Author: Deborah Burnside
Title: Rebecca And the Queen of Nations: Rebecca Kelly's story, 1874
Description: Penguin eBooks (NZ Juvenile) Paperback, 68pp. When Ten-year-old Rebecca Kelly is sent to the dreary Derry workhouse she decides that this is not the life for her, so she steals a pony to ride it to Belfast. Rebecca is determined to join her brother, who is a sailor on the ship Queen of the Nations bound for New Zealand, but this is difficult for a young girl without a penny to her name. Rebecca must become a servant and earn her passage to the new colony. (ISBN: 9780143307716). Very Good.

Keywords: NZ, Childrens, Fiction9780143307716 9780143307716


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