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Under the Love Umbrella (HB) by Davina Bell

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Whatever you fear, come close my dear You're tucked in safe for always here And I will never not be near Because of our love umbrella. From this award-winning creative duo comes a stunning celebration of the joy and comfort that love can bring - wherever we roam in the big, wild world. 'The 'love um ...Show more

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Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe

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21

Category: Non-Fiction Picture Books

Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together the research and compelling first person accounts in a book for younger readers. Using the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, Bruce Pascoe compellingly argues for a reconsiderati ...Show more

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Sick Bay by Nova Weetman

$16.95 AUD

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18

Category: Middle Fiction (8-12)

Two very different Grade 6 girls meet in their school sick bay. Meg is a loner. Grieving over the death of her father, and struggling with changes at home, she wears slippers to school and hides out in sick bay to avoid other kids. New girl Riley, is a Type 1 diabetic and already popular. She doesn't ...Show more

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Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories by Michael Earp

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18

Category: #LoveOzYA

What does it mean to be queer? What does it mean to be human? In this powerful #OwnVoices collection, twelve of Australia’s finest queer writers explore the stories of family, friends, lovers and strangers – the connections that form us. Compelling queer short fiction by bestsellers, award winners and ...Show more

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Real Pigeons Fight Crime (#1 Real Pigeons) by Andrew McDonald

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14

Category: Junior Fiction (5-9) | Series: Real Pigeons

Ever wonder why pigeons always act so weird? It's because they're out there chasing the bad guys and saving your butts! Did you know your city is protected by a secret squad of crime-fighting pigeons? It's true! With master of disguise Rock Pigeon, bendy Tumbler, strong Frillback and super-finder Homey, ...Show more

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The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks

$17.99 AUD

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Category: Middle Fiction (8-12)

One extraordinary year will change them all... Sorrento, Victoria, 1999. Fred's family is a mess. Her mother died when she was six and she's been raised by her Pop and adoptive father, Luca, ever since. But now Pop's had to go away, and Luca's girlfriend Anika and her son have moved in. More and more it ...Show more

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All the Factors of Why I Love Tractors (HB) by Davina Bell

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12

Category: Picture Books

When Frankie McGee insists on borrowing yet another book about tractors, his mum crumbles. She begs him to read a book about something else - cars, planes, cranes, trains - anything! Frankie launches into all of the various, glorious factors that make up the love that he has for all tractors - but will ...Show more

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Bush and Beyond: Stories from Country by Tjalaminu Mia

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Category: Middle Fiction (8-12)

Grandparents are special, and the time you spend with them is special, too. This collection draws together four tales for younger readers from the Waarda series of Indigenous stories, first edited by acclaimed author Sally Morgan. These charming tales share some exciting, happy and even scary times expl oring country in bush and beyond. ...Show more

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This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield

$19.99 AUD

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7

Category: #LoveOzYA

CBCA WINNER 2020:Book of the Year: Older Readers Sixteen-year-old Nate McKee is doing his best to be invisible. He's worried about a lot of things--how his dad treats Nance and his twin half-brothers; the hydro crop growing in his bedroom; the way his friend Merrick always drags him into fights. And he ...Show more

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The Glimme by Emily Rodda

$34.99 AUD

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7

Category: Middle Fiction (8-12)

Lone Annie sees dragons in your future... She sees giants. She sees fire and water. She sees death. Finn's life in the village of Wichant is hard. Only his drawings of the wild coastline, with its dragon-shaped clouds and headlands that look like giants, make him happy. Then the strange housekeeper from ...Show more

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The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt

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Category: Junior Fiction (5-9) | Series: Magnolia Moon

CBCA award-winning picture book author Edwina Wyatt makes her fiction debut with a whimsical tale of a curious little girl who shares more than just her surname with the moon: They're both excellent secret keepers. Magnolia Moon is nine years old, likes Greek mythology, her best friend Imogen May (who u ...Show more

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The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster (Polly and Buster #1) by Sally Rippin

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Category: Junior Fiction (5-9) | Series: Polly and Buster

From Australia's best-selling female author, Sally Rippin, comes Polly and Buster - a brand new junior fiction series about the magic of friendship. Who ever heard of a witch and a monster being friends? Everyone knows that witches don't mix with monsters. Witches are educated, clever, sophisticate ...Show more

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Under the Love Umbrella (HB) by Davina Bell