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1) Going Home
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Kelly lived in Fraser Bay when she was a baby, but she can't remember it; the family moved inland when she was a toddler.Her mother later drowned in the sea at Fraser Bay, but Kelly can't remember that either.So why does she feel an overwhelming need to go back there?A need that makes her forge her Dad's signature on the school excursion form to the Bay when he refuses to let her go.A need that sends her walking up to the far end of the beach, in...
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Ted Byrne is a born storyteller, and his tales of Nungwarra, the white crocodile spirit of Long Hole, in the Australian outback, have entertained many a tourist.But Ted is using the legend for his own less-than-honourable purposes, and legends have a way of biting back…
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In the 1950s in rural Australia, Tom and his brother and their friends find what they think is an abandoned caravan on the Brerretons' land.
Except it's not abandoned.
And the man who owns it is not happy that he's been seen doing what he's doing.
He's so unhappy, in fact, that Tom is terrified that he and Fred and Bill will be shot before Tilly can get back with help...
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Elsie Parminter loves to keep informed about all the retirement home goings-on.And she loves to keep other people informed too – even if it's not their business.So when she overhears a shocking confession, Elsie knows exactly what to do – tell someone!But why will no one believe her? It's not like she's intentionally gotten situations wrong in the past…
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Olwen had gone into the Daintree Rainforest to be by herself for a while and sort through her life.Only to find her life taking a direction she'd never imagined when a huge tract of the rainforest is transported on board a starship.Dealing with aliens, space pirates and a decidedly cute little Springy, Olwen is doing her best to adapt to her surroundings –And then she learns something that will change her life again, this time forever…
7) Spellbound
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When Shari finds an injured cat at the park, she knows she's in trouble. She can't – won't – leave it there, but if she brings it home she knows that her stepmother, who has looked after her and her brother Danny since their father died, will make her take it straight to the pound.Unless something incredibly, unexpectedly, magical happens.Something that makes Shari even more grateful that she rescued the cat…
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Cara lives in a home where her mother's alcohol-fuelled violence is a daily reality.One day, after a beating, she discovers that her drawing of three lorikeets is now a drawing of two, and there's a live lorikeet loose in her room.Does she dare use her newfound talent to help herself, or will she make things worse…?
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Jandy lives in a future world crippled by environmental damage, food and energy shortages, and overpopulation.There are rumours that EarthGov has found a way to make things better.But when Jandy wakes up in a strange place the day after she finishes school, she has a bad feeling that she's just become part of EarthGov's solution – whether she likes it or not!
10) Between Worlds
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Two girls from the opposite ends of time, drawn together by a single cataclysmic event. … Festival of FireWhen Rowie and her sisters are in terrible danger, she remembers the Chalk Girl. … The Chalk GirlThe haunting music stole Boyd's sister away a year ago. Now it's back... Worlds AwayDavey can see colours no-one else can. His friend Kemi knows the reason why – and it's not good… … Colour BoundA still-grieving Alinta flees from the Midwinter...
11) The Chalk Girl
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Rowie sees the chalk girl every morning outside the train station, creating her beautiful, intricate drawings. Those drawings are the high point of her day, they help her deal with the chaos and uncertainty she has to face at home.
Because keeping her drunk, abusive mother feeling like she's in control while making sure she and her two younger sisters have enough money to survive is like walking on a tightrope.
Maybe that's why, when the tightrope...
12) Hidden
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Corbin's family is rich, but his family life is tense. He chooses to work in a supermarket instead of letting his step-father give him a job.Millie works there too. She helps him learn the ropes and becomes a friend.Then one day she disappears without a trace…Only to reappear months later, her foot injured, her memory gone.When Corbin tries to help her, he stumbles onto a plot that will put both of them in danger.And that danger is closer than he...
13) The Cupboard
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Tommy and his mother are trapped within a cycle of violence, terrorised by Tommy's stepfather.To cope, Tommy escapes into a fantasy-world in his mind, where he is a Hero and fights against the cruel Villain.Until the day his two worlds collide, and he has to make a choice that will have serious, and lasting, real-world consequences…
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Hailey's life is spiraling out of control.
Her little sister is selfish, her young brother is... well, different, and her mother has taken off without explanation, leaving her father lost and shattered.
But the absolute worst thing ever? Having to take her younger brother to her job interview.
An interview she's already late for because of an impatient driver and a boy with a huge bunch of flowers...Utopia Bay is a small town on the east coast...
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Gary has lived on the streets for three months. It's not his choice - his Gran is in hospital and the streets are safer than living with Mum and his creep of a stepfather.Then one day Gary finds a bunch of silk flowers in a skip bin. Those flowers, and what he chooses to do with them, will change his life.Utopia Bay is a small town on the east coast of Australia. This is one of its stories.
16) Visiting Hours
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Colin is enjoying his retirement years… until, without warning, his wife Joan is admitted to hospital.Lost without her, and terrified he will lose her forever, Colin realises he has to find a way forward. But it's hard.Until the day a teenage boy with a bunch of flowers crashes into his life.But will his crazy plan to help Joan recover work? Or will he just make things worse?Utopia Bay is a small town on the east coast of Australia. This is one...
17) Lost and Found
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Flume was born selkie. She was also born deformed – which means that the sea is as dangerous to her as the land.Beka's physical differences don't make for easy friendships. Instead she patrols the beaches for TurtleWatch, reporting on nests and hatchings.When Beka finds Flume washed up on the beach, she knows the younger girl is in serious danger.But can Flume trust a human to help her when, all her life, she's been told to guard against them?
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