All Fall Down by Susan Geason
Christabel McManus is a strong-willed fourteen-year-old from Sydney’s upper classes. Since the death of her mother two years earlier, her father—the Government Inspector of Health for New South Wales—has thrown himself increasingly into his work, leaving Christabel feeling lonely and resentful.
When Paddy Rafferty, a servant’s eight-year-old son, is kidnapped by his villainous father to be trained as a pickpocket, Christabel decides to rescue him—by dressing as a boy herself and heading into the squalid and crime-ridden streets of The Rocks.
What begins as a game takes a terrifying turn, as Christabel discovers that the notoriously violent gangs are not the only thing to be feared; an outbreak of the deadly bubonic plague is imminent.
And when Christabel, too, is kidnapped, the game becomes very dangerous indeed…
12-17
Paperback | 128 pages
129 x 197 x 11mm | 147g
01 Sep 2005
Hardie Grant Egmont
Little Hare
Australia
English
1877003867
9781877003868
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. All pages are bordered with a very light discolouring, which in no way compromises the legibility and understanding of the text. No missing pages.