Bridget's happy life on her family's rented farm is coming to an end as the landlord comes to take back the land. As they struggle to find a place to live, Bridget is eventually forced to leave Ireland for Australia. The world seems to be turning its back on her. Can she ever be really happy again?
Minna H (Class 7H) - review on Bridget
Frieda is leaving for Australia with her family. Before she leaves, her grandmother tells her fortune - a spider. A spider is bad - broken webs, broken happiness. How will Frieda make it through? Friends, of course, but will they stick by her? or leave her like the rest of the world?
Minna H (Class 7H) - review on Frieda
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This is about a boy who seeks refuge in Australia, but when a wave crushes them and ruins their boat, they are all separated. Will Faris be able to find his family and friends again?
Billie (Class 7L)
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Go back in time with Lucy to 1800s, where her only dream is to get a job in a printery. And what do you know? She's got one! But Lucy's life is changing, and fast. Other people think printing is for the men. Can girls at the Dawn printery overcome the enemy, and keep their jobs? Or will they lose and become history?
Minna H (Class 7H)
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Pharaoh is a teenage boy that wants to be the king. But so does his brother. This event happened during the Ancient Civilisation. His brother tries to sabotage him so he can be the king.
Pharaoh is a realistic but interesting book. It's very eventful and fun to read. It is one of my top favourite books to read.
Scarlet H (Class 7L)
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Gretta lives a wealth life in Singapore with her parents. Tilly lives in Australia with her father, a baker, her mother and her brother. But when World War I begins, Gretta and her family are deported to Australia, while Tilly and her family are sent to Bornabba after her German father, who has been Interned. Suddenly, a German girl and an Australian girl with a German father have their worlds thrown upside-down...and together.
Minna H (Class 7H)
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A twist on Robin Hood but the girl-power version. Is anyone who they seem? Who is a villain? Who is a hero? How will you know?
(Student Book Club)
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