Age: Australia

Materials from Australia

Would-Be Diary Of A Princess : The Journal Of Jillian James, 5B

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 19, 2007

In the journal her fifth-year teacher requires, Jillian records the ups and downs of her efforts to become popular as she hosts a class party, creates a school magazine, and tutors some socially misfit boys.

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The Magnificent Nose And Other Marvels

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Aristan the magic spider befriends a group of unique and resourceful children.

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Winter Door

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When her own world and Valley are threatened with an endless winter, Rage and her friends seek to stop the powerful Stormlord from using the despair of others to create the bleak weather.

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Space Dogs

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Commanders Belka and Strelka, of the planet Gersbach, board their dog-shaped vehicle and head for earth, where they attempt to capture two power-seeking renegades and hope to save their own planet from destruction.

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Leaving Jetty Road

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

New boyfriends, worries about final exams and the future, and a possible eating disorder transform best friends Nat, Lise, and Sofia during their last year at a private high school in South Australia.

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Dream Time: New Stories By Sixteen Award-Winning Authors

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A collection of sixteen short stories, produced by asking authors recognized or awarded by the Australian Book Council to write on the theme of ‘Dream Time.’

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The Giant Devil Dingo

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Unlike all the other animals and birds, the dingo was not a man in the beginning, but had always been a dog. This legend of Gaiya the giant devil-dingo tells how the modern day dingo was created.

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The Bamboo Flute

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

In 1932, during Australia’s deep economic depression, young Paul meets Eric the Red–a wandering swagman–who teaches Paul how to play the bamboo flute and brings music back into Paul’s life.

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The Rainbow Serpent

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Recounts the aborigine story of creation featuring Goorialla, the great Rainbow Serpent.

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The Burnt Stick

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Growing up in a missionary home run by white men, John Jagamarra, who is part aborigine and part white, misses the mother from whom he’s been separated and the culture of his own people.

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