Our Australian Girl: Nellie and Secret the Letter (Book 2)

by
Penny Matthews
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Lucia Masciullo

ISBN-13: 9780143306245
Published: 26 April 2012
Format: Paperback, 132 pages
RRP: $14.95
Imprint: Puffin
Publisher: Penguin Aus.
Origin: Australia

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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.

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Penny Matthews

Penny Matthews is a freelance writer and editor based in Adelaide. She has written three junior novels, several chapter books for beginning readers, and picture books for all age groups. Her picture books include Pudding and Chips (a Children's Bo...

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Lucia Masciullo

Lucia Masciullo grew up in Livorno, Tuscany, among smells of saltiness and rosemary. She always loved painting and after graduating in Biology she decided to pursue her dream career as an artist. In 2006 she moved to Brisbane and since then has be...

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