Meet six new friends in this bestselling series for girls!
Meet Alice
It's 1918 . . . and Alice lives with her big family by the Swan River in Perth, while on the other side of the world, the Great War rages. Alice's deepest wish is to become a ballerina, and when she auditions for a famous dance teacher from London, it seems as if her dreams might come true. But then there's a horrible accident, and Alice must ask herself whether there are more important things than dancing.
Meet Alice and join her adventure in the first of four stories about a gifted girl in a time of war.
Meet Rose
It's 1900 . . . and Rose lives with her family in a big house in Melbourne. She wants to play cricket, climb trees and be an adventurer! But Rose's mother has other ideas. Then Rose's favourite aunt comes to town and everything changes. Will Roses' mother let Aunt Alice stay? And will Rose ever really get to do the things she loves?
Meet Rose and join her adventures in the first of four stories about a Federation girl who's determined to do things her way!
Meet Poppy
It's 1864 . . . and Poppy lives at Bird Creek Mission near Echuca. Poppy hates the Mission, especially now that her brother, Gus has run away to pan for gold. What if Poppy escaped, too? Would she survive alone in the bush? And would she ever find Gus, whom she loves more than anything in the world?
Meet Nellie It's 1849 . . . and Nellie O'Neill is arriving in South Australia on a ship bringing orphan girls from Irish workhouses. Nellie and her best friend, Mary, have left the famine in Ireland far behind, and are full of hopes and dreams for the future. Nellie longs to learn to rad, to be part of a family once more, and ever to be hungry again. But with no job and no one to turn to, how will Nellie make her wishes come true?
Meet Letty
It's 1841 . . . and Letty is on the docks in England, farewelling her bossy older sister who is about to take a long sea voyage to Australia. But then there's a mix up, and before she knows it Letty finds herself on the ship too, travelling to New South Wales! How will Letty manage when her sister doesn't even want her on the ship? And what will it be like on the other side of the world?
Meet Grace
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 another . . . before she knows it, Grace is being chased through the streets! Will she be caught and sent to prison - or worse?
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