Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age T..., Jackie French
Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age T..., Jackie French
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Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age (The Girls Who Changed the World, #4)

Author: Jackie French

Narrator: Edwina Wren

Unabridged: 5 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/05/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The fourth book in the best-selling Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage.
Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history.History's sister, the mysterious Herstory, believes that the more you know about the past, the better you can understand the future. And so she now sends Ming to work as a maid in an isolated English mansion to see a girl change the world in 1829.But which girl? The young mistress of the house is lying in bed, recovering from the measles. Abandoned by her aristocratic mother and family, she may never walk – or even read and write – again. Ming becomes friends with another scullery maid, Hepzibah, who is desperately teaching herself to read and longs to free slaves, as she and her parents had been. But what hope has a scullery maid?From one of Australia's favourite writers comes an inspiring series for all the young people who will, one day, change the world.

AWARDS
CBCA Notable Book 2025

About Jackie French

Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016, Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi, to her much-loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. 'A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emie on December 03, 2024

This book is so sweet! Educational, faced paced and exciting. It’s aimed for ages 8-14 but I’ve now read the whole Ming series and they’re all pretty fun. This was my favourite - I read it in 1 day! The Ming books focus on women and girls throughout history who contributed pivotally to society but w......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on November 27, 2024

This wasn't as exciting or interesting as the other books in the series. It felt like a filler book. Still very interesting to learn about Ada and how England treated non-white persons and how illness was managed.......more

Goodreads review by R.A. on August 29, 2024

Great to see some girls in maths history here :)......more

Goodreads review by Lily on February 01, 2025

I hope Jackie French will make another one soon......more

Goodreads review by Mel on August 08, 2024

Read for PRC......more