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2 4 y separately published work icon How It Feels to Float Helena Fox , ( trans. Margot Reesink with title Steeds verder weg ) Amsterdam : Van Goor , 2019 15644206 2019 single work novel young adult

'Biz knows how to float. She has her people, her posse, her mom and the twins. She has Grace. And she has her dad, who tells her about the little kid she was, who loves her so hard, and who shouldn’t be here but is. So Biz doesn’t tell anyone anything. Not about her dark, runaway thoughts, not about kissing Grace or noticing Jasper, the new boy. And she doesn’t tell anyone about her dad. Because her dad died when she was seven. And Biz knows how to float, right there on the surface–normal okay regular fine.

'But after what happens on the beach–first in the ocean, and then in the sand–the tethers that hold Biz steady come undone. Dad disappears and, with him, all comfort. It might be easier, better, sweeter to float all the way away? Or maybe stay a little longer, find her father, bring him back to her. Or maybe–maybe maybe maybe–there’s a third way Biz just can’t see yet.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

10 19 y separately published work icon Diary of a Wombat Jackie French , Bruce Whatley (illustrator), ( trans. Annelies Jorna with title Dagboek van een wombat ) Houten : Van Goor , 2010 Z989492 2002 single work picture book children's She sleeps. She eats. She scratches. She is training humans to become better pets. She is Mothball, a wombat with attitude.
10 2 y separately published work icon Old Magic Marianne Curley , ( trans. Huberte Vriesendorp with title De vuurkring ) Houten : Van Goor , 2010 Z971039 2000 single work novel young adult fantasy 'When Kate first sees Jarrod she senses that he is special and that like her, he has magical powers. But she also knows he is completely unaware of his gift. Kate's grandmother realises that Jarrod and his family have an ancient curse placed upon them which they must tackle before Jarrod's life, along with the lives of his parents and little brother, can become happy, peaceful and free of the troubles that have plagued them. He must learn to use his gift. Soon Kate and Jarrod embark on a most remarkable journey, which unravels mysteries that have hung over his family for generations and finds them pitted against immense powers. They have to undo the past to reshape the future. Will they succeed? A fabulous book with the perfect combination of pace, intrigue, suspense, romance and utterly entrancing characters.' (Publisher's blurb)
6 5 y separately published work icon Henrietta : There's No One Better Martine Murray , ( trans. Tjibbe Veldkamp with title Merelien is de beste ) Houten : Van Goor , 2006 Z1153580 2004 single work children's fiction children's

'I'm Henrietta P. Hoppenbeek the First. I have a baby brother, two white mice, a chocolate-coloured dog, a woolly mammoth, two long green socks with toes, one pickle-eating best friend, a bathtub for sailing in, and definitely a huge HUGE amount of discoveries to discover... And if anyone tells you I make things up, you better believe it.

'Henrietta's books are full of funny thoughts and adventures. They're perfect for young children and anyone else with a curly imagination.

'Henrietta there's no one better

'Henrietta the great go-getter

'Henrietta gets a letter' (Publication summary)

2 7 y separately published work icon Dodger Libby Gleeson , ( trans. Arno Bohlmeijer with title Als je het lef hebt ) Amsterdam : Van Goor , 1992 Z462617 1990 single work children's fiction children's

'Mick is in year 8 at a high school on the edge of the city. When the new history teacher, Penny, casts him as the Artful Dodger in the production of Oliver, he's unsure of what everyone will think. His Nan, who he lives with, will come but what about his Dad, a long distance truck driver? Told from Mick's point of view in a straight narrative and through Penny's letters to a friend.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

3 23 y separately published work icon Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo Tim Winton , ( trans. Huberte Vriesendorp with title Lockie Leonard, de torpedo ) Amsterdam : Van Goor , 1991 Z362664 1990 single work novel young adult humour (taught in 6 units)

'Lockie Leonard, hot surf-rat, is in love. The human torpedo is barely settled into his new school, and already he's got a girl on his mind. And not just any girl: it has to be Vicki Streeton, the smartest, prettiest, richest girl in the class. What chance have you got when your dad's a cop, your mum's a frighteningly understanding parent, your brother wets the bed and the teachers take an instant dislike to you and then you fall in love at twelve-and-three-quarter years old? It can only mean trouble, worry, mega-embarrassment and some wild, wild times ' (Publication summary)

2 y separately published work icon Achter Stampende Hoeven : Tom Hoekstra als veedrijver in Australie Klaas Van Der Geest , Meppel : Van Goor , 1954 Z1460225 1954 single work novel adventure
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