Meet Nellie (Book 1)


by Penny Matthews (Author) Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator)

Book Cover for Meet Nellie (Book 1)

   Book 9   
Pages: 132
It's 1849...and Nellie O'Neill is arriving in South Australia on a ship bringing orphan girls from Irish workhouses. Nellie and her best friend, Mary, have left the famine in Ireland far behind, and are full of hopes and dreams for the future. Nellie longs to learn to read, to be part of a family once more, and never to be hungry again. But with no job and no one to turn to, how will Nellie make her wishes come true?

Meet Nellie and join her adventure in the first of four 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)