Becoming Billy Dare Becoming Billy Dare
Book 2 - Children of the Wind

Becoming Billy Dare

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Publisher Description

Paddy secretly boards a ship bound for Australia, only to be shipwrecked at the end of the voyage. Once rescued, he faces the big question: how is he to make his way in this strange new land? On the road with a travelling circus, on the run with a wild child, sleeping rough on the mean streets of Melbourne, Paddy finds help and friendship with Bridie, and learns to live by his wits. Each adventure brings him closer to discovering his true gift.Character, choice and destiny intertwine in this richly detailed historical novel.Meticulous research . . . Becoming Billy Dare is, above all, an entertaining book that invites readers and provides inspiration. Jill Swann, Teacher-Librarian.Starting in the 1840s and ending in present-day Australia, the Children of the Wind quartet tells the stories of four courageous young people, Bridie, Billy, Colm and Maeve, born fifty years apart. The central character from each book becomes a mentor to the child in the next. ending in present-day Australia, the Children of the Wild quartet tells the stories of four courageous young people, Bridie, Billy, Colm and Maeve, born fifty years apart. The central character from each book becomes a mentor to the child in the next.

GENRE
Young Adult
RELEASED
2004
1 December
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
264
Pages
PUBLISHER
Allen & Unwin
PROVIDER INFO
Allen & Unwin Pty Limited
SIZE
904.6
KB

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