Review by Nathan:
This book is about a family of nine in Australia. There is the father who is an army general and has little understanding of children and his new, young wife Esther. The older six children's mother died and Esther is only mother to the youngest child nicknamed General. The other children's nicknames are Meg 16, Pip 14, Judy 13, Nell 10, Bunty 6 and Baby 4.
They are always getting in trouble. Eventually Judy gets sent away to boarding school to hopefully stop the trouble. After a little while there, she sneaks away and comes home. Their father decides to send the entire family away to Esther's parents. While there, the family enjoys themselves out in the country. But then disaster strikes when General toddles under a falling tree and Judy rushes to save him but as a result her back is broken and she soon dies. This saddens the family and the books ends there.
This book is said to be the Cheaper by the Dozen of Australia but I don't think it as humorous.
Age Range: 12-18 Book Category: Realistic Fiction
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