TY  - BOOK
AU  - French,Jackie
TI  - Just a girl
SN  - 9781460753095 (paperback)
U1  - A823.3 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Sydney, NSW
PB  - Angus&Robertson
KW  - Mary,
KW  - Courage
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - Australian fiction
KW  - fast
KW  - Persecution
KW  - Survival
KW  - Young adult fiction
KW  - Children's stories
KW  - Girls
KW  - Great-grandmothers
KW  - Unmarried mothers
KW  - Grief
KW  - Judaea (Region)
KW  - History
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Judaea Region
KW  - Bible fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Christian fiction
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Juvenile works
N1  - 10+ years
N2  - 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'
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