Eliza’s Gold

About the Book

Eliza Smith is a young girl living in an Australian gold field in the 1800’s. She writes about her life at the gold field in her diary. Things aren’t going as well as she had hoped when gold becomes scarce as new people move into the gold field. Eliza becomes friends with three girls who are very different from her, each with their own story. They have many adventures together, from escaping bush rangers to finding treasure.

About the Author

Nastaran Amiri is a fourteen year old Muslim girl. She is from Afghanistan and was born in Iran. At the age of twelve she wrote Jane’s War. Nastaran used to attend Rosehill Public School and is currently in year eight at Macarthur Girls High School. She lives in Sydney and her favourite subjects at school are English, drama and history. She is an avid reader and her influence for writing comes from reading countless novels throughout her childhood.