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Follow Letty on her adventure in the second of four exciting stories about a free-settler girl and her new life in a far-off land.

  Alison Lloyd, author of the Letty books, is the popular and highly regarded author of several books for children, including Year of the Tiger and Wicked Warriors and Evil Emperors, a fantastic and fact-filled book about Ancient China.

  Poppy at Summerhill 1864

  It’s 1864 and Poppy, disguised as a boy, has escaped from Bird Creek Mission to find her brother, Gus. Life on the road is hard, but Poppy is given shelter at the Summerhill Homestead. There she meets a new friend, Noni – but will Noni discover that Poppy is not who she says she is? And will Poppy find Gus before they lose each other forever?

  Follow Poppy on her adventure in the second of four stories about a Gold Rush girl who dreams of a better life.

  Gabrielle Wang, author of the Poppy books, is a much loved writer for young people. Gabrielle’s recent books include her bestselling Young Adult novel Little Paradise, and the very popular Ghost in My Suitcase, which won the 2009 Aurealis Award for young fiction.

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  Follow the story of your favourite Australian girls and you will see that there is a special charm on the cover of each book that tells you something about the story.

  Here they all are. You can tick them off as you read each one.

  A girl like me in a time gone by

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  Published by Penguin Group (Australia), 2011

  Text copyright © Sherryl Clark, 2011

  Illustrations copyright © Lucia Masciullo, 2011

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  ISBN: 978-0-14-330537-8