Meet Lina (Book 1)


by Sally Rippin (Author) Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator)

Book Cover for Meet Lina (Book 1)

   Book 25   
Pages: 132
It's 1956 . . . and Lina dreams of being a writer, but her strict Italian parents have other ideas. Now that she's won a scholarship to an expensive girls school, Lina has other troubles, too. To fit in, she must keep her home life a secret, and even her best friend Mary can't know the truth. But how long can Lina keep her two worlds apart?

Meet Lina and join her adventures in the first of four exciting stories about a passionate girl finding a place to belong.

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)