Girls With Courage
Will be published approx. on 7. March 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-4749-5498-3 (ISBN)
Description
Discover the extraordinary lives of the inspiring girls who have lived throughout history at 6 Chelsea Walk.
Lizzie loves plants, and her biggest wish is to be a gardener, a bold choice for a Victorian girl. When her strict stepfather sends her to stay with relatives in London, Lizzie misses her country garden and struggles with her new life of stiff manners and formal pastimes.
Lizzie lives for the daily letters from her mother, until suddenly, the letters stop. Can Lizzie find the courage to stand up to her stepfather, and to follow her dreams?
Set in Victorian London, Girls with Courage is a beautifully-crafted tale of hope and ambition.
Lizzie loves plants, and her biggest wish is to be a gardener, a bold choice for a Victorian girl. When her strict stepfather sends her to stay with relatives in London, Lizzie misses her country garden and struggles with her new life of stiff manners and formal pastimes.
Lizzie lives for the daily letters from her mother, until suddenly, the letters stop. Can Lizzie find the courage to stand up to her stepfather, and to follow her dreams?
Set in Victorian London, Girls with Courage is a beautifully-crafted tale of hope and ambition.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
140 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4749-5498-3 (9781474954983)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Previous edition
Adele Geras
Lizzie's Wish
Book
11/2004
Usborne Publishing Ltd
€28.67
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Person
Adele Geras studied languages and taught French before becoming an author. She has written over eighty titles for children and young adults, including Troy, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book Award and Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal. Adele is married with two grown-up children and two grandchildren, and she lives in Manchester.