Author: Maureen McCarthy
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1742696120
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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A compulsively readable story which has achieved classic status. Three very different girls from the same country town share an inner-city house during their first year out of school.
Author: Maureen McCarthy
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 1429976705
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Don'tcha just hate the way you get caught up in stuff without really wanting to? Then it goes a bit further, and suddenly you're one of those jerks you hate because . . . you can't be trusted. ROSE WANTS NOTHING MORE THAN TO GET AWAY. Last year she'd had it all: pre-law in the fall, a budding romance, and her best friend, Zoe. Now Zoe will never forgive her, her family is crumbling, and the secret that's been boiling up inside her is bubbling a little too close to the surface. All Rose needs to escape are an old van, her surfboard, the road, the ocean, and . . . mom? When Rose's mother jumps in the passenger seat right as Rose is about to set off, her trip takes an unexpected turn, filled with nagging memories of last year, and the looming scandal that refuses to be ignored. A twisting plot that keeps you guessing, told from the viewpoint of a realistically flawed yet snarky main character, makes this a book that just can't be put down.
Author: Maureen McCarthy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Betrayal
Languages : en
Pages :
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Carmel, Jude and Katerina come from the same country town, so when they all move into the same inner-city house in their first university year, sparks are ready to fly. But this year is a time to re-invent themselves, a time to get a life.
Author: Helen Barnes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Web is on a mission to save Aurora who is wasting away from Anorexia Nervosa.
Author: Maureen McCarthy
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1741766257
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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From a master storyteller, here is a warm and funny, yet heartfelt, novel for younger readers. 11-year-old Ruth is stuck with a family who just don't understand her. It takes a magical encounter with the sharp-nosed and even-sharper-tongued Rodney the Rat to help her see what's really important.
Author: Maureen McCarthy
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 174228096X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 201
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When burglars break into Jack's house, they take all his stuff. Now he's got no skateboard, no TV, no music, nothing. All his brothers do is fight, his mum thinks they all need counselling, his dad's trying to set an example, but hey, who's interested? Jack just wants to get out of that house. So he does. And he meets Diana. And her dog. And her grandma, who wears tiger-skin bikinis. They're all pretty vicious. And suddenly, life is anything but boring.
Author: Anne Olle
Publisher: Beachcomber Books
ISBN: 9780994417800
Category : Abused children
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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"Two Quid Kid" is a tale of a young boy's journey from humble beginnings of neglect and loneliness to finding his way in a hostile world. Edward is a character whose struggles and triumphs will linger long after you close the book. ""I so enjoyed this warm, albeit at times heart-wrenchingly sad account of a boy growing up without a family in 1960s Melbourne. Eddie O'Loughlin's story is vivid social history for people wanting a glimpse into the not-so-distant past."" Maureen McCarthy, Bestselling Author of "Queen Kat, Carmel and St Jude Get a Life," "The Convent" and "Stay with Me" ""Sometimes funny, sometimes confronting and often moving, this swift-footed tale of family, loss, love and redemption is written with the vivid honesty of memoir."" Myke Bartlett, Author of the Text Prize winning "Fire in the Sea" ""An inspiring tale of a young boy's battle to build a successful life."" June Loves, Bestselling author of "The Shelly Beach Writers' Group""
Author: Maureen McCarthy
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1742283810
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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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 her Uncle Jimmy and the Vietnam War, and finally to the girl in the painting and the story haunting all their lives.
Author: Kiera Cass
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062248162
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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Don’t miss this captivating novella set in the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series! Go behind the scenes of the competition with this story from the point of view of Prince Maxon. Before America Singer was chosen to compete in the Selection, there was another girl in Prince Maxon’s life . . . . In The Prince, follow Prince Maxon through the week leading up to the beginning of the Selection—and the day he first meets America. The Prince also includes a teaser to The Elite, the enchanting second book in the Selection series. Don’t miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass’s legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!
Author: Ruth Park
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 0670076864
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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'Now then,' thought Abigail, 'something very weird has happened to me. I'm in the last century. I don't know why, and that doesn't matter. I've got to get back.' Every so often, there comes a story so brilliant and lively and moving that it cannot be left in the past. Rediscover the magic of our country's most memorable children's books in the Penguin Australia Children's Classics series of stories too precious to leave behind.
