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friendship, belonging, family, Australian historical places and people, opera, perseverance, woman's rights, divorce
Carly Mills, Dora and Simone are friends waiting to sing in their school choir performance. Dora is not singing in tune before the show, and Simone struggles to encourage her friend. Suddenly, Simone discovers Carly’s shawl. But this is not a regular shawl! Carly and Dora know it is a magic shawl that travels between the past and present. The friends then travel between 1876 and their choir performance in the present. In 1876, Carly, Dora, and Simone meet Dame Nellie Melba as a mischievous little girl. They learn that the young singer enjoyed pulling pranks and experience one firsthand. The girls also discover unique historical clothes, horse-drawn travel, and the social expectations for women in the 1800s. Can the girls help Dame Nellie Melba reach her dream despite the challenges?
