Girl Underground
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| Girl Underground | |
 The first edition of Girl Underground |
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| Author | Morris Gleitzman |
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| Country |  Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Puffin |
| Publication date | 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0143300466 |
| Preceded by | Boy Overboard |
Girl Underground' is the companion novel to Morris Gleitzman’s Boy Overboard. It is the story of Bridget White, whose parents run an illegal imports business, and whose older brother Gavin is in jail on a shoplifting charge. Bridget’s parents have sent her to an exclusive boarding 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.
[edit] 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 desperate, daring plan- to rescue two kids, Jamal and Bibi, from a desert detention centre....
