French, Jackie, <br/><br/>
Just a girl / 
Jackie French. 
 - Sydney, NSW :  Angus&Robertson,  2018. 
 - v, 249 pages ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/> Who was Mary of Nazareth, the most famous woman in all of history? In 72 AD, as the Roman army pillages Judea and destroys their village, killing and enslaving its inhabitants, fourteen-year-old Judith hides with her younger sister, her great-grandmother Rabba and an unwilling goat in a cave used for storage. Judith is 'just a girl', but her skills will save them - and help escaped Roman slave Caius survive as well. Wolves and humans threaten them all during that long, icy winter, but there are feasts of stored, and scavenged food to enjoy as they listen to Rabba tell stories of her youth; of her wealthy marriage in Jerusalem and her life in Nazareth as a child. But there is one story Rabba will not tell, no matter how much they coax her. It is the story of Maryiam, her beloved friend who faced the scandal and shame of an unwed pregnancy and the anguish of seeing her son crucified. Yet the example of the woman Maryiam, who showed how pain and humiliation can become the most joyous story in the world, will give Judith and her younger sister and Caius the courage to step beyond their refuge. Because like Judith, 'Maryiam of Nazareth' was never 'just a girl'. 
<br/><br/> 10+ years. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781460753095 (paperback) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>be2018029241 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint --Juvenile fiction.<br/>Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint. <br/>Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint --Juvenile fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Courage--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Historical fiction.<br/>Australian fiction.<br/>Persecution.<br/>Survival.<br/>Young adult fiction.<br/>Australian fiction.<br/>Persecution--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Survival--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Young adult fiction.<br/>Children's stories.<br/>Girls--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Great-grandmothers--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Unmarried mothers--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Grief--Juvenile fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Judaea (Region)--History--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Middle East--Judaea Region.<br/>Judaea (Region)--Juvenile fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Bible fiction.<br/>Historical fiction<br/>Australian fiction--21st century<br/>Bible fiction<br/>Historical fiction<br/>Christian fiction<br/>Young adult fiction<br/>Historical fiction<br/>Fiction.<br/>Historical fiction.<br/>Juvenile works.<br/>Young adult fiction<br/>Historical fiction<br/>Historical fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>A823.3