Title Letty and the stranger's lace / Alison Lloyd ; with illustrations by Lucia Masciullo

Published Melbourne : Puffin Books, 2011

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Description 101 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm regular print Series Our Australian girl. Letty ; 2 Lloyd, Alison, 1966- Our Australian girl. Letty ; 2 Our Australian girl. Letty ; 2 Summary Letty and Lavinia have arrived in Sydney as free settlers. They've made the long ship's journey from England, but with no friends, no family, no jobs and only a hope chest between them, how will they survive so far from home? When Lavinia gets a job in the posh end of town, Letty is left alone, feeling sad and worthless. But a series of events leads her to a mysterious stranger who helps Letty realise that she is not as useless as she fears Notes A novel Audience Primary Subject Assisted emigration -- Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 -- Juvenile fiction Australian fiction -- 21st century. Children's stories, Australian. Children's stories. Illustrators -- Australia -- Queensland. Immigrant children -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction. Premiers Reading Challenge 5-6 SUBJECT Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114312 -- 1788-1851 -- Juvenile fiction Genre/Form Fiction. Author Masciullo, Lucia, illustrator ISBN 9780143305415 (paperback)

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