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  • Location: Whitby

The Herring Girls

The Herring Girls

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The herring girls have a story to tell…

  • ISBN: 978-1856811699
  • Genre: Childrens

What you need to know before your trail

With her mother paralyzed, 13-year-old Dory is determined to save her brothers and sisters from the workhouse.

When the herring fleet arrives in Whitby and the herring girls come south to gut the fish, she and two companions quickly become proficient

Streetview Maps

B) Whitby - The Whale Bone Arch - spot the seagull's perch!
D) Whitby sea

Booktrail Boarding Pass:  The Herring Girls

Destination: Whitby  Author/Guide: Theresa Tomlinson

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