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Sing a Rebel Song Author: Pamela Rushby

ISBN: 9781742991344 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 242 Published: 1 October 2015 Country of Publication: AU Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.9 Description: It's 1891. Maggie McAllister and her family are caught up in one of the most dramatic events in Australia's history: the Shearers' Strike. The trouble that erupts between the Shearers' Union, the pastoralists and the government has never been seen before on the quiet streets of Barcaldine. Maggie plays her part in the Union's struggle in no small way herself, through her writing. Her friends, a local pastoralist family, do not see things the same way, and for Maggie, singing a rebel song may yet have heartbreaking consequences.

About the Author

Pamela Rushby has worked in advertising; as a pre-school teacher; and as a writer and producer of educational television, audio and multi-media. She currently freelances as a writer of children's and young adult historical novels, and also writes fiction and non-fiction for educational publishers. Her historical ya novel, When the Hipchicks Went to War, (Hachette 2009) won the Ethel Turner Award for young people's literature in the NSW Premier's Literary awards 2010, and was a CBCA Notable Book 2010. Her current historical novel, The Horses Didn't Come Home (HarperCollins ...

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