Rebecca and the Queen of Nations Rebecca Kelly's story, 1874 Deborah Burnside.
Burnside, Deborah.
Series: New Zealand girl ; Vol: 1
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95 pages.New Zealand author.
Summary: It's 1874 and when ten-year-old Rebecca Kelly is sent to the dreary Derry workhouse she decides that this is not the life for her. So she runs away and steals a horse to ride to Belfast. Rebecca is determined that she will join her brother, Felix, who is a sailor on the Queen of Nations, a ship bound for New Zealand, but this will be difficult for a young girl without a penny to her name. Rebecca must become a servant for the Walker family and earn her passage to the new colony. (Publisher)
New Zealand girl ;
1.
Custom 2
20170504001849.0Location | edition | Bar Code | due date |
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Quick reads | B07786 |
Genre: | Historical fiction. New Zealand stories. |
Dewey: | BUR |
ISBN: | 9780143307716 |
pub: | 2013 |
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19th century 19th century |