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Things a Map Won't Show You: Stories from Australia and Beyond

by Pam Macintyre, Susan La Marca ...

An unforgettable collection of short fiction, poetry and comic art from Australia and beyond . . .A boy who tries to fly, a cricket game in a refugee centre, a government guide to kissing, the perils of hunting goannas, an arranged marriage, an awkward blind date, a girl who stands on her head, an imprisoned king and a cursed Maori stone . . .Sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic, always compelling, ... Read more

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An unforgettable collection of short fiction, poetry and comic art from Australia and beyond . . .A boy who tries to fly, a cricket game in a refugee centre, a government guide to kissing, the perils of hunting goannas, an arranged marriage, an awkward blind date, a girl who stands on her head, an imprisoned king and a cursed Maori stone . . .Sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic, always compelling,
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Pankration

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Pirates, a wolf-fight, kidnap - a thrilling life-and-death story about the first Olympics.The two men were circling each other with all the angry energy of fighting bulls, in front of a crowd that was already wild with excitement. The Pankration was what most of the onlookers had come to Olympia to see; the strongest men in Greece fighting bare-fisted and unarmed, until one of them surrendered, or ... Read more

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Pirates, a wolf-fight, kidnap - a thrilling life-and-death story about the first Olympics.The two men were circling each other with all the angry energy of fighting bulls, in front of a crowd that was already wild with excitement. The Pankration was what most of the onlookers had come to Olympia to see; the strongest men in Greece fighting bare-fisted and unarmed, until one of them surrendered, or
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The Second Jungle Book

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The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermont. All of the stories were previously published in magazines in 1894-5, often under different titles. The book is less well-known than the original. ... Read more

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The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermont. All of the stories were previously published in magazines in 1894-5, often under different titles. The book is less well-known than the original.
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Mao's Last Dancer

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The young reader edition of the international bestseller; now a major motion picture.At the age of eleven, Li Cunxin was one of the privileged few selected to serve in Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution by studying at the Beijing Dance Academy. Having known bitter poverty in his rural China home, ballet would be his family's best chance for a better future. From one hardship to another, Cunxin ... Read more

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The young reader edition of the international bestseller; now a major motion picture.At the age of eleven, Li Cunxin was one of the privileged few selected to serve in Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution by studying at the Beijing Dance Academy. Having known bitter poverty in his rural China home, ballet would be his family's best chance for a better future. From one hardship to another, Cunxin
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Say the Word

by Jeannine Garsee ...

Everyone in Shawna Gallagher's life expects perfection and Shawna does her best to oblige. She gets good grades, dates the right boys, and is tirelessly polite. But when her estranged mother dies suddenly, Shawna's not sure how to have the "perfect" reaction. She's still angry that her mother left ten years ago and embarrassed that she started a new family with another woman. Shawna's grief is ... Read more

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Everyone in Shawna Gallagher's life expects perfection and Shawna does her best to oblige. She gets good grades, dates the right boys, and is tirelessly polite. But when her estranged mother dies suddenly, Shawna's not sure how to have the "perfect" reaction. She's still angry that her mother left ten years ago and embarrassed that she started a new family with another woman. Shawna's grief is
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Chain of Hearts

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At seventeen, Sophie is a mess. Her best friend is dead and her boyfriend has gone. She's dropped out of school, sleeps through the day, eats all night and refuses to see anyone. Her family has had enough. But Sophie is about to embark on the strangest journey of her life. It will take her back into her family's past, back to the origins of the bitter rift between her mother and her Aunt Fran, to ... Read more

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At seventeen, Sophie is a mess. Her best friend is dead and her boyfriend has gone. She's dropped out of school, sleeps through the day, eats all night and refuses to see anyone. Her family has had enough. But Sophie is about to embark on the strangest journey of her life. It will take her back into her family's past, back to the origins of the bitter rift between her mother and her Aunt Fran, to
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Ghost's Child

by Sonya Hartnett ...

'The sky was pitch, and gashed by lightning; loutish waves rose and slumped heavily as mudslides. At a moment when she was filled with desperation, Maddy opened her mouth and yelled for Feather. And half-expected him to appear, because she wanted him to so much.'Maddy yearns for her life to be mystifying, to be as magical as a fairy story. And then one day, on the beach she meets the strangest ... Read more

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'The sky was pitch, and gashed by lightning; loutish waves rose and slumped heavily as mudslides. At a moment when she was filled with desperation, Maddy opened her mouth and yelled for Feather. And half-expected him to appear, because she wanted him to so much.'Maddy yearns for her life to be mystifying, to be as magical as a fairy story. And then one day, on the beach she meets the strangest
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The Black Dog Gang

by Robert Newton ...

With our bags full of rats, the five of us began walking towards the line. We'd gone only a few yards when a voice sounded off to our left.'What 'ave we 'ere, then?' it said.We turned our heads and say Bluey Lonnegan lifting himself up off a sandstone wall.'You're lookin' at the Black Dog Gang,' said Mickey.'No doubt ya heard a us?'The gang was Mickey's idea. We'd heard the rumours – rats were ... Read more

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With our bags full of rats, the five of us began walking towards the line. We'd gone only a few yards when a voice sounded off to our left.'What 'ave we 'ere, then?' it said.We turned our heads and say Bluey Lonnegan lifting himself up off a sandstone wall.'You're lookin' at the Black Dog Gang,' said Mickey.'No doubt ya heard a us?'The gang was Mickey's idea. We'd heard the rumours – rats were
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Pig Boy

by J.C. Burke ...

An unmissable novel from the award-winning author of The Story of Tom Brennan.On Damon Styles's eighteenth birthday, he is expelled from school. But it's what happens afterwards that changes everything.Now Damon must come up with a plan. It's the only way he can think straight. First, get his firearms licence. Then, see if the Pigman will give him a job - pig hunting will teach Damon what he needs ... Read more

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An unmissable novel from the award-winning author of The Story of Tom Brennan.On Damon Styles's eighteenth birthday, he is expelled from school. But it's what happens afterwards that changes everything.Now Damon must come up with a plan. It's the only way he can think straight. First, get his firearms licence. Then, see if the Pigman will give him a job - pig hunting will teach Damon what he needs
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The Life of a Teenage Body-snatcher

by Doug MacLeod ...

Thomas Timewell is sixteen and a gentleman. When he meets a body-snatcher called Plenitude, his whole life changes. He is pursued by cutthroats, a gypsy with a meat cleaver, and even the Grim Reaper. More disturbing still, Thomas has to spend an evening with the worst novelist in the world.A very black comedy set in England in 1828, The Life of a Teenage Body-snatcher shows what terrible events ... Read more

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Thomas Timewell is sixteen and a gentleman. When he meets a body-snatcher called Plenitude, his whole life changes. He is pursued by cutthroats, a gypsy with a meat cleaver, and even the Grim Reaper. More disturbing still, Thomas has to spend an evening with the worst novelist in the world.A very black comedy set in England in 1828, The Life of a Teenage Body-snatcher shows what terrible events
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Little Paradise

by Gabrielle Wang ...

As Mirabel watched him, she could not bear the thoughts creeping up on her. JJ was in the Chinese army and his mission in Australia would one day be over. Then she would be just like the others, a girl left behind in the wake of war. 'I'm afraid,' she whispered. 'When the war ends . . . what's going to happen to us?'He put his arm around her and stroked her face. She knew he could not answer that ... Read more

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As Mirabel watched him, she could not bear the thoughts creeping up on her. JJ was in the Chinese army and his mission in Australia would one day be over. Then she would be just like the others, a girl left behind in the wake of war. 'I'm afraid,' she whispered. 'When the war ends . . . what's going to happen to us?'He put his arm around her and stroked her face. She knew he could not answer that
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A Girl Like Me

by Penny Matthews ...

Their lives couldn't be more different, but Emmie can't help liking Bertha Schippan. She's funny and knowing and wild, and she distracts Emmie from the monotony of farm life in their tiny, isolated community. But, as Emmie soon discovers, Bertha has secrets. Terrible secrets.This heartbreaking story is based on a real crime that took place more than a century ago, capturing headlines all around ... Read more

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Their lives couldn't be more different, but Emmie can't help liking Bertha Schippan. She's funny and knowing and wild, and she distracts Emmie from the monotony of farm life in their tiny, isolated community. But, as Emmie soon discovers, Bertha has secrets. Terrible secrets.This heartbreaking story is based on a real crime that took place more than a century ago, capturing headlines all around
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