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Describes ongoing character 'Lennie's life in London, where she, too, is studying art. Her changing fortunes and spiritual life are detailed, until she decides to return to Australia' (Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature 411).
Notes
Sequel to Teens and Girls Together.
Dedication: To the dear memory of Allen
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
yTeens : A Story of Australian School GirlsLouise Mack,
London:Andrew Melrose,1897Z16019391897single work novel young adult Story of 'Lenny Leighton and her best friend, Mabel James, who attend a Sydney high school. Lennie and Mabel's pleasure in each other's company, their differing family lives, and their schoolgirl enthusiasms, including founding a magazine, are shrewdly explored' (Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature 411).
yGirls TogetherLouise Mack,
Sydney:Angus and Robertson,1898Z1479641898single work novel young adult 'Mabel falls in love with Lennie's brother Bert, much to Lennie's chagrin. Lennie feels out of kilter with the more mature tastes of Mabel, recently returned from studying art in Paris' (Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature411).