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A ground-breaking intercontinental collection of speculative stories, in both prose and graphic novel form, with contributors from India and Australia including Isobelle Carmody, Margo Lanagan, Nicki Greenberg and others of similar calibre.

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A collection of true stories about kids and courage. Ordinary kids doing extraordinary things. Extraordinary kids trying to live ordinary lives. Real kids doing it tough.

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A timeslip adventure novel about a boy who goes busking at the market and finds himself transported back to a century ago.

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A delightful picture book that celebrates the joy of young children trying to catch their shadows - from the creators of CBCA Honour Book When Billy was a Dog and Puddle Hunters.

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A gripping time-slip adventure set in a hidden valley. 11-year-old Lucy travels across the river of time to fight fires, battle floodwaters and discover the meaning of true friendship. 'Enchanting, exciting, and shimmering with magic, this is a gorgeous adventure from a master story-teller. I wanted to follow Lucy right through the wall.' - Kate Constable

From one of our most gifted storytellers, a novel about the impact of war on those left behind, set in Australia and Europe in 1918-19.

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Bo and Callum go in search of a safe haven, a place to call home. But where can they turn and who can they trust When every stranger is a threat, does their only hope lie in reaching Vulture's Gate And what is the disturbing secret at the ruined city's core

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If you can't have a puppy, maybe the next best thing is to be a puppy.

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A Prayer for Blue Delaney follows the outback adventures of orphaned Colm, who runs away from the cruelties of Bindoon Boys' Home and goes in search of a family of his own. Set in the 1950s.

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Becoming Billy Dare follows the life of a feisty Irish boy who runs away to Australia and finds his vocation as an actor in the colourful theatres of Melbourne, around the time of Federation.

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A strong and vivid novel based on the fascinating true story of a group of young Australian performers - children aged from seven to seventeen - who toured Asia and India early in the twentieth century before mounting a strike against their manager and precipitating a sensational court case.

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Where do you turn when your family is tragically torn apart, your close friends fall away, and your long-lost father is out of reach Where do you fit when you're part Irish, part Chinese, part Australian A warm-hearted story about teenage life in Australia now.

An exciting story of discovery, change and identity, with all the drama of life under the big top.

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George stuffed the spoon into one pocket and the drumstick into the other and clambered up the shelves to the little window ... When George is sentenced to seven years' hard labour in Van Dieman's Land his only thoughts are of his sister Hannah. What can he give her to remember him when he is so far away

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Ruby doesn't like working for the Wilsons. She wants to go back to Alice Springs to live with her mum.

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This beautiful book captures the eternal delight of young children splashing about in puddles and experimenting with language.

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