Birrung the Secret Friend (The Secret History Series, #1)The first in a new series that focuses on a secret part of our history From best selling and award winning author Jackie French comes a new series for younger readers called The Secret Histories. This first book in the series, Birrung the Secret Friend, tells the story of a young Indigenous girl, Birrung, who befriends orphaned Barney and his friend Elsie. Birrung is living with Mr Johnson, chaplain to the Australian colony in 1790, and his family.