'It's 1900 and Rose lives with her family in a big house in Melbourne. She wants to play cricket and have adventures but Rose's ultra-conservative mother won't let her. Then young Aunt Alice, a feisty suffragette, moves in with them and everything changes.
'In 1900, life was very restrictive for women. In most parts of Australia, women weren't allowed to vote, few got the chance to go to university and it was difficult for women to have careers of their own. Girls like Rose and women like Alice had to fight for the rights they felt entitled to. Rose's story, told in four exciting instalments, shows how rebelliousness and courage brought about change, making it possible for Australian girls today to have so many choices.'
Source: Our Australian Girl website, http://www.ouraustraliangirl.com.au/
Sighted: 08/02/2011
Teacher’s notes from publisher’s website.
Meet Rose
Camberwell
:
Puffin
,
2011
Z1758710
2011
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'It's 1900 . . .
'and Rose lives with her family in a big house in Melbourne. She wants to play cricket, climb trees and be an adventurer! But Rose's mother has other ideas. Then Rose's favourite young aunt comes to town, and everything changes. Will Rose's mother let Aunt Alice stay? And will Rose ever get to do the things she loves?
'Meet Rose and join her adventure in the first of four stories about a Federation girl who's determined to do things her way!' (From the publisher's website.)
Rose on Wheels
Camberwell
:
Puffin
,
2011
Z1799359
2011
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
Rose's journey continues in this, the second of four books about a Federation girl who's determined to do things her way. Rose's Mother and Aunt Alice are fighting again, and Rose is caught in the middle.
Rose's Challenge
Camberwell
:
Puffin
,
2011
Z1811702
2011
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'Rose is finally allowed to go to school - the magnificent St Swithin's! But Rose has never been to school before - will she be able to keep up? Will she fit in? And will she be allowed to join the cricket team?! In the meantime, change is afoot in Melbourne: Federation is imminent, and the suffragette movement is gathering force. When Mother gets ill and Aunt Alice takes a position in a poor state-run school, Rose realises that she has taken a lot for granted - but the changes taking place around her will change Rose's life forever...' (Trove record)
Rose in Bloom
Camberwell
:
Puffin
,
2011
Z1811693
2011
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'The Federation celebrations are fast approaching but Rose hardly has time to get excited - so many other marvellous things are happening in her world, including her first real cricket match! But then she has a nasty accident, her best friend disappears and Aunt Alice is thrown in gaol. Can Rose still fight for what's right when everything around her is falling apart? Rose's journey concludes in this, the exciting final instalment of four books about a Federation girl who's determined to do things her way!' (Trove record)
