Rose's journey continues in this, the third of four books about a Federation girl who's determined to do things her way! Rose is finally allowed to go to school – the magnificent St Swithin's! But Rose has never been to school before – will she be able to keep up? Will she fit in? And will she be allowed to join the cricket team?! In the meantime, change is afoot in Melbourne: Federation is imminent, and the suffragette movement is gathering force. When Mother gets ill and Aunt Alice takes a position in a poor state-run school, Rose realises that she has taken a lot for granted – but the changes taking place around her will change Rose's life forever…
Author Biography
Sherryl Clark has published almost 30 children's books, including The Too-Tight Tutu, Sixth Grade Style Queen (Not!) and Motormouth. She has had two collections of poetry for adults published – Edge (1990) and Thicker Than Water (1999), and is a co-editor of Poetrix magazine. Lucia Masciullo has recently illustrated Sonya Hartnett's The Boy and Toy.