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The other side of silence
By Margaret Mahy. 1995
Becoming entangled in Miss Credence's bizarre life story, Hero finds it increasingly difficult to distinguish between fantasy and reality, and…
knows only that she is being drawn into a sinister world.Caught in the headlights
By Tony Shillitoe. 2003
Fifteen-year-old Adam Schilling lives in the semi-remote world of rural South Australia. A seemingly idyllic environment for a boy growing…
up, but one where violence and drugs lie just beneath the surface. When Adam and his friends reject the offers of the local drug pusher at school, they find themselves the victims of ugly reprisals. Matters then become even more complicated for Adam when he falls in love with the unhappy and troubled sister of the drug pusher. When Adam discovers the physical abuse that this girl has to endure, his understanding of life and people takes on a new meaning. the worlds of the drug pushers and Adam eventually collide and matters come to a head. Adam and his friends undertake a daring raid in which someone is wounded, someone is captured and someone is rescued by Adam himself.The boy in the big blue glasses
By Susanne Gervay. 2019
Sam doesn't like his new glasses. They make his ears hurt. His parents say he looks handsome in them. But…
Sam just wants to look like himself. His teacher doesn't recognize him - she says he must be a new superhero. But Sam doesn't want to be a superhero. He just wants to be himself. At least his best friend George recognizes him and thinks he looks okay. Sam does everything he can to lose his glasses but they keep being found. And then things get even worse, and Sam has to cope with googly-eyed turtles and giant penguins! Eventually, with a bit of confidence and a lot of humour, Sam finds out that wearing glasses isn't so bad - and people still like him just the way he is after all.Girl stuff: your full-on guide to the teen years
By Kaz Cooke. 2007
With over 600 pages and heaps of cartoons, Girl Stuff has everything girls need to know about: friends, body changes,…
shopping, clothes, make-up, pimples (arrghh), sizes, hair, earning money, guys, embarrassment, what to eat, moods, smoking, why diets suck, handling love and heartbreak, exercise, school stress, sex, beating bullies and mean girls, drugs, drinking, how to find new friends, cheering up, how to get on with your family, and confidence. Each chapter includes facts, hints, inspiring lists, hundreds of quotes from real girls, and details for over 350 websites, books and other information. Written in extensive consultation with more than 70 medical, and practical experts, Girl Stuff provides the most up-to-date and useful information possible.Piya
By James Porter. 1991
Piya, a young Aboriginal girl manages to survive the wreckage and desolation wrought by a terrifying cyclone and tidal wave…
and is washed up on a tiny island. She is found and cared for by Len Scott, a lone writer who has made the island his home.Briar Rose
By Jane Yolen. 1992
It is an old, old tale, the German story of Briar Rose, the Sleeping Beauty. Now one of America's most…
celebrated writers tells it afresh, set this time in the forests patrolled by the German army during World War II. A tale of castles, of mists and thorns, of a beautiful sleeping princess, and an astonishing revelation of death and rebirth.The shoe-horn sonata (Plays Ser.)
By John Misto. 1996
This series has been created to assist HSC students of English in their understanding of set texts. Top Notes are…
easy to read, providing analysis of issues and discussion of important ideas contained in the texts.Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow Book 1 (Nevermoor #1)
By Jessica Townsend. 2017
WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2018 YOUNGER FICTION CATEGORYWINNER OF RED MAGAZINE'S BIG BOOK 'BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK (7-12)'…
AWARD*Read by Gemma Whelan, star of Game of Thrones*International bestselling series. Enter the fantastically Wundrous world of Morrigan Crow and Nevermoor - perfect for all adventurous young readers."Exciting, mysterious, marvellous and magical ... quite simply one of the best children's books I've read in years" - Robin Stevens, author of Murder Most Unladylike"An extraordinary story full of magics great and small" - Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars"Endlessly inventive, with a fresh delight on every page. Nevermoor rewrites the genre of the Chosen Child novel. This is a special book" - David Solomons, author of My Brother is a Superhero"A full-speed joy of a book; funny, quick-footed, and wildly, magically inventive" - Katherine Rundell, author of Rooftoppers"A wonderful, warm-hearted magical adventure" - Sunday Express"Funny and delightful" - The Sunday TimesMorrigan Crow is cursed, destined to die on her eleventh birthday. But, as the clock strikes midnight, she's whisked away by a remarkable man called Jupiter North and taken to the secret city of Nevermoor.There she's invited to join the Wundrous Society. Mystery, magic and protection are hers - if only she can pass four impossible trials, using an exceptional talent. Which she doesn't have...Perfect for fans of the Harry Potter series and His Dark Materials, this series takes readers into an extraordinary world, setting hope and imagination alive.(P) 2017 Hachette Children's GroupOutside permission
By Eleanor Nilsson. 1996
What will Simon and David discover when they dare infiltrate the mysterious House of Records? What are the terrifying predictions…
held in those secret and prophetic files? One thing's for sure: Simon and David have become involved in something that's outside permission, something so bizarre, it simply couldn't happen, or, could it?