Our Australian Girl: The Lina Stories

Our Australian Girl: The Lina Stories PDF

Author: Sally Rippin

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2017-10-02

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 1760146625

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It's 1956 . . . and Lina dreams of being a writer, but her strict Italian parents have other ideas. Now that she's won a scholarship to an expensive girls school, Lina has other troubles, too. But the Melbourne Olympic Games could be an opportunity for Lina to follow her dream of working on the school paper. Journey with Lina across all four exciting stories about a passionate girl finding a place to belong. Imaginative, kind and hard-working, Lina is an unforgettable Australian Girl.

Our Australian Girl: A Lesson for Lina (Book 4)

Our Australian Girl: A Lesson for Lina (Book 4) PDF

Author: Sally Rippin

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2013-09-25

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1742535267

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It's 1956 . . . and the Melbourne Olympics is over but for Lina the excitement is just beginning. She has a new best friend, the school magazine is a huge hit, and her parents have a surprise that will change everything. When Lina has the chance to meet her idol, the famous writer Stella Davis, it seems as if all her dreams have come true - or have they? Follow Lina on her adventure in the final of four exciting stories about a passionate girl finding a place to belong.

Lina's Many Lives

Lina's Many Lives PDF

Author: Sally Rippin

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780143307013

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It's 1956 and Lina has won a scholarship to a wonderful girls' school. As hard as she tries, fitting into St Brigid's isn't easy - especially when she's the only Italian and the only student from a poor family.

Meet Lina

Meet Lina PDF

Author: Sally Rippin

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0143307002

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Lina is an Italian girl living in Carlton in 1956 the year of the Melbourne Olympics. She's a scholarship girl who dreams of being a writer, but her biggest challenge in Year 7 is fitting into a world of privilege, so different from her own, and accepting that what makes her different also makes her strong.

Our Australian Girl: The Rose Stories

Our Australian Girl: The Rose Stories PDF

Author: Sherryl Clark

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2017-05-29

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 1760146633

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Independent, adventurous and courageous, Rose is an unforgettable Australian Girl. 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 conservative mother won't let her. Then young Aunt Alice, a feisty suffragette, moves in with them and everything changes, not only for Rose, but for the whole country.

The Grace Stories

The Grace Stories PDF

Author: Sofie Laguna

Publisher: Viking

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 9780670077540

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For the first time, read all four Grace stories in one beautiful hardback edition. It's 1808 . . . and Grace's world is about to change - from her tough life as a mudlark on the River Thames in London, to the adventures and challenges she faces as a servant girl in a new country. Journey with Grace across all four exciting stories about a convict girl who's given a second chance. Dreamy, thoughtful, brave and compassionate, Grace is an unforgettable Australian Girl.

Li Na: My Life (English Edn)

Li Na: My Life (English Edn) PDF

Author: Li Na

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2013-12-17

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 014380006X

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Watch Li Na winning at the Australian Open. Now read her life story. Li Na claimed an unprecedented victory at the 2011 French Open at age twenty-nine, and became the first player from an Asian country to win a Grand Slam singles title. Outspoken and likeable, the 'late-blooming' Chinese tennis superstar is one of the world's top ten players, and has championships on grass, clay and hard courts to her name. Li Na is a tennis player few forget. She claimed an unprecedented victory at the 2011 French Open at age twenty-nine, and became the first player from an Asian country to win a Grand Slam singles title. Outspoken and likeable, the 'late-blooming' Chinese tennis superstar is one of the world's top ten players, and has championships on grass, clay and hard courts to her name. Beyond the rankings and million-dollar endorsements is a life just as remarkable as her success. Li Na grew up within a rigid national sports system, living away from home and training six days a week, and spent years struggling to believe in herself. Her outstanding feats in a sport she grew to love, recovering from three knee surgeries and conquering her own demons, are nothing short of inspirational. Told with honesty and humour, Li Na: My Life is the moving story behind an extraordinary sporting icon.

Our Australian Girl: Lina's Many Lives (Book 2)

Our Australian Girl: Lina's Many Lives (Book 2) PDF

Author: Sally Rippin

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2013-05-02

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 1742535240

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It's 1956 . . . and Lina is working hard on the school newspaper. But mean Sarah Buttersworth isn't making it easy, and when Lina's best friend Mary gets distracted by her new television, things begin to fall apart. Meanwhile, at home, Lina starts to uncover some dark family secrets. Living in two such different worlds isn't easy, and when tragedy strikes, she makes a decision that causes her many lives to collide . . . Follow Lina on her adventure in the second of four exciting stories about a passionate girl finding a place to belong.

A Lesson for Lina

A Lesson for Lina PDF

Author: Sally Rippin

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780143307037

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The Olympics are over, and everyone is feeling flat - including Lina. As she reads the newspaper every night with her father, Lina finds out that some of the Hungarian athletes have stayed behind and are hiding in Melbourne so they don't have to face the fighting in their homeland. Lina begins to suspect that one is being hidden by her cranky old neighbour, Mrs Bencszik. She writes an article about it and sends it to her hero, the Age journalist Stella Davis – who wants to meet her and publish the article! But Lina soon realises that Stella wants to steal the story for herself. Lina refuses to share the article, pretending instead that she made the whole thing up. But that doesn't mean that Lina's chance to be a real journalist is lost forever... When she writes down her father's life story of how he fled Italy for fear of political persecution, her teacher secretly sends it to the newspaper. As Lina and her father settle down to read the paper together one evening, there it is. In this heartwarming conclusion to Lina's story, she comes to grips with her heritage and finally feels true pride in her family – and herself.

The Lina Stories

The Lina Stories PDF

Author: Sally Rippin

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 2018-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780143783770

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It's 1956 . . . and Lina dreams of being a writer, but her strict Italian parents have other ideas. Now that she's won a scholarship to an expensive girls school, Lina has other troubles, too. But the Melbourne Olympic Games could be an opportunity for Lina to follow her dream of working on the school paper. Journey with Lina across all four exciting stories about a passionate girl finding a place to belong. Includes Meet Lina, Lina's Many Lives, Lina and the Games, and A Lesson to Lina--and a bonus chapter telling readers what happened next for Lina!