New Zealand Girl: Rebecca and the Queen of Nation
Download or Read eBook New Zealand Girl: Rebecca and the Queen of Nation PDF written by Deborah Burnside and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Deborah Burnside |
| Publisher | : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited |
| Total Pages | : 68 |
| Release | : 2013-07-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781742539430 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1742539432 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis New Zealand Girl: Rebecca and the Queen of Nation by : Deborah Burnside
Book excerpt: STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOK AWARD 2014 'Take me with you to New Zealand!' Ireland to New Zealand, 1874. 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 steals a pony to ride to Belfast. Rebecca is determined to join her brother, who is a sailor on the ship Queen of Nations bound for New Zealand, but this is difficult for a young girl without a penny to her name. Rebecca must become a servant and earn her passage to the new colony. Join Rebecca as she experiences the excitement and fears of life as a nineteenth-century immigrant girl. What was life like so many years ago? Find out through the eyes of a girl who's just like you.
