Cirrus@Austlit

'Mary Coombla is a young Aboriginal girl struggling to grow up in an inner city in Sydney, Australia. The Two Faces of Bag Poet sees Mary in her hometown, surrounded by her family, friends, and native culture, as well as charting her transition to school life after winning a scholarship to All Saints High School.

'Through the poetry written by her father, Kami, which is kept in an old satchel, Mary finds her life's true meaning and direction. The poems bring peace and reassurance to troubled times and eventually turn Mary and her father into performers of national renown.

'This novel is not simply the story of one family, but it is a fascinating insight into the Aboriginal culture and the problems that exist for those who live in Australia's most notorious inner city, ''The Block,'' which is being destroyed physically right now due to urban development.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Cadence Raine has moved to Bates, a small town in England that sits on the edge of the dark and sinister woods. Two years ago, a boy went into those woods and never returned. Cadence is determined to know what happened to him, and she is convinced the emotionless school secretary, Ms. Sayers, is somehow involved.

With Mrs. Sayers's expressionless features and abnormal uniqueness, Cadence and her two friends, Lara and Jackson, know the only way to discover the truth is to go into the woods. But what they encounter is something they never imagined possible, and once they are dragged into the world of the supernatural, the decision to befriend mythical creatures will have inevitable consequences for all involved.' Source: http://rosedogbooks-store.stores.yahoo.net/ (Sighted 12/10/2010).

'An emotional trip to her father’s homeland served as the inspiration for Anniko Kevin’s Footprints of the Past. Featuring poems and illustrations, the book came together after Kevin journeyed to Hungary in search of her roots. Her travels brought to life the stories her father told her while she was growing up in Australia' (publication blurb).