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From the dream duo of Australian middle-grade comes this time-slip novel that explores the early life of Kate Kelly, sister of the infamous Ned.
Kate and Ruby live in the High Country in Victoria. They're both daring, quick-thinking and prepared to break the rules, and they're both brilliant horse riders-they'd probably be great friends. But they live in different times, 145 years apart.
While galloping through the mountains, Kate rides headlong into a thrilling experience that transports her from 1878 to the future, where she meets Ruby. Kate and Ruby return to 1878, where Kate is secretly taking supplies to her brother Ned and the rest of the Kelly Gang, who are in hiding from the police. Together the girls work to confuse the police and keep the gang from being found and arrested. But the looming disaster makes things less clear-cut for Ruby. They're about the have the ride of their lives!
Outlaw Girls is an exciting, fast-paced time-slip novel, narrated by both Ruby and Kate, about family, friendship, loyalty and betrayal, the complexity of right and wrong, and working out what matters most.
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ned kelly, kelly gang, australian history, time travel, timeslip, historical figures, theft, stealing, growth, learning, hard choices
Ruby and her friends often get into trouble for stealing and playing tricks on people. When Ruby’s mum sends her away to live with her uncle, Ruby starts an unexpected adventure. She meets a girl called Kate, who initially doesn’t reveal her real name out of fear. However, the reader knows it is Kate Kelly, the younger sister of Ned Kelly from 1878. Kate is not convinced she has travelled to 2022. But things are very unfamiliar, and she asks Ruby to take her back to where it happened. Once there, she hears galloping again and realises a magic horse can transport them between the two times. But instead of travelling alone, Ruby accidentally comes with Kate to 1878!
