A waltz for Matilda / Jackie French.
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TextPublication details: [Sydney] : Read How You Want, [2011]Edition: EasyRead large print edDescription: 589 p. (large print) : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781459613003Subject(s): Large type books | Swagmen -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction | Australia -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. | Young adult fiction. | Historical fiction. | Young adult fiction DDC classification: A823.3 Summary: YA. Aust'n. Large Print. In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie and hes wanted by the troopers. In front of his terrified daughter, he makes a stand against them, defiant to the last. Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of one girls journey towards independence. It is also the story of others who had no vote and very little but their dreams. Drawing on the well-known poem by A.B. Paterson and from events rooted in actual history, this is the untold story behind Australias early years as an emerging nation.Summary: 12 yrs+
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Large Print | F FRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 13/05/2024 | AL42000221783B |
Originally published: Pymble, N.S.W. : Angus & Robertson, 2010.
YA. Aust'n. Large Print. In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie and hes wanted by the troopers. In front of his terrified daughter, he makes a stand against them, defiant to the last. Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of one girls journey towards independence. It is also the story of others who had no vote and very little but their dreams. Drawing on the well-known poem by A.B. Paterson and from events rooted in actual history, this is the untold story behind Australias early years as an emerging nation.
12 yrs+
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