Title

Pearlie’s Ghost Series: Our Australian Girl

Author

Wang, Gabrielle

Illustrator

Masciullo, Lucia

Publisher

Penguin Australia

Published Date

2014

Annotation

The time is 1942 and Darwin is under attack. Pearlie tries to save her pets and help the wounded soldiers while hoping to reunite with her friend Naoko. Naoko has problems of a different kind which involve a ghostly mystery.

Key Concepts

Friendship, History, Refugees, War

Audience

Upper primary

AC Links/EYLF

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