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Gr 7 Up—Jennie is in trouble. Caught stealing some moldy, discarded food, she has found herself shackled and sentenced to hard labor in the penal colony of Australia. Silverthorne's book follows Jennie's journey aboard the Emily Anne in this bleak depiction of the situation faced by thousands of British people condemned to similar fates in the 18th and 19th centuries. Jennie grapples with the loss of her freedom, the absence of her family, and new expectations that she is forced to consider. In incredibly c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More