Our Australian Girl: Meet Alice (Book 1): Meet Alice (Book 1)It's 1918 . . . and Alice lives with her big family by the Swan River in Perth, while on the other side of the world, the Great War rages. Alice's deepest wish is to become a ballerina, and when she auditions for a famous dance teacher from London, it seems as if her dreams might come true. But then there's a terrible accident, and Alice must ask herself whether there are more important things than dancing. Meet Alice and join her adventure in the first of four stories about a gifted girl in a time of war. |
Contents
A MILLION TINY DOTS 3 WHILE THE MUSIC PLAYS 4 NEWS AND APPLE TEACAKE | |
A HEAVEN FULL OF DANCING | |
THROUGH THE RAIN | |
MEANWHILE 8 THE HAZY DUSK | |
JUST A DREAM | |
A SPECIAL DELIVERY | |
THE LAST SUNDAY | |
WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE IN Alices Time FROM CHAPTER 1 ON NAPOLEON STREET Meet the other Australian girls | |
Common terms and phrases
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