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The Schoolmaster’s Daughter

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The Schoolmaster's Daughter

By Jackie French About

January 1901,Sharks circle a stranded ship as a young girl and her family stagger from the waves …Rescued by a Pacific Islander boy named Jamie, Hannah’s family begin a new life in Port Harris, which at first seems a paradise for the schoolmaster’s daughter. But local fortunes are built on slavery and the whip. As the new Federal Parliament passes the law that will force Pacific Islanders from their homes, Hannah and her mother risk everything to run a secret school, while Hannah and Jamie must fight for their rights to education and equality. Can friendship and love win against prejudice and power? Inspired by real events, this powerful new novel brings to life the bravery and battles of the past, and gives us courage for the challenges of today.

CategoriesAustralian HistoryEducationEqual Rights
AuthorJackie French About
Type Of BookAustralian Novel
FormatPaperback
Age11+
ISBN9781460757710
Published24/02/2020
Lists And AwardsHistory Year 5 The Australian Colonies
Standing OrderJune 2020 — Premium, Half & PAYG, No. 11
Price Per CopyRRP $17.99
1–9 copies$16.19
10–19 copies$15.29
20+ copies$14.39
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Jackie French

Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives in rural NSW. She writes columns in the print media, and sometimes presents on radio and on Burke’s Backyard. Her books for children include Rain Stones, shortlisted for the CBC Children’s Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers, 1991; Walking the Boundaries, a Notable Book in the CBC Awards, 1994; and Somewhere Around the Corner, an Honour Book in the CBC Awards, 1995. In 2000, Hitler’s Daughter won the CBC Younger Readers Award and the WOW! Award in the UK in 2001. How to Guzzle Your Garden was also shortlisted for the 2000 CBC Eve Pownall Award for Information. Most recently, Jackie won the 2002 ACT Book of the Year Award for In the Blood; her successful picture book Diary of a Wombat was named an Honour book in the 2003 CBC Awards and also won the 2003 Nielsen Book Data/ABA Book of the Year Award.

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