- Girl Underground
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name = Girl Underground
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image_caption = The first edition of "Girl Underground"
author =Morris Gleitzman
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country = AUS
language = English
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publisher =Puffin
release_date =2004
media_type = Print (Hardback andPaperback )
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isbn = 0143300466
preceded_by =Boy Overboard
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last_book = followed by = People on topGirl Underground' is the companion
novel toMorris Gleitzman ’sBoy Overboard . It is the story ofBridget White , whose parents run an illegal imports business, and whose older brother Gavin is in jail on ashoplifting charge. Bridget’s parents have sent her to an exclusiveboarding school in the belief that it will give her opportunities they didn’t have, and so she will not be like them– but as Bridget makes clear, she wants to end up like them.Plot
Bridget wants a quiet life. Including, if possible, keeping her parents out of prison. Then a boy called Menzies makes her an offer she can't refuse, and they set off on a job of their own. It's a desperate, daring plan - to rescue two kids, Jamal and Bibi, from a desert detention centre. They dig a large hole in the ground and try to dig their way to the detention centre. Then the power of a little girl voice and the conscience of the public comes together to stand up for what is right.
It helps people to stand up for what they believe in no matter how unrealistic it seems
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