Nellie and the Secret Letter (Book 2)


by Penny Matthews (Author) Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator)

Book Cover for Nellie and the Secret Letter (Book 2)

   Book 10   
Pages: 132
It's 1849...and Nellie is starting her new life as a kitchen maid in a grand Adelaide house with her best friend, Mary. But Nellie's desire to live out her dreams soon leads to a battle with the spiteful cook Bessie Rudge… Can Nellie keep her temper and avoid being thrown out to beg on the streets? And why is Mary acting so strangely?

Follow Nellie on her adventure in the second of four exciting stories about an Irish girl with a big heart, in search of the freedom to be herself.


Our Australian Girl Series—Summary and Book Order

Series: Our Australian Girl
Reading level: 8+
Books in series: 44
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: historical  adventure  culture  girls  friendship  illustrated 

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Books in series order

1.   Meet Grace (Book 1)  (2011)
2.   A Friend for Grace (Book 2)  (2011)
3.   Grace and Glory (Book 3)  (2011)
4.   A Home for Grace (Book 4)  (2011)
5.   Meet Letty (Book 1)  (2011)
6.   Letty and the Stranger's Lace (Book 2)  (2011)
7.   Letty on the Land (Book 3)  (2011)
8.   Letty's Christmas (Book 4)  (2011)
9.   Meet Nellie (Book 1)  (2011)
10.   Nellie and the Secret Letter (Book 2)  (2012)
11.   Nellie's Quest (Book 3)  (2012)
12.   Nellie's Greatest Wish (Book 4)  (2012)
13.   Meet Poppy (Book 1)  (2011)
14.   Poppy at Summerhill (Book 2)  (2011)
15.   Poppy and the Thief (Book 3)  (2011)
16.   Poppy Comes Home (Book 4)  (2011)
17.   Meet Rose (Book 1)  (2011)
18.   Rose on Wheels (Book 2)  (2011)
19.   Rose's Challenge (Book 3)  (2011)
20.   Rose in Bloom (Book 4)  (2011)
21.   Meet Alice (Book 1)  (2012)
22.   Alice and the Apple Blossom Fair (Book 2)  (2012)
23.   Alice of Peppermint Grove (Book 3)  (2012)
24.   Peacetime for Alice (Book 4)  (2012)
25.   Meet Lina (Book 1)  (2013)
26.   Lina's Many Lives (Book 2)  (2013)
27.   Lina at the Games (Book 3)  (2013)
28.   A Lesson for Lina (Book 4)  (2013)
29.   Meet Ruby (Book 1)  (2013)
30.   Ruby and the Country Cousins (Book 2)  (2013)
31.   School Days for Ruby (Book 3)  (2013)
32.   Ruby of Kettle Farm (Book 4)  (2013)
33.   Meet Daisy (Book 1)  (2014)
34.   Daisy All Alone (Book 2)  (2014)
35.   Daisy in the Mansion (Book 3)  (2014)
36.   Daisy on the Road (Book 4)  (2014)
37.   Meet Pearlie (Book 1)  (2014)
38.   Pearlie's Pet Rescue (Book 2)  (2014)
39.   Pearlie the Spy (Book 3)  (2014)
40.   Pearlie's Ghost (Book 4)  (2014)
41.   Meet Marly (Book 1)  (2015)
42.   Marly's Business (Book 2)  (2015)
43.   Marly and the Goat (Book 3)  (2015)
44.   Marly Walks on the Moon (Book 4)  (2016)