A Marathon of Her Own
by Irini Savvides (Author)
A Marathon of Her Own: The Diary of Sophia Krikonis, Melbourne, 1956
Times are tough in Crete, and Sophia's father has decided to make a fresh start in Melbourne. Sophia struggles to learn English and get used to the strange new customs, but no matter how hard she tries, nobody at school wants to make friends with a foreigner. Then her talent for running starts to make a difference. With Olympic fever gripping Melbourne, Sophia's courage and determination is rewarded in unexpected ways.
Times are tough in Crete, and Sophia's father has decided to make a fresh start in Melbourne. Sophia struggles to learn English and get used to the strange new customs, but no matter how hard she tries, nobody at school wants to make friends with a foreigner. Then her talent for running starts to make a difference. With Olympic fever gripping Melbourne, Sophia's courage and determination is rewarded in unexpected ways.
My Australian Story Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: My Australian StoryReading level: 9+
Books in series: 34
Read in order? No
Next release: Finished
Tags: adventure historical culture realistic fiction
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. A Banner Bold (2000)2. Secrets and Sisterhood (A Tale of Two Families) (2000)
3. Plagues and Federation (2000)
4. Surviving Sydney Cove (2000)
5. The Deadly Flu (A Different Sort of Real) (2001)
6. The Rum Rebellion (2001)
7. The Yankee Whaler (2001)
8. Who Am I? (2001)
9. Voyage to Botany Bay (On Board the Boussole) (2002)
10. The Bombing of Darwin (2002)
11. Fords and Flying Machines (2003)
12. Snowy (2003)
13. Riding with Thunderbolt (2004)
14. Our Don Bradman (2004)
15. A Marathon of Her Own (2004)
16. Our Enemy, My Friend (2005)
17. New Gold Mountain (2005)
18. Outback (2005)
19. Cyclone Tracy (2006)
20. Refugee (2006)
21. The Melting Pot (2007)
22. Archer's Melbourne Cup (2007)
23. Snatched by Pirates (Claw of the Dragon) (2008)
24. Atomic Testing (2009)
25. The Hunt for Ned Kelly (2010)
26. The Phar Lap Mystery (2010)
27. My Father's War (2011)
28. Sydney Harbour Bridge (2012)
29. Heroes of Tobruk (2012)
30. Escape from Cockatoo Island (2013)
31. Gallipoli (2013)
32. Fremantle Prison Break (2013)
33. Kokoda (2014)
34. Convict Girl (2014)