'It's 1841 and Letty is farewelling Lavinia, her older sister who is embarking on a long sea voyage to Australia. There's a mix-up and Letty stays on board and finds herself setting sail for NSW as well. Lavinia doesn't want her little sister on the ship and Letty's frightened - what will become of her?
'During this period of history, Britain sent fewer convicts to Australia but also paid people like Lavinia to come as free settlers. In four years, from 1838 - 1841, 40,000 men, women and children emigrated to NSW. Letty's adventures, which unfold in four exciting instalments, [are] the imagined story of one of them.'
Source: Our Australian Girl website, http://www.ouraustraliangirl.com.au/
Sighted: 08/02/2011
Teacher’s notes from publisher’s website.
Meet Letty
Camberwell
:
Puffin
,
2011
Z1758685
2011
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'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.)
Letty and the Stranger's Lace
Camberwell
:
Puffin
,
2011
Z1799316
2011
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
Letty and Lavinia have arrived in Sydney as free settlers. They've made the long ship's journey from England, but with no friends, no family, no jobs and only a hope chest between them, how will they survive so far from home? When Lavinia gets a job in the posh end of town, Letty is left alone, feeling sad and worthless. But a series of events leads her to a mysterious stranger who helps Letty realise that she is not as useless as she fears (Libraries Australia).
Letty on the Land
Camberwell
:
Puffin
,
2011
Z1811748
2011
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'Letty's journey continues in this, the third of exciting four books about a free-settler girl in a new land. Letty is finally making a life for herself in New South Wales when her world is thrown into turmoil again. ' (Trove record)
Letty's Christmas
Camberwell
:
Puffin
,
2011
Z1811753
2011
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'Letty's journey concludes in this, the last of four exciting books about a free-settler girl in a new land. When times turn bad on the land, Letty must return to Sydney, leaving the Grey family behind. But what will she do once she gets there? Letty could never have imagined the surprises that await her... This captivating tale of love and adventure will have fans of Letty bursting with happiness. A memorable and satisfying end to this charming character's story.' (Trove record)
