Good-girl Kat knew drinking alcohol at school would have serious consequences. But to protect her friend from being expelled, Kat lands herself a term's worth of detentions.
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There's only one thing that Nelly dislikes more than jelly, and that's heights. In fact, she's terrified of high places!
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Australian teenager, Jaime Richards, returns to her dear Pakistan in the second book of the Beyond Borders series. The old world charm is still there - the villages, the bazaars and the mysterious rugs - but Jaime no longer feels safe and confident in this new Pakistan.
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One girl. One boy. And a friendship that could save them both.
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I knew I was in Australia when I noticed all the legs - men's legs! I never thought there could be so many variations: short, long, muscled, knobbly-kneed.Then there were the hairy ones!
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Sixteen-year-old Liana Bedford lives in constant fear. Political tensions in Pakistan are rising and terrorist attacks are becoming an everyday norm. As a Pakistani-Australian, she could be the next target.
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Slowly, slowly, you catch a monkey ... Bongani wants to go to school but he is too young. To prove to his family that he is big and strong just like his cousins, he tries to catch a monkey. Slowly, slowly, he must go. Luckily his family is there to school him in the lessons of patience and compassion.
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It must be Ruby's lucky day! She keeps finding coins everywhere. But there's something funny about this money. Why is it so bright and shiny and new looking? And where did it come from?
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Ruby is back with twelve new wishes! And one missing wish from last spring is still floating about in the garden somewhere ... But Ruby is wasting her new wishes trying to keep Jellybean out of mischief until she discovers the prefect way to make Jellybean do exactly what she says, But cousin Todd isn't so keen on doing what Ruby says.
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Something extraordinary is going on ... even more extraordinary than usual in the Wishfingers household! Things keep disappearing and then reappearing in the strangest of places!
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Eric loves to read. He has a towering bookshelf brimming with stories of strange and wonderful worlds. But … If only there were a way to actually get to these magical places. He just can’t seem to find the right words and his drawings never look quite right—not like his books at all! How will Eric find a way? A humorous and unique story about finding your own way to be creative.
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Life is full of brightness for one polar bear cub. But then shadows fall ... and his world changes. The little cub must learn to hope again. The Whirlpool is a beautiful story about feeling sad and happy, lonely and loved, small and big. This gentle, emotive tale will help children navigate their way through the ups and downs of life. There is a whirlpool in all of us.
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Tom was born earlier than expected and had the doctors worried. His big brother wasn't worried though, he saw angels outside his window and knew everything would be okay. My Brother Tom is a story for older siblings of premature babies to help them make sense of what is happening at a difficult time...
