Better Reading YA Preview: Those Girls by Pamela Rushby.

New, from award-winning historical novelist, Pamela Rushby, exploring the roles, and struggles, of women in wartime

1942. The world is at war. Sixteen-year-old Hilly is desperate to do something useful to the war effort, to help the boys on the front lines. So when she sees the poster recruiting for the Australian Women’s Land Army, she jumps at the chance to make a difference. Travelling to farms across Queensland, Hilly encounters backbreaking work, adversity and romance, and may find she’s capable of more than she thought possible. She is one of those girls with grit.

Recommended for YA readers and children aged 14+. We encourage parents and caregivers to register on behalf of the younger readers in your life!

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Registrations will open Wednesday 14th February 2024.

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