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1 y separately published work icon Marty Rachel Noble , Zoey Abbott (illustrator), New York (City) : Holiday House , 2021 21541433 2021 single work picture book children's

'An alien makes an unexpected friend in this irresistible picture book about finding your place in the universe.

'Marty is a tiny green Martian who lives here on Earth. You've never noticed him before, because he is undercover . . . Marty wears disguises and studies human behavior in order to fit in. He is always watching, learning, and laughing.

'And then one day, after much preparation, Marty gets a job! He loves to watch his customers, and he even makes some friends. But Marty knows he can never reveal his secret. Humans are terrified of Martians.

'When his cover gets blown, Marty needs somewhere safe to go. Who will see beyond his strange, green looks to show him kindness?

'This adorable story of an outsider with a good heart reminds readers that everyone needs a place to call home--and a friend for company. Zoey Abbott's colorful art, full of elaborate costumes and whimsical details, pops against Rachel Nobel's spare, sweet text. With its charming way of promoting inclusivity, the book makes for a perfect companion to All Are Welcome.' (Publication summary)
1 9 y separately published work icon Vulture's Gate Kirsty Murray , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2009 Z1616828 2009 single work novel young adult science fiction

'One girl - could she be the last girl alive? One boy, pursued by reckless men who have kidnapped him from his fathers.

'Bo and Callum go in search of a safe haven, a place to call home. But where can they turn and who can they trust? When every stranger is a threat, does their only hope lie in reaching Vulture's Gate?

'Following a journey that takes them across barren deserts and lost valleys, Bo and Callum must discover how to survive alongside runaway boys and crazed religious terrorists, in a world with an uncertain future.

'And what is the disturbing secret at the ruined city's core?'
1 6 y separately published work icon Magenta McPhee Catherine Bateson , North Sydney : Woolshed Press , 2009 Z1607836 2009 single work novel young adult 'For Magenta McPhee, life is good. It would be almost perfect if she could sort out her dad, who quite possibly needs saving - from himself. Desperate times call for desperate measures, even if those measures involve identity fraud on a dating site, and replying, as your father, to emails he doesn't even know he's been getting. But when pretending to be someone else is taking you away from your life's purpose - writing the next great fantasy trilogy - things might have gone too far.' (Publisher's website.)
4 13 y separately published work icon A Small Free Kiss in the Dark Glenda Millard , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2009 Z1554038 2009 single work novel young adult fantasy 'Skip's an outsider, a quiet observer. He draws pictures to make sense of the world. He's never fitted in. So he takes to the streets. Life there may be hard, but it's better than the one he's left, especially when he teams up with old Billy. Then come the bombs which leave little Max in his care, and also Tia, the sad dancer, with her sweet baby, Sixpence. Scavenging for food, living on love and imagination...how long can Skip's fragile new family hold out as war grips the city?' (Publisher's blurb)
2 6 y separately published work icon Being Bee Catherine Bateson , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2006 Z1318136 2006 single work children's fiction children's Since Bee's mother died, it'd been just her, her dad, and her guinea pigs, Lulu and Fifi. Nothing stays the same forever though and when Jazzi moves in, bringing with her a whole new way of looking at things and a whole lot of secrets, Bee knows life is going to be different from now on. (Back cover)
2 7 y separately published work icon Falling from Grace Jane Godwin , Camberwell : Puffin , 2006 Z1288418 2006 single work novel young adult mystery

'Kip, Annie, Grace, David, Ted. Five different people, one terrible night. There's a storm at Point Nepean, and the ocean has swept into the bay. Kip is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Annie is scared. David is looking. And Grace is gone. Enter Ted – with his vintage guitars and wild ideas, he's unlike anyone Kip has ever met. As each day passes and a search is mounted, Kip cannot help asking questions – of himself, of the people around him, of everything that happened on the night of the storm. But the biggest questions facing Kip are: Where is Grace? And who is Ted?' (Source: publisher's blurb)
1 7 y separately published work icon Millie and the Night Heron The Boyfriend Rules of Good Behavior Catherine Bateson , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2005 Z1190961 2005 single work children's fiction children's 'The daughter of an artist and a scientist, and your own interesting self, Millie. What more could you need?' But Millie isn't sure that Tom, her mum's boyfriend, is right about that. A new town, a school project due, an enemy called Tayla, a boy with the initials RH and Tom himself... It's all too much even for an interesting girl like Millie. But as her father says, change is needed, and sometimes it's the biggest changes that make us who we are. (Source: Trove)
2 13 y separately published work icon Rain May and Captain Daniel Stranded in Boringsville Catherine Bateson , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2002 Z985181 2002 single work children's fiction children's Rain May and her mum escape their old inner-city life for a dream house in the country. But there are more than a few surprises in store - like discovering a platypus or the fun of fridge poetry and phenomenally bright eleven-year-old, Captain Daniel, who lives next door. Together these unlike friends adventure where no one has gone before. (Source: Trove)
1 2 y separately published work icon Two by Two John Winch , John Winch (illustrator), Gosford : Scholastic Press Scholastic Press , 2004 Z1141424 2004 single work picture book children's A retelling of the story of the great flood, a story which is common to over 300 cultures. Told from the animals' point of view.
1 y separately published work icon The Colt and the King Marni McGee , John Winch (illustrator), New York (City) : Holiday House , 2002 Z977169 2002 single work picture book children's historical fiction A donkey tells how he reluctantly played a part in the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday.
1 y separately published work icon Old Crump : The True Story of a Trip West Laurie Lawlor , John Winch (illustrator), New York (City) : Holiday House , 2002 Z977165 2002 single work picture book children's historical fiction In 1850, a faithful ox helps a group of travellers survive their trip through Death Valley.
1 1 y separately published work icon Where Do You Sleep, Little One? Patricia Hooper , John Winch (illustrator), New York (City) : Holiday House , 2001 Z977172 2001 single work picture book children's
1 2 y separately published work icon Keeping Up with Grandma John Winch , John Winch (illustrator), Sydney : Scholastic Australia , 2000 Z668306 2000 single work picture book children's When Grandma decides that it is time to have fun outdoors, Grandpa has a few problems keeping up with her.
5 13 y separately published work icon Peeling the Onion Wendy Orr , St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1996 Z116736 1996 single work novel young adult Athletic, popular, 'normal' Anna is badly injured in a car accident and as she slowly and painfully heals she feels the layers of her familiar self being peeled away.
2 1 y separately published work icon The Old Woman Who Loved to Read John Winch , John Winch (illustrator), Sydney : Scholastic Australia , 1996 Z833570 1996 single work picture book children's The old woman thought that when she moved to the country she would have plenty of time to read. But she soon found that each season brought other tasks to keep her busy.
1 7 y separately published work icon The Devil's Own Deborah Lisson , Glebe : Walter McVitty Books , 1990 Z844200 1990 single work novel young adult historical fiction When fifteen-year-old Julianna leaves her father's yacht to explore an island off the coast of Western Australia, she becomes part of a three-hundred-year-old mystery of shipwreck, mutiny and murder. A novel set around the Batavia's 1629 shipwreck, and the subsequent mutiny and murder on the Abrolhos Islands.
1 4 y separately published work icon Drummond : The Search for Sarah Sally Odgers , Glebe : Walter McVitty Books , 1990 Z846853 1990 single work children's fiction children's
2 8 y separately published work icon Escape by Deluge Edel Wignell , New South Wales : Walter McVitty Books , 1989 Z832393 1989 single work children's fiction children's In the heart of a large Australian city, Shelley encounters a time of searching and terror as something booms and wails in the basement of her building.(Libraries Australia record).
1 3 y separately published work icon Blindfold Sandra McCuaig , Sydney : Collins , 1989 Z75338 1989 single work novel young adult

'"YOUNG BROTHERS JUMP TO DEATHS: LOVED SAME GIRL" reads the headline; months later the girl, 15-year-old Sally O'Leary, tries to unravel the grief and guilt of the tragic events whose misrepresentation has been part of her trauma. Sally first met Benji and his blind older brother, Joel, at a school debate on life after death--a possibility that fascinates Joel. As Sally gradually reveals in excerpts from her diary, in memories she confides to the reader, and in conversations with the psychiatrist to whom she's sent as a seriously disturbed truant, Joel later seeks her out to pursue their debate. Benji, whose parents require him to be Joel's guide and companion, makes a third in their growing friendship. It's never quite more than that; though Benji and Sally are attracted to each other, Benji "must not take that hope, or enjoy your love when it is what my brother wants most." Joel seeks meaning in New Age philosophy and the occult; and, trying to divert him from what they perceive as perilous ideas, Joel and Sally concoct a horoscope that Joel disastrously misconstrues.'

Source: Kirkus Reviews.
1 2 y separately published work icon The Angel with a Mouth-Organ Christobel Mattingley , Astra Lacis (illustrator), Sydney : Hodder and Stoughton , 1984 Z870977 1984 single work picture book children's
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