From separate catastrophes two rural families flee to the city and find themselves sharing a house where they begin their lives again from scratch. For 20 years they laugh and curse until the roof...
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Author: WINTON, TimSummary: -
Author: Peters, EllisSummary:
One Thursday, just before lunchtime, Annet Beck goes out to mail a letter and doesn't return. After five days she returns insisting she has been gone for only two hours. She has been seen...
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Author: Ramaya, ShonaSummary:
A novel of an English family who arrive in India in 1905. When the two sons of the family become captivated by an Indian dancer, sinister overtones colour the family's life.
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Author: Daneman, MeredithSummary:
Despite her parents' objections, thirteen-year-old Francie becomes involved in a theatrical production at Dubb's School for Boys, winning the lead role and the attention of two student...
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Author: Lunn, HughSummary:
The "Lunns for Buns" cake shop and the inimitable Fred and Olive are back; and so is Jim, bigger and more wayward than ever. Hughie Lunn tells more hilarious, over-the-top stories about...
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Author: Peyton, K. M.Summary:
Denny Froggett wouldn't mind being so small, he wouldn't even mind being called names, if it weren't for one person - Wayne. Wayne was twice his size, areal bully, and making Denny...
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Author: Brayfield, CeliaSummary:
Stephanie Sands is happier than ever; living in a lonely house in Leafy Westwick, happily married, busy in her garden and very friendly with her neighbours - always a great boost when her husband...
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Author: Miklowitz, Gloria D.Summary:
Popular high school student Alex has ARC, an AIDS-related complex as a result of blood transfusions received after a car accident. When his secret leaks out the swim team shuns him, he's...
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Author: Narayan, R. K.Summary:
Railway Raju is a disarmingly corrupt tourist guide who, after a series of comic adventures involving a beautiful dancer, inadvertently becomes one of India's great holy men.
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Author: SPENCER, DonSummary:
Think of Australian animals and you think of the koala, kangaroo, emu and platypus. The author has written about these animals and, in addition, the little Aussie mozzie, the wombat, and a host of...
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Author: Broome, ErrolSummary:
Written for primary school children, this book explores the world of sports and athletics with emphasis on Australian athletes.
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Author: Brockman, JuliusSummary:
Traces the life of Western Australian pioneer Julius Brockman; his diaries cover his explorations and the establishment of sheep stations in the North, his world travels and the conclusion of his...
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Author: Tutt, BarrySummary:
Hypotenuse, Greenfrog, Andy the anteater and Moosefink, meet quite a few interesting people in the deep, green forest. Their adventure would be idyllic if it weren't for the fact that lurking...
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Author: Pershall, MarySummary:
Long ago, a boy named William trapped a young cockatoo. He called the cockie Barney. This is the story of what Barney saw from his cage in William's garden, and the story of what happened...
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Author: Clarke, JudithSummary:
Nothing is more important to 14-year-old Al Capsella and his friends than being "normal", even if they are not sure what normal means. Yet despite his heroic efforts to conform, Al faces...
Genre: Young adult fiction