My favourite books from Australian author Jackie French
Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of one girl's journey towards independence. It is also the story of others who had no vote and very little but their dreams.
The storytelling in this book is phenomenal...
Waltz for Matilda, A (The Matilda Saga, #1) by Jackie French, Edwina Wren
The year is 1919. Thirty years have passed since the man from Snowy River made his famous ride. But World War I still casts its shadow across a valley in the heart of Australia, particularly for orphaned sixteen-year-old Flinty McAlpine, who lost a b...
Girl from Snowy River, The (The Matilda Saga, #2)
Blue Laurence has escaped the prison of her aunt's mansion to join the Magnifico Family Circus, a travelling troupe that brings glamour and laughter to country towns gripped by the . Blue hides her crippled legs and scars behind the sparkle of a merm...
The Road to Gundagai|eBook
The year is 1942 and the world is at war. Nancy Clancy left school at fourteen to spend a year droving, just like her grandfather Clancy of the Overflow. Now sixteen, Nancys family has sent her to Malaya to bring home her sister-in-law Moira and baby...