The Workhouse waif / Lynette Rees.

By:

Rees, Lynette [author.]

Material type: Text

TextDescription: 335 pages ; 20 cmISBN:

9781529400663

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DDC classification:

823.92 REE

Summary: A historical fiction novel set in a mining community, following young Megan whose life is upended after her father’s death forces her family into a workhouse. Separated from her family, she struggles to survive but forms an alliance with a boy who steals apples from the market. Together, they attempt to escape poverty and build a better future, highlighting themes of resilience, hardship, and social inequality in Victorian-era England.

List(s) this item appears in: KWAMBOKA MARCH 1 2026

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Information Access	FIC	823.92 REE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B228064

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A historical fiction novel set in a mining community, following young Megan whose life is upended after her father’s death forces her family into a workhouse. Separated from her family, she struggles to survive but forms an alliance with a boy who steals apples from the market. Together, they attempt to escape poverty and build a better future, highlighting themes of resilience, hardship, and social inequality in Victorian-era England.

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