The Melling Girls series - author   novel   young adult  
Issue Details: First known date: 1991-1995... 1991-1995 The Melling Girls
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y separately published work icon All in the Blue Unclouded Weather Robin Klein , Ringwood : Viking , 1991 Z194332 1991 single work novel young adult Set in a summer of the post war years of the 1940s, this is the story of three dynamic sisters growing up in poverty.
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y separately published work icon Dresses of Red and Gold Robin Klein , Ringwood New York (City) : Viking , 1992 Z87420 1992 single work novel young adult

'The Melling sisters and their mother are preparing for a wedding. Cathy is to be bridesmaid and her dress is a thing of awe and beauty, but not in Cathy’s eyes—she hates the idea of being a bridesmaid. Vivienne would love to wear it, and perhaps she will.

'Dresses of Red and Gold, the second book in the Melling Sisters Trilogy, is a warm and humorous story of four sisters—their rivalries and their loyalty and affection—growing up in an Australian country town in the 1940s.' (Publication abstract)

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y separately published work icon The Sky in Silver Lace Robin Klein , Ringwood : Penguin , 1995 Z566799 1995 single work novel young adult

'The Melling family has moved from Wilgawa to the city suburb of Lacey’s Bay. There’s a new school, a new place to live and new friends to make—this is exciting, but also terrifying, especially when the first potential friend Vivienne meets is large, bold and threatening.

'The Sky in Silver Lace is the third and final book in the Melling Sister’s Trilogy, Robin Klein’s humorous and heartwarming tale of four girls—Grace, Heather, Cathy and Vivienne—growing up in the Australia of the 1940s.' (Publication summary)

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First known date: 1991-1995
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