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?

 

This book is part of a book series called My Story .

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Scholastic .

Valerie Wilding has been writing for 20 years and has written many books for all age ranges. She is the author of the Secret Diaries series, publishing April 2006. This is her first Banana. She lives in Alton, Hampshire. Maria Maddocks has illustrated two board books about vehicles for Ladybird previously. This is her first Banana.