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Hilly and the other children in her English orphanage are shipped to Australia with the promise of sunshine, plenty of food, and nice uncles and aunties. The reality turns out to be very different. Hilly and her little brother Egg are separated, and she finds herself in another orphanage where life is harsh and often cruel. When the first Royal Tour of Australia is announced, Hilly concocts a daring plan to meet Her Majesty and enlist her help in finding Egg. (Libraries Australia)

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[Review] Orphans of the Queen Janette Offerman , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 3 2005; (p. 62)
— Review of Orphans of the Queen Ruth Starke , 2004 single work children's fiction

[Review] Orphans of the Queen Annette Dale Meiklejohn , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 20 no. 1 2005; (p. 38-39)
— Review of Orphans of the Queen Ruth Starke , 2004 single work children's fiction

Know the Author : Ruth Starke Kate Deller-Evans , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 20 no. 1 2005; (p. 16-19)

[Review] Orphans of the Queen Rosemary Thomas , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 3 2004; (p. 57-58)
— Review of Orphans of the Queen Ruth Starke , 2004 single work children's fiction

[Review] Orphans of the Queen Margot Nelmes , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 48 no. 4 2004; (p. 37)
— Review of Orphans of the Queen Ruth Starke , 2004 single work children's fiction

Beating the System Katharine England , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 August 2004; (p. 11)
— Review of Orphans of the Queen Ruth Starke , 2004 single work children's fiction

Separate Hells Margaret MacNabb , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 265 2004; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Girl Underground Morris Gleitzman , 2004 single work children's fiction ; Orphans of the Queen Ruth Starke , 2004 single work children's fiction ; Tiff and the Trout David Metzenthen , 2004 single work novel

[Review] Orphans of the Queen Agnes Nieuwenhuizen , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , October no. 3 2004; (p. 19)
— Review of Orphans of the Queen Ruth Starke , 2004 single work children's fiction

Orphans in Need Moira Robinson , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 12 no. 4 2004; (p. 19-20)

Know the Author : Ruth Starke Kate Deller-Evans , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 20 no. 1 2005; (p. 16-19)

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