Chrissie Michaels Chrissie Michaels i(A132189 works by)
Born: Established: Lancashire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Castle Hill Rebellion Chrissie Michaels , Lindfield : Omnibus Books , 2019 15417263 2019 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction

'Do we count you in? When Joe is reluctantly dragged into a deadly plot by rebellious convicts at the Castle Hill prison farm on the outskirts of Sydney Town, he quickly realises it does not pay to be their enemy. He has been quietly working out his sentence as a shepherd boy, in the company of his friends, Pat and Kitt - who has set her eye on Joshua Holt, son of the heroic General of Wicklow. But the croppies are hard, tough patriots of Ireland and desperate to revolt and Joe finds himself amidst a desperate bid for freedom in the first convict uprising against the colony of New South Wales.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 2 y separately published work icon Convict Girl : The Diary of Mary Beckwith 1801-1803 Chrissie Michaels , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2014 7075863 2014 single work diary children's

'Convicted of theft, Mary Beckith is sentenced to transportation to the colony of New South Wales. Even with a life sentence, Mary is determined to take charge of her own destiny by whatever means she can. However, decisions will be made for her that will alter the course of her life. Mary will encounter two extraordinary explorers–Nicholas Baudin and Matthew Flinders–and their marvellous voyages of discovery.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Voyage to Botany Bay Chrissie Michaels , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2012 Z1894710 2012 single work children's fiction children's adventure 'Julienne roams the fortress tunnels of Brest, France, cold, hungry and knowing only one thing about herself - her name. Soon she must abandon even that remnant of her identity. She becomes Jules, ship's boy, journeying to Botany Bay and beyond on a voyage of discovery, led by Commander Lapérouse. Jules/Julienne sees new and strange things on board the Boussole, but what she would most like to discover is her own history: who is Julienne Fulbert?''
1 With a Touch of History : Chrissie Michaels - Digging Up the Past - Little Lon 1891 Chrissie Michaels , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 13-14)
1 8 y separately published work icon In Lonnie's Shadow Chrissie Michaels , Ormond : Hybrid , 2010 Z1681802 2010 single work novel young adult historical fiction

'The discovered artifacts from an archaeological dig in Melbourne become the backdrop for this story about a group of teenagers in 1891 who are struggling to make their way in a world that seems to be conspiring against them whichever way they turn.

'Lonnie McGuinness knows only one thing for sure - there doesn't seem to be any fairness in life for him or his mates. So he decides to take matters into his own hands. But when does a favour turn into a crime? And when should a secret no longer be kept?' (From the publisher's website.)
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