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No way back /

Wilding, Valerie,

No way back / Valerie Wilding. - London : Scholastic, 2012. - 150 pages; 22 cm. - My story . - My story. .

"The journey of a convict 1789"--Cover.

Join Mary Wade on a long and perilous journey that begins in the slums of eighteenth century London. Aged thirteen, Mary is imprisoned in Newgate prison awaiting sentence of death for a petty theft. When her sentence is commuted to transportation she sets sail onboard a prison ship to the other side of the world. Australia brings the promise of a new life, but does Mary have what it takes to make it in the land of opportunity?

ISBN: 9781407117843 (pbk.) 140711784X (pbk.)

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB1A5844 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015885010 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Penal transportation--History --Australia --1788-1851 --Juvenile fiction.
Convicts--Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--History --George III, 1760-1820 --Juvenile fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographical fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92

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