It's 1900 . . . and Rose lives with her family in a big house in Melbourne. She wants to play cricket, climb trees and be an adventurer! But Rose's mother has other ideas. Then Rose's favourite young auntcomes to town, and everything changes. Will Rose's mother let Aunt Alice stay? And will Rose ever get to do the thingssheloves? Meet Rose and join her adventure in the first of four stories about a Federation girl who's determined to do things her way!