The author describes growing up on a farm in Australia, including herding cattle, winning a ribbon at the local fair, helping her mother deliver a calf, and receiving a new pony for Christmas.
Family life
Scarecrow
Twelve-year-old Lena comes to live with her eccentric grandfather in a small Russian town and finds herself mocked and persecuted by a gang of her classmates at her new school.
The Wishing Of Biddy Malone
In Ireland, a young girl who cannot sing, dance, or control her temper stumbles across a faerie village, where a beautiful boy asks her to name her three wishes–but does not promise to grant them for her.
Trick Of The Mind
he struggles of several young people who confront family problems, emotional problems, unrequited love, mystery, and violence, is told from alternating viewpints of Matt and Erin.
Ssi, Short Story International, Vol. 78
Tales by the world’s great contemporary writers, presented unabridged. Bimonthly serial publication.
Inkheart
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can ‘read’ fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.
Coram Boy
In the mid-eighteenth century, an unsavory character and his simpleton son become involved in the lives of a wealthy English family when that family’s eldest son is disinherited because of his love of music.
The Blue Djinn Of Babylon
Twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John have more adventures when they become involved in an international adventure involving the Blue Djinn, the supreme arbiter of all Djinn. Sequel to The Ahkenaten adventure.
Tajikistan
As part of the series Cultures of the World, this title covers the geography, history, government, economy, environment, peoples, arts, cultures and languages of the country of Tajikistan.
Warriors, Wigmen, And The Crocodile People: Journeys In Papua New Guinea
Visits two different communities on the South Pacific island of Papua New Guinea and describes their traditional ways of life. Includes photographs and a map.