The Midwatch by Judith Rossell

The Midwatch by Judith RossellThe biggest children's book of the year! The Midwatch is the long awaited new middle grade novel from internationally bestselling author; illustrator Judith Rossell, creator of the multi award winning novel Withering by Sea.'The city was stuffed full of wickedness, everyone knew that 'Banished to the Midwatch Institute for Orphans, Runaways and Unwanted Girls, Maggie Fishbone is sure she's in for a life of drudgery. But she quickly discovers there's

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bestselling author of The Wreck'A fascinating and evocative story of an enduring friendship between two women who played such an important role in colonial Australia's history

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renowned for his irreverent humour and his anecdotes