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2 17 y separately published work icon You Take the High Road Mary K. Pershall , Ringwood : Penguin , 1988 Z176450 1988 single work novel young adult 'Samantha has always longed for a baby brother or sister and is overjoyed when her mother gives birth to Nicholas. Then one day when Nicky is 15 months old, Sam’s dad appears at school to deliver some tragic news.' (Publication summary)
13 35 y separately published work icon So Much to Tell You John Marsden , Glebe : Walter McVitty Books , 1987 Z386831 1987 single work novel young adult 'Fourteen year old Marina does not speak, and has not done so for some time. As the story starts, we do not know the reasons why, or for how long. Only that on her release from hospital she was sent to Warrington Boarding School. Soon after term begins, her English teacher gives her class the task of keeping a journal. It is through Marina's entries in this journal, that we learn some of her history. During a fight between her parents, she was accidentally scarred by some acid thrown by her father but intended for her mother. It was this event that brought on her mutism and withdrawal into herself. Gradually, Marina starts to open up, both in her journal entries and in her interactions with others, slowly, slowly, slowly recovering from her traumas, and cultivating the beginnings of new friendships.' (Source: Bookshelf)
4 26 y separately published work icon Space Demons Gillian Rubinstein , Adelaide : Omnibus/Puffin , 1986 Z262453 1986 single work novel young adult science fiction

'Space Demons is a computer game with a difference - a prototype directly imported from Japan, and designed to lock four unlikely protagonists, Andrew Hayford, Elaine Taylor, Ben Challis and Mario Ferrone, in deadly combat with the sinister forces of its artificial intelligence. As the game draws them into its powerful ambit, Andrew, Elaine, Ben, and Mario must confront the darker sides of their own natures.' (Publication summary)

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