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Is part of Letty Alison Lloyd , 2011 series - author children's fiction (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Meet Letty
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'It's 1841 . . .

'and Letty is on the docks in England, farewelling her bossy older sister who is about to take a long sea voyage to Australia. But then there is a mix-up,and before she knows it Letty finds herself on the ship too, travelling to New South Wales! How will Letty manage when her sister doesn't even want her on the ship? And what will it be like on the other side of the world?

'Meet Letty and join her adventure in the first of four exciting stories about a free settler girl and her new life in a far-off land.' (From the publisher's website.)

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  • Ages 8-11.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 2011 .
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      • Publication date: 31 January 2011.
      ISBN: 9780143305408 (pbk.)
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    y separately published work icon The Letty Stories Alison Lloyd , Melbourne : Viking , 2015 9158221 2015 selected work children's fiction

    'It's 1841 . . .

    'Letty's older sister Lavina is leaving England for Australia by ship. But Letty ends up stuck on board too, much to her sister's dismay. Can Letty cope with the long sea voyage, as well as building a new life for herself in a strange far-off land?

    'Journey with Letty across all four exciting stories about a free-settler girl making her own way.

    'Shy, brave and kind, Letty is an extraordinary Australian girl.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

         Melbourne : Viking , 2015
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[Review] Meet Grace [et al] Elizabeth Douglas , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 55 no. 2 2011; (p. 26)
— Review of Meet Grace Sofie Laguna , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Rose Sherryl Clark , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Poppy Gabrielle Wang , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Letty Alison Lloyd , 2011 single work children's fiction
Ripe for Rescue Ruth Starke , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 333 2011; (p. 70-71)
— Review of Lollylegs Pamela Freeman , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Crusher Kevin Penny Matthews , 2010 single work children's fiction ; Aussie Dog Eleanor Nilsson , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Bungawitta Emily Rodda , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Our Australian Girl 2011 series - publisher children's fiction ; Meet Grace Sofie Laguna , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Letty Alison Lloyd , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Poppy Gabrielle Wang , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Rose Sherryl Clark , 2011 single work children's fiction ; My Story 2000 series - publisher children's fiction
A Fresh Look at the Past Margaret Bromley , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 June 2011; (p. 30)
— Review of Meet Grace Sofie Laguna , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Letty Alison Lloyd , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Poppy Gabrielle Wang , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Rose Sherryl Clark , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Simpson's Donkey : A Wartime Journey to Gallipoli and Beyond Peter Stanley , 2011 single work children's fiction
[Review] Meet Grace [et al] Russ Merrin , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 26 no. 1 2011; (p. 36)
— Review of Meet Grace Sofie Laguna , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Rose Sherryl Clark , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Letty Alison Lloyd , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Poppy Gabrielle Wang , 2011 single work children's fiction
Under Age Frances Atkinson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 10 April 2011; (p. 21)
— Review of Meet Letty Alison Lloyd , 2011 single work children's fiction ; The Boy Who Wasn't There Michael Panckridge , 2011 single work children's fiction
[Review] Meet Grace [et al] Jessica Hurley , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2010-2011 vol. 90 no. 5 2010; (p. 40)
— Review of Meet Grace Sofie Laguna , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Poppy Gabrielle Wang , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Rose Sherryl Clark , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Letty Alison Lloyd , 2011 single work children's fiction
Under Age Frances Atkinson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 10 April 2011; (p. 21)
— Review of Meet Letty Alison Lloyd , 2011 single work children's fiction ; The Boy Who Wasn't There Michael Panckridge , 2011 single work children's fiction
[Review] Meet Grace [et al] Russ Merrin , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 26 no. 1 2011; (p. 36)
— Review of Meet Grace Sofie Laguna , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Rose Sherryl Clark , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Letty Alison Lloyd , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Poppy Gabrielle Wang , 2011 single work children's fiction
A Fresh Look at the Past Margaret Bromley , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 June 2011; (p. 30)
— Review of Meet Grace Sofie Laguna , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Letty Alison Lloyd , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Poppy Gabrielle Wang , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Rose Sherryl Clark , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Simpson's Donkey : A Wartime Journey to Gallipoli and Beyond Peter Stanley , 2011 single work children's fiction
Ripe for Rescue Ruth Starke , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 333 2011; (p. 70-71)
— Review of Lollylegs Pamela Freeman , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Crusher Kevin Penny Matthews , 2010 single work children's fiction ; Aussie Dog Eleanor Nilsson , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Bungawitta Emily Rodda , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Our Australian Girl 2011 series - publisher children's fiction ; Meet Grace Sofie Laguna , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Letty Alison Lloyd , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Poppy Gabrielle Wang , 2011 single work children's fiction ; Meet Rose Sherryl Clark , 2011 single work children's fiction ; My Story 2000 series - publisher children's fiction
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