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1) The boat
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Stories that take us from the slums of Colombia to the streets of Tehran; from New York City to Iowa; from a tiny fishing village in Australia to a foundering vessel in the South China Sea-- while taking us to the heart of what is means to be human.
Author
Publisher
Arcade
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The Road meets Mad Max in this stunning debut- also for fans of Station 11, The Passage, and Riddley Walker. In a post-apocalyptic future where survivors scavenge in the harsh Australian Outback for spoils from a buried civilization, a girl races across the desert, holding her treasures close, pursued by the Reckoner. Riding her sand ship, living rough in the blasted landscape, she scouts the broken infrastructure and trades her scraps at the only...
3) Agatha
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
When Agatha was born she had her father's nose and her mother's ears. When her relatives get together, it's clear that she doesn't quite fit in. And when she starts kinder, she realises just how different she is to everyone else...Then one day Miss Tibble, the kinder teacher, tells her class that like a snowflake, everyone is special in their own way. Then she asks each child to tell her how they might be special. Agatha cannot think of a single way...
4) Snap!
Author
Publisher
Scribble
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Tap, tap, tap. Frog thinks there's no one else in the forest, but you never know what's just around the corner ... A rollicking and hilarious soundscape adventure for the smallest of readers.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The story of an eager cockroach who gate-crashes a birthday party -- with hilarious results. For fans of I Don't Want to Be a Frog. It's your birthday, and little do you know that an unwelcome guest has joined in on the festivities. A friendly cockroach has snuck undetected into the house, and has proceeded to join in on all of your fun party games. You were so excited to finally spot him napping on top of your birthday cake, having eaten his fill,...
6) The soulmate
Author
Language
English
Description
"Get ready for a thrilling, addictive novel about marriage, betrayal, and the secrets that push us to the edge in Sally Hepworth's The Soulmate. There's a cottage on a cliff. Gabe and Pippa's dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Night after night Gabe comes to their rescue, literally talking them off the ledge. Until he doesn't....
Author
Series
Phryne Fisher mystery volume 5
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Phryne Fisher is doing one of her favorite things --dancing at the Green Mill (Melbourne's premier dance hall) to the music of Tintagel Stone's Jazzmakers, the band who taught St Vitus how to dance. And she's wearing a sparkling lobelia-coloured georgette dress. Nothing can flap the unflappable Phryne--especially on a dance floor with so many delectable partners. Nothing except death, that is. The dance competition is trailing into its last hours...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Coming home dredges up deeply buried secrets in The Survivors, a thrilling mystery by New York Times bestselling author Jane Harper Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home. Kieran's parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between...
10) I need a hug
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Australia
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A prickly hedgehog wants a hug, but none of the other animals want to give one.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kane Miller, a Division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
What would you do if everyone thought your best friend was dangerous? Polly the witch and Buster the monster shouldn't be friends. And they definitely shouldn't be on the run from almost everyone in town. But when Polly is called to the Hollow Valley Mines - the forbidden, haunted mines - by her magic stones, these two best friends have a big decision to make. Do they stay hidden and safe, or risk it all to save the day?
Author
Language
English
Description
"Anna Forster, in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease at only thirty-eight years old, knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when they take her to Rosalind House, an assisted living facility. She also knows there's just one another resident her age, Luke. What she does not expect is the love that blossoms between her and Luke even as she resists her new life at Rosalind House. As her disease steals more and more of her memory,...
Author
Publisher
Bolinda Audio
Pub. Date
p2013.
Language
English
Description
Six high-octane adventures from the worldwide hit series! No mission is too dangerous for Zac Power! The world is still in peril and there's only one top-secret agent up to the job. Join Zac Power as he battles to save the world, and take the rubbish out.
14) Sea hearts
Author
Publisher
Bolinda Audio
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
On remote Rollrock Island, the sea-witch Misskaella discovers she can draw a girl from the heart of a seal. So, for a price, any man might buy himself a bride; an irresistibly enchanting sea-wife. But what cost will be borne by the people of Rollrock, the men, the women, the children, once Misskaella sets her heart on doing such a thing? Margo Lanagan weaves an extraordinary tale of desire and revenge, of loyalty, heartache and human weakness, and...
Author
Publisher
Bolinda Audio
Pub. Date
p2013.
Language
English
Description
You move into the most boring street in the most boring town in Australia. Tarrawagga is a hole. Its only ambition is to be a crater, and it has every chance of getting there. The last thing you expect is to have action all around you, dangerous strangers in the backyard, and bullets flying past your ears. At your new school, everyone thinks you're the biggest loser in Grade 6. Little do they know. When they realise the truth, teachers and students...
16) Gospel
Author
Series
David Cavanaugh volume 2
Publisher
Bolinda Audio
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
US Vice President Tom Bradshaw is the perfect candidate, a presidential "sure thing". This, despite the unfortunate mistake made in his youth, a transgression he turned into triumph. But when the future President is found dead in the penthouse of Boston's finest hotel, the American people want answers and his administration need a scapegoat. It has been ten years since Boston attorney David Cavanaugh has spoken to his ex-wife Karin, and twelve years...
17) Royal ranger
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Will Treaty is a shell of his former self, and his first apprentice may be the only one who can save him"--
Author
Publisher
ETT Imprint
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"An Inspector Bonaparte Mystery featuring Bony, the first Aboriginal detective. Why had Luke Marks driven specially out to Windee? Had he been murdered or had he,as the local police believed, wandered away from his car and been overwhelmed in a dust-storm? When Bony noticed something odd in the background of a police photograph, he begins to piece together the secrets of the sands of Windee. Here is the original background to the infamous Snowy Rowles...
19) Extra time
Author
Publisher
Bolinda Audio
Pub. Date
p2013.
Language
English
Description
A young Aussie soccer genius and his 10-year-old manager take on the world. And win. For a time. A funny and moving story from one of Australia's most entertaining authors.
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