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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Fourteen-year-old Beatrice Thomas lives with her widowed mother and younger sister Tilly in a small country town overshadowed by the events of World War One. Many of the local boys, including Beaty's friend Caleb, are away fighting. When Beaty has to leave school, she gets a job as a telegram girl at the Post and Telegraph Office. It's a hard job, especially when she has to deliver news of war casualties. She must convince the telegram boys, and herself, that she's up to the task, at a time when women's roles were limited. Meanwhile, Caleb's letters turn darker as his initial enthusiasm fades and reality takes over. Rumours of peace start to spread, but Beaty continues delivering telegrams through the Armistice, the peace celebrations and the dreadful influenza epidemic. Soon she's running the Post Office almost single-handed. Then Caleb's letters stop arriving. 14-year-old Beatrice Thomas lives with her mother and younger sister Tilly in a small country town during WW1. She gets a job as a telegram girl and has to convince the telegram boys that she's up to the task, as she delivers telegrams through the Armistice, influenza epidemic and the return of the soldiers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Based on the true story of the 1936/37 polio epidemic in New Zealand, this tells the story of 12-year-old Tom Mitchell and his family whose lives are overshadowed by the polio outbreak. Schools, movie theatres and swimming pools are all closed - and then things get worse. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. January 1920 heralds the start of a new decade, promising fresh opportunities for girls like 14-year-old Tilly. But her dreams seem impossible to reach, outweighed by all the things that girls cant or aren't meant to do, as she tries to work out what it means to grow up in a world shattered by war and a pandemic. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Fourteen-year-old Beatrice Thomas lives with her widowed mother and younger sister Tilly in a small country town overshadowed by the events of World War One. Many of the local boys, including Beaty's friend Caleb, are away fighting. When Beaty has to leave school, she gets a job as a telegram girl at the Post and Telegraph Office. It's a hard job, especially when she has to deliver news of war casualties. She must convince the telegram boys, and herself, that she's up to the task, at a time when women's roles were limited. Meanwhile, Caleb's letters turn darker as his initial enthusiasm fades and reality takes over. Rumours of peace start to spread, but Beaty continues delivering telegrams through the Armistice, the peace celebrations and the dreadful influenza epidemic. Soon she's running the Post Office almost single-handed. Then Caleb's letters stop arriving. 14-year-old Beatrice Thomas lives with her mother and younger sister Tilly in a small country town during WW1. She gets a job as a telegram girl and has to convince the telegram boys that she's up to the task, as she delivers telegrams through the Armistice, influenza epidemic and the return of the soldiers. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Fourteen-year-old Beatrice Thomas lives with her widowed mother and younger sister Tilly in a small country town overshadowed by the events of World War One. Many of the local boys, including Beaty's friend Caleb, are away fighting. When Beaty has to leave school, she gets a job as a telegram girl at the Post and Telegraph Office. It's a hard job, especially when she has to deliver news of war casualties. She must convince the telegram boys, and herself, that she's up to the task, at a time when women's roles were limited. Meanwhile, Caleb's letters turn darker as his initial enthusiasm fades and reality takes over. Rumours of peace start to spread, but Beaty continues delivering telegrams through the Armistice, the peace celebrations and the dreadful influenza epidemic. Soon she's running the Post Office almost single-handed. Then Caleb's letters stop arriving. 14-year-old Beatrice Thomas lives with her mother and younger sister Tilly in a small country town during WW1. She gets a job as a telegram girl and has to convince the telegram boys that she's up to the task, as she delivers telegrams through the Armistice, influenza epidemic and the return of the soldiers. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. January 1920 heralds the start of a new decade, promising fresh opportunities for girls like 14-year-old Tilly. But her dreams seem impossible to reach, outweighed by all the things that girls cant or aren't meant to do, as she tries to work out what it means to grow up in a world shattered by war and a pandemic. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Based on the true story of the 1936/37 polio epidemic in New Zealand, this tells the story of 12-year-old Tom Mitchell and his family whose lives are overshadowed by the polio outbreak. Schools, movie theatres and swimming pools are all closed - and then things get worse. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. January 1920 heralds the start of a new decade, promising fresh opportunities for girls like 14-year-old Tilly. But her dreams seem impossible to reach, outweighed by all the things that girls cant or aren't meant to do, as she tries to work out what it means to grow up in a world shattered by war and a pandemic. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.