Reviewed by Melissa Wray
Ruby and Kate live two very different lives over140
years apart. One day Kate finds herself transported through time from 1878 to
2022 where she meets Ruby. Before long the two girls find themselves on the
ride of their lives with only one outcome for certain. Neither belong in the
other girl’s world, especially when the history books have already been
written.
Ruby lives with her mum in 2022 who is busy working to
make ends meet. Her friends are fun, but don’t always make great choices which
leads to Ruby being in trouble regularly. After one particularly bad choice
she finds herself sent to her uncle’s farm which has one bonus. She gets to
ride the beautiful horse, Queenie.
In 1878 Kate lives with her family who are known
relatives of the Kelly gang. In fact, the infamous Ned Kelly is her brother. He’s
on the run and it is her job to elude police and safely drop off food to him.
This suits Kate because it means she gets to ride her horse, Oliver.
When the two worlds collide, the action is non-stop as
Ruby becomes part of the Kelly family. With just the right number of historical
facts sprinkled into this time slip tale, Outlaw Girls gallops along
keeping the pages turning with fun, humour, and adventure.
Gale and Weetman’s writing styles are so seamless, so
in sync, it is difficult to believe it was not just one person who wrote this
book. The story includes brilliant horse-riding skills and with attention to
detail about the setting in the high country, the reader can easily imagine
being in the saddle with Ruby and Kate.
This book is such a great Aussie read and even though
most will know the history of Ned Kelly, few will know about his brave and
fearless younger sister Kate Kelly, until now. Outlaw Girls is suitable for a 10+
years readership.
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