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Starr, David (School principal).
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Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845, -- Juvenile fiction.
Prisons -- Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
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Starr, David (School principal).
Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845, -- Juvenile fiction.
Prisons -- Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
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The girl of Newgate Prison / David Starr.
by
Starr, David (School principal).
Ronsdale Press, 2021.
Call #:
FICTION
STA
Subjects
Fry
,
Elizabeth
Gurney
,
1780-1845
,
--
Juvenile
fiction
.
Prisons
--
Juvenile
fiction
.
Great Britain
--
History
--
19th century
--
Juvenile
fiction
.
ISBN:
9781553806172 (pbk.)
Description:
176 p. 20 cm.
Notes:
Sequel to the Nor'Wester.
Summary:
"Set at the beginning of the 19th century, Libby is placed in chains and transported to London's notorious Newgate Prison after which, in a show trial, she is found guilty of helping her brother escape justice for attacking a Peer of the Realm after he beat her. Her punishment? Death by hanging. But while living in the horrific conditions of Newgate Prison, she is befriended by
Elizabeth
Fry
, a woman who is famous for her work with English prisoners. For reasons Libby doesn't understand she is spared the noose and is imprisoned in a rotten prison ship on the River Thames, where she waits to be transported to Australia. With the help of a new friend, Libby escapes the ship and makes her way to
Elizabeth
Fry
. It is then Libby must make the hardest decision of her life. Does she escape from England or does she risk her life to testify in court about the horrific conditions that women endure in England's prisons?" --adapted from back cover.
Genre:
Historical
fiction
,
Juvenile
.
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