A series of coincidences saw the beginning of what is now The Seventies, a work that takes a look back at a time in Australian […]
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Next Door’s Dog Goes To School
Roxie lives next door to Graces best friend Ella, and goes to school just like Grace and Ella do, because Roxie holds a very special […]
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The Wonder of Lost Causes
The Wonder of Lost Causes is a truly heart wrenching story that involves a single mother, her much loved son who suffers from Cystic Fibrosis, and […]
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Amazing Transport
Trains have been around since the 1500’s when the Germans devised a Wagonway to help move heavy ore and materials around the mines, ships have […]
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Loving Sylvie
It is easy to believe that Elizabeth Smither is a poet. She has the ability to expand on thoughts and scenes and possibilities, creating characters […]
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Beyond bonkers but hopelessly seductive, this absolutely insane and dark ‘thriller’, will either win numerous awards or sink into the mire of ‘way too far […]
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This is a story about some very naughty, very wicked baddies who decided to do something so naughty that they may even blast off to […]
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Jessica Rowe is recognised by many Australians as she spent four years working on the morning Chat Show on Network Ten. She also read the […]
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For ten years, Jessica North has meticulously researched this story about the first Jewish lady on board the First Fleet. Although Esther, the Jewish girl, […]
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Cats and Robbers
In this colourful and bright large picture book, a dastardly plot is being hatched; a plot so terrible it is hard to describe, but a […]
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Australian history, like all history is filled with the foolhardy, fascinating and downright horror stories, much of which over many years as been tidied up […]
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The True Story of Maddie Bright
If this story was a tapestry it would consist of the most magnificent colours and patterns woven in to it. What a thrill, to read […]
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The word Cancer strikes fear into very heart of anyone who has been diagnosed with any form of Cancer. For Caroline Logan it was Breast […]
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Stranger Country
Monica Tan is an ABC, (Australian Born Chinese) woman who grew up in a comfortable and loving family in a Sydney suburb. When she left […]
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Life In Flow
Chaos is often the herald of change, which was the case for Kate Kendall. Returning home to Australia after a year living the high life […]
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The front cover photos for Old Days, Old Ways show us the period in Australian history that it encapsulates. Alex Nicol began his career as […]
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One of the most profound statements amongst the many that make up The Reality of Your Greatness by Michael G. Love is ‘Many of us […]
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Wedding Puzzle
Wedding Puzzle is Sallie Muirden’s fourth book and a world away from her writing about old Spanish towns and customs. Sallie was born in Victoria […]
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A Life Of Her Own
Following on from her last best seller Making Peace, Fiona McCallum tackles a what can be a very deeply personal but debilitating issue, that of […]
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D-Day New Guinea
Military historians everywhere will find Phillip Bradley’s in-depth study of the battle and capture of Lae, a battle considered as one of the most important […]
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The Night Dragon
Why did it take over 40 years for the murderers of Barbara McCulkin and her daughters to be convicted? Matthew Condon in his book ‘The […]
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Goddess have been around since ancient times, have their own place in the history of so many cultures, all of whom are surrounded in mystery […]
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In October 2017 The British Library opened the exhibition Harry Potter: A History Of Magic, making this the first major exhibition to explore the many […]