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Discover the extraordinary lives of the inspiring girls who have lived throughout history at 6 Chelsea Walk.Polly longs to become an explorer. But in 1914, women's rights and choices are limited - something twelve-year-old Polly learns when she befriends her new neighbours: two suffragettes, fighting for women's rights to vote.Polly's parents are appalled, but Polly is intrigued. And the more she thinks about their cause, the more determined she becomes to join the suffragettes' protest march. But will Polly dare to defy her parents and do what she thinks is right?A gripping story of courage, friendship and speaking up during a time of change, from Carnegie-shortlisted author, Linda Newbery.

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Girls for the Vote is packed with excitement, humour, drama and a cast of likeable and inspirational young women... but it is also a valuable teaching tool for a new generation of girls as they learn that women's rights could not always be taken for granted. * Lancashire Evening Post * short and accessible, while at the same time fast-paced and fact-packed. * Sinead O'Hart, author of The Eye of the North *

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When Linda Newbery was a teenager she secretly wrote her own stories and hid them in a wardrobe so they wouldn't be found. Writing was put on hold for a few years when Linda became a teacher, but at the age of 30 she set herself the challenge of finishing a book and getting it published. She now writes full-time and has produced books for all ages. She has won the Costa Children's Book Prize and has twice been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, as well as for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.

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