{"product_id":"ricky-sara-g-powter-9781533472748","title":"Ricky.: The Story of a Boy in Colonial Australia","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRicky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e(re-edited 2025)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Boy in Colonial Australia.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Sydney, NSW, in the 1840s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRicky English\u003c\/b\u003e and his mother move from England to join his father in the new Colony of Sydney. On arrival, there is no sign of his father. Ricky's mum uses the tiny amount of money they brought to get lodgings in a run-down building. Things go from bad to worse when his mother dies, he is thrown out of their rented room, and the caretakers confiscate all their possessions.\u003cbr\u003eRicky lives on the streets of Sydney Town as a street waif. He finds safe places to sleep and befriends freed convicts who can help him survive. He sees a child kidnapped, and he helps reunite her with her family. These people try to help him, but because of his stubbornness, he insists on doing things his way. However, he has now found a mentor and confidante.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story follows him through his life. \u003cb\u003eTad, Will \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Jenny\u003c\/b\u003e become far more than just friends. He survives and turns his life around, helping others along the way. Ricky's firm faith keeps him strong, but will his new friends ridicule him because of it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuy '\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRicky'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eto discover how he copes as an abandoned child in a convict penal settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe missing threads of Will's life are found in Sara Powter's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonty's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara G. Powter,Sheila Hunter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1533472742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781533472748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.89d","brand":"Sara G. Powter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445321806079,"sku":"9781533472748","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c068158c-2ea7-4935-a074-79a0766da30e.jpg?v=1777217918","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ricky-sara-g-powter-9781533472748","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}