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The wilful but talented Sasha returns to battle in the second volume of A Trial of Blood and Steel. Away from the hills of her Lenayin homeland, she is making a new life in the dark alleys and wealthy houses of Petrodor. An influential trading centre, Petrodor holds the key to preventing the coming war between Lenayin and the mighty Bacosh.

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Todd Alexander writes in a light and confident way about a regular family and the secrets they hold. He writes about accepting one's parents as people with flaws rather than clinging to the childhood ideal that they can do no wrong

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"But on the last night of that Three Day Dark, some said they saw a shape in the starry sky. A black void, where no star shone. A void in the shape of a rat..." Is this sign a foreboding of fantastical events to befall Quentaris What part do the rat children, Lucien and Zoe, play in this horror Is this the final calamity Ages 9-14.

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A collection of true stories that confirms Augusten Burroughs' position as one of our top satirists and memoirists.

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The ultimate must-have for every fan of one of Australia's most popular sports: bull riding. Includes nailbitingly good photos of bulls and great riders past and present, and profiles of many of the bull riding characters in Australia today.

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An Australian crime thriller "as good as Harlan Coben" (Weekend Australian).

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Liker her father and mother before her, Merrith is apprenticed to become an assassin with the Murderers' Guild. But Merrith is hopeless with a dagger and sword, inept at mixing poison and isn't quite okay with the idea of killing people anyway. Merrith's talents, it seems, lie elsewhere. This work is suitable for children aged 9-14.

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Joshi is a disappointment to those around him. Born into the Nibhelline family, he displays none of the proud fighting traditions of the Greens. He even prefers gardening and growing flowers to living up to the family name. Ages 9-13.

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Set in the 19th century; this book talks about fourteen-year-old Sam Silverthorne, who runs away from his home in London and his cruel Aunt Bertha, and embarks on a quest to find his father. This book is for children aged 8 and above.

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A stunningly illustrated story about a city child's relationship with nature and the natural world, the trust that children place in their parents and the responsibility adults have in looking after them and the environment they will inherit. Ages 4-8.

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For Audrey, the journey "down the creek" in her tiny boat is one that marks not only the myriad changes to the physical environment she passes, but a journey within herself. She comes face to face with death, the challenges of growing up and the need to accept and move on from loss. Ages 4-7.

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Small spy. Big trouble.

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Their journey in search of a new place to live exposes them to danger, rejection and violence before they are given a new home. Award-winning artist David Miller tells their story with brightly coloured three-dimensional paper sculptures.

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Two adorable pigs are best of friends - but not today. Suitable for ages 3+, this book takes you through the imaginative play of pre-schoolers, their love of language, and their changing moods.

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The hero of "Precious Bodily Fluids" is back! This time Charlie's 16, his hormones are pumping and he's desperately trying to join the burgeoning sexual revolution from the confines of a Sydney boarding school. But when tragedy strikes he leaves school, and boyhood, behind forever.

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Six chilling stories of suspense and the supernatural from one of Australia s leading writers, Garry Disher.

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Roger Bacon is a talking pig, but he's also the world's first pig reporter. Leaving the radio station at The Zoo With A View, Roger goes in search of his first big scoop: to find the Tasmanian Tiger. But he uncovers a deep and dangerous secret in the forest and Lucy must try and help.

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Reporting from the backrooms and corridors of Parliament House in Canberra to the streets of post-industrial Burnie in Tasmania, the struggling rural communities of Gippsland and the Queensland heartland, Royce Kurmelovs captures with perceptive, real-time analysis the rise of Australian populism.

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