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Alison Lloyd

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August 04

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Historical Fiction, Children's, History

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Alison Lloyd is an Australian writer. She writes both fiction and non-fiction -- new words about old worlds.

Alison has had ten books for children published, several of which have won national prizes or been shortlisted.

Alison now writes women's historical fiction with elements of romance, adventure, warmth and wit.

You can find her online, and get her newsletter, at https://alisonlloydauthor.com/ .
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	Meet Letty (Our Australian Girl - Letty, #1) by Alison Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year of the Tiger 3.52 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letty and the Stranger's Lace (Our Australian Girl - Letty, #2) by Alison Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letty on the Land (Our Australian Girl - Letty, #3) by Alison Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letty's Christmas (Our Australian Girl - Letty, #4) by Alison Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Australian Girl: The Letty Stories: 4 Books in One by Alison Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator) 4.34 avg rating — 77 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Upside-down History of Down Under 4.16 avg rating — 45 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Do You Dare? Bushranger's Boys 3.74 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battle Of The Jade Horse 3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wicked Warriors and Evil Emperors: The True Story of the Fight for Ancient China by Alison Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Terry Denton (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gentle, empathetic, honest and delightful Loved this book. It felt soothing to my soul. Mildred Budge is both clear-eyed and calm, with relatable foibles. She helps us to see good and bad in people, and the depths of relationship we can have with our ...more
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