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3 y separately published work icon The Underdogs Rock 'N' Roll Over Kate Temple , Jol Temple , Richmond : Hardie Grant Books , 2022 24678579 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'The Underdog Detective Agency has a proud tradition of sniffing out trouble (and sniffing each other’s butts). Detective Barkley (a dog) and Detective Fang (a cat) are cleaning up the mean streets of Dogtown one crime at a time!

'When the DogAid music festival arrives in Dogtown, the Underdogs are called in to help rock legend Mick Wagger of the Rolling Bones! Mick’s golden guitar is missing. Has it been stolen? If so, by who? And why? With many rival musicians in town it could be almost anyone! Was it Justin Beaver? Or maybe it was Catty Perry? Can the Underdog’s crack the case and help the show go on?

'Join Detectives Barkley and Fang in the fourth instalment of this hilarious, action-packed and highly-illustrated series.' (Publication summary)
2 y separately published work icon Miss Understood Kathryn Apel , Beau Wylie (illustrator), Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2022 23817667 2022 single work picture book children's

'I’m the wolf, Miss Understood.

You think I’m bad, but I am good. T

hose Little Pigs told you a porker—

made it sound like I’m a stalker!

'Is the wolf really as BIG and BAD as she seems? Or is she just ... misunderstood?' (Publication summary)
7 y separately published work icon The Underdogs Fake It Till They Make It Jol Temple , Kate Temple , Richmond : Hardie Grant Books , 2021 23752491 2021 single work children's fiction children's

'The Underdog Detective Agency has a proud tradition of sniffing out trouble (and sniffing each other’s butts). Detective Barkley (a dog) and Detective Fang (a cat) are cleaning up the mean streets of Dogtown one crime at a time!

'So when Puplo Picasso’s masterpieces are swapped with pawfect imitations, it’s up to The Underdogs to catch the culprit.

'Can Fang and Barkley solve the case before the Top Dogs return from their ski trip? What does soup have to do with it? And will Carl finally learn how to answer the phone?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
5 y separately published work icon The Underdogs Hit a Grand Slam Kate Temple , Jol Temple , Richmond : Hardie Grant Books , 2022 23423622 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'The Underdog Detective Agency has a proud tradition of sniffing out trouble (and sniffing each other’s butts).

'Detective Barkley (a dog) and Detective Fang (a cat) are cleaning up the mean streets of Dogtown one crime at a time!

'In The Underdogs Hit a Grand Slam, Barkley and Fang take centre court to find out who’s stealing all the tennis balls in the lead-up to the Dogtown Tennis Grand Slam. Could it be Boris Barker, the famed international tennis pro? Or what about Steffi Gruff? Or Novak Dogavic? Fang and Barkley jump on the case like a dog with a ball, but can they save the day and serve up the criminal mastermind in time? Or will it be game, set, match?' (Publication summary)
8 y separately published work icon The Underdogs Catch a Cat Burglar Jol Temple , Kate Temple , Richmond : Hardie Grant Books , 2021 21062678 2021 single work children's fiction children's 'In a city gone to the dogs … get yourself a cat. The Underdog Detective Agency has a proud tradition of sniffing out trouble (plus sniffing each other’s butts). They’re on a mission to catch Dogtown’s elusive cat burglar … but if they want to crack this case, they’re going need help! Enter Fang. Letting a scruffy street cat join the Underdogs is a bold move, but sometimes you’ve got to risk it to get the (dog) biscuit. Jump on the case with Fang and Barkley as they hit the mean streets of Dogtown. Will they catch the cat burglar? Is Barkley’s bark worse than his bite? Will they bond over furballs? Find out all this and more in The Underdogs Catch a Cat Burglar.' (Publication summary)
3 5 y separately published work icon Waiting for It Christine Keighery , Richmond : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2012 Z1883761 2012 single work novel young adult 'There's something wrong with Hazel Atherton she just knows it. She's not a kid anymore, but she's not grown-up either. Hazel hasn't even kissed a boy and she's not sure she ever will. Although that doesn't stop her from thinking about Leo in the year above... Hazel wishes she could talk to her mum about it - but these days her mum is too busy hanging out with her new boyfriend. Does anyone understand what's going on with Hazel?' (From the publisher's website.)
2 6 y separately published work icon The Friendship Matchmaker Randa Abdel-Fattah , Malvern : Omnibus Books , 2011 Z1766441 2011 single work children's fiction children's 'Lara Zany is Potts Court Primary School's offcial Friendship Matchmaker. She is certain her Friendship Rules work. She can take the Loneliest Loser (LL) and help them make a best friend. Until Emily Wong shows up and breaks all the Rules. Now Emily has challenged Lara to a competition and Lara's rules are about to be tested... ' (Trove record)
11 10 y separately published work icon Stolen : A Letter to My Captor Lucy Christopher , Somerset : Chicken House , 2009 Z1624558 2009 single work novel young adult 'Told in a moving letter to her captor, sixteen-year-old Gemma relives her kidnapping from Bangkok airport while on holiday. Taken by Ty, her troubled young stalker, to the wild and desolate Australian Outback she reflects on a landscape from which there's no escape. A story of survival, passion and darkness, Gemma reveals how she had to deal with the nightmare, or die trying to fight it.' (From the publisher's website.)
5 5 y separately published work icon Dragon Dawn Carole Wilkinson , ( trans. Raquel Solá García with title La Luna Del Dragón ) Barcelona : Ediciones B , 2007 22607972 2007 single work novel young adult fantasy

'Danzi is not yet 1,000 years old - a youngster in dragon terms. There is much unrest in the provinces. Soldiers are everywhere and the people are uneasy. It is a dangerous time for a dragon to be without a keeper.' (Publisher's blurb)
8 13 y separately published work icon Dragon Moon Carole Wilkinson , Fitzroy : Black Dog Books , 2007 Z1365380 2007 single work children's fiction children's fantasy (taught in 1 units)

'Ancient China. Han Dynasty. Ping and Kai have travelled far, but their journey is not yet over. Danger stalks them. Ping must find Kai a safe place. But how?

'When a hidden message from Danzi makes the way clear, Ping knows that once again the journey of a thousand li begins with a single step.' (Publisher's blurb)
2 7 y separately published work icon The Trouble With Dogs! Bob Graham , Bob Graham (illustrator), London : Walker Books [London] , 2007 Z1358015 2007 single work picture book children's

Call in the dog trainer Don't-Care Dave, the high-energy destructive dynamo, is definitely out of control. But when the Brigadier turns up to teach this pup a few things, Dave is not the only one who learns something new. In a hugely satisfying sequel to the award-winning "LET'S GET A PUP", Bob Graham creates a funny, warmhearted story to remind us that when it comes to dogs -- and their humans -- it's affection and trust, loyalty and love (and of course those silky soft ears) that really matter.
11 8 y separately published work icon Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , Fitzroy : Black Dog Books , 2005 Z1216449 2005 single work children's fiction children's fantasy 'This story is set in Ancient China, during the Han Dynasty. Ping thinks she is safe hiding in the shadow of the Tai Shan mountains. Here she struggles to care for Kai, the baby dragon she is responsible for. But even in her remote mountain hideout, Ping's enemies find her. It is Kai they want. Who can Ping trust? It is impossible to distinguish friend from foe. The easy road beckons. Will they find sanctuary in the Garden of the Purple Dragon? Will Ping embrace her true destiny?'The Dragonkeeper trilogy. (Source: Author's website)
13 13 y separately published work icon Dragonkeeper Carole Wilkinson , Fitzroy : Black Dog Books , 2003 Z1059200 2003 single work children's fiction children's fantasy (taught in 2 units) In Ancient China during the Han Dynasty a slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon cross China, carrying with them a mysterious stone that must be protected.
3 4 y separately published work icon Starry Nights Judith Clarke , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2001 Z933642 2001 single work novel young adult thriller mystery fantasy Jess was happy when they lived by the bay, but something is wrong with their new house. Since they moved, Vida is wild and furious and believes in all kinds of strange magic. Clem hasn't even unpacked, and their mum is lying sick and silent in the room upstairs. And Jess can feel someone following her, invisible legs quietly keeping step... Starry Nights is a mystery about a family caught in a twilight zone. (Source: Trove)
8 13 y separately published work icon Let's Get a Pup Bob Graham , Bob Graham (illustrator), Sydney : Walker Books Australia , 2001 Z925189 2001 single work picture book children's

"When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind." (Source: Trove)
4 2 y separately published work icon The Twelve Princesses 12 Princesses; Twelve Dancing Princesses Gordon Fitchett , Gordon Fitchett (illustrator), Milsons Point : Random House , 1997 Z1067592 1997 single work picture book children's fable

Retells the traditional tale in which the king's twelve daughters wear out their shoes every night while they are supposedly sleeping in their locked bedrooms. The illustrations show the characters depicted as ducks.
3 1 y separately published work icon Revenge of the Three Blind Mice Trevor Todd , Terry Denton (illustrator), Sydney : Margaret Hamilton Books , 1999 Z915186 1999 single work picture book children's 'A prose retelling of the nursery rhyme in which the mice take revenge on the farmer and his wife' (Source: Google Books).
4 3 y separately published work icon Mr McGee and the Blackberry Jam Pamela Allen , Pamela Allen (illustrator), Auckland : Hodder and Stoughton , 1993 Z856987 1993 single work picture book children's 'One morning Mr McGee wakes up feeling grumpy. "I want blackberry jam instead!" But his quest to find the blackberries leads him into all sorts of funny situations' (Source: publisher's website).
5 3 y separately published work icon This Baby Julia McClelland , Ron Brooks (illustrator), Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1992 Z837347 1992 single work picture book children's Andrew's mother is expecting a baby and Andrew is not happy, but eventually he is persuaded that being an older brother might not be so bad after all.
2 6 y separately published work icon The Hottest Boy Who Ever Lived Anna Fienberg , Kim Gamble (illustrator), St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1993 Z792032 1993 single work picture book children's

'The first time Minton saw him, Hector was shooting right out of a volcano! Hector is so very hot that only Minton can be near him, so how will he ever find more friends? This extraordinary tale for young children is from the creators of the Tashi books and the Minton Goes! series. Full colour illustrations throughout.' (Publication summary)
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