Australia is full of girls who dare to do things differently. Adventurous girls. Girls with guts and spirit. You know what they are? They're FIERCE. And these are their stories. Based on the number 1 ABC Podcast Fierce Girls, this book features the inspiring stories of Julia Gillard, Jackie French, Layne Beachley, Celeste Barber and Evonne Goolagong-Cawley. Fierce Girls is an amazing ABC Kids Listen podcast that features famous Aussie artists such as Amy Shark, Dame Quentin Bryce, Turia Pitt, Stephanie Gilmore, and more retell the inspiring tales of some of Australia's most extraordinary women.
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