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Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Aussie Chomps
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y separately published work icon Grommet Saves the World James Moloney , Camberwell : Puffin , 2003 Z1011289 2003 single work novel young adult

'Grommet lives life on the edge.

When this gets him into trouble at Scream World, the manager sets him the biggest challenge of his life.

It could be tough just staying alive ...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

 Camberwell : Puffin , 2003
y separately published work icon Boots and All Sherryl Clark , Camberwell : Puffin , 2003 Z1021633 2003 single work children's fiction children's Tony's dad wants Tony to be a footy superstar. But Tony's got another talent, one that's more important to him. He has to make a choice and someone's going to get hurt. (Libraries Australia) Camberwell : Puffin , 2003
y separately published work icon The Boy Who Would Live Forever Moya Simons , Camberwell : Puffin , 2003 Z1038229 2003 single work children's fiction children's fantasy 'Daniel can't remember where he came from. But he knows one thing--he can never think of the future. His destiny is to stay the same age forever. He doesn't know why. He doesn't even know who he is. There must be an answer out there . . . if only he can find it.' (Publication summary) Camberwell : Puffin , 2003
y separately published work icon Walter Wants to be a Werewolf! Richard Harland , Camberwell : Puffin , 2003 Z1038836 2003 single work children's fiction children's fantasy humour

'Walter was different. Every full moon his family turned into handsome werewolves, but Walter stayed the same......until that one moonlit night...' (Publication summary)

 Camberwell : Puffin , 2003
y separately published work icon Stella by the Sea Ruth Starke , Camberwell : Puffin , 2003 Z1064708 2003 single work children's fiction children's Stella Seaton longs to live in an ordinary house with an ordinary backyard where she can have a dog and watch things grow. Instead she lives in a luxury penthouse with her mum, a well-known real estate identity and her dad, a TV 'backyard blitzer'. (Libraries Australia) Camberwell : Puffin , 2003
y separately published work icon The Really Really High Diving Tower David Metzenthen , Camberwell : Puffin , 2003 Z1082006 2003 single work children's fiction children's Camberwell : Puffin , 2003
y separately published work icon The Twilight Ghost Colin Thiele , Camberwell : Puffin , 2004 Z1159075 2004 single work children's fiction children's

'Mysterious accidents threaten Robby, the new kid on the block in Twilight, a town where ghostly legends flourish. Does Robby dare to discover what haunts the old Children's Home, which holds the scariest sight in Twilight?'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2006 ed.)

 Camberwell : Puffin , 2004
y separately published work icon I Hate Sport Prue Storer , Camberwell : Puffin , 2004 Z1161039 2004 single work children's fiction children's Camberwell : Puffin , 2004
y separately published work icon Anton Rocks On David Metzenthen , Camberwell : Puffin , 2004 Z1179618 2004 single work children's fiction children's Will tiny Aston Stanton - guitar freak and champion ping-pong player - survive Smith Street Secondary College?

Anton's pretty doubtful and so is Mr Barrington . . . but heroes of all sizes can rock!

Source: Publisher's blurb.

 Camberwell : Puffin , 2004
y separately published work icon 68 Teeth James Moloney , Camberwell : Puffin , 2004 Z1179626 2004 single work children's fiction children's 'It's the school holidays and Jack plans to fish. But he attracts something bigger than a barramundi: a croc has entered the river on his family's property and it's hungry!' (Publisher's blurb)
 Camberwell : Puffin , 2004
y separately published work icon Making Jamie Normal Mary K. Pershall , Camberwell : Puffin , 2005 Z1193130 2005 single work children's fiction children's Camberwell : Puffin , 2005
y separately published work icon Catland Ruth Starke , Camberwell : Puffin , 2005 Z1221847 2005 single work children's fiction children's Camberwell : Puffin , 2005
y separately published work icon Nicholas and the Chronoporter Rowley Monkfish , Camberwell : Puffin , 2005 Z1269573 2005 single work children's fiction children's Camberwell : Puffin , 2005
y separately published work icon Up for Sale Rachel Flynn , Camberwell : Puffin , 2005 Z1288600 2005 single work children's fiction children's Camberwell : Puffin , 2005
y separately published work icon The Really Really Epic Mini Bike Ride David Metzenthen , Camberwell : Puffin , 2006 Z1321140 2006 single work children's fiction children's Camberwell : Puffin , 2006
y separately published work icon The Mal Rider Pat Flynn , Camberwell : Penguin , 2006 Z1333085 2006 single work children's fiction children's Danny is struggling in a new environment on his long Malibu surfboard but a new neighbour is an unexpected ally. Camberwell : Penguin , 2006
y separately published work icon Blind Trek Jim Kennedy , Camberwell : Puffin , 2007 Z1353417 2007 single work children's fiction children's adventure Camberwell : Puffin , 2007
y separately published work icon The Trolley Boys James Moloney , Camberwell : Puffin , 2007 Z1424312 2007 single work children's fiction children's

'Brent works as a trolley boy at the local supermarket. Nathan, his friend, drives the trolley tractor until a world-record trolley-push attempt in the car-park ends with him getting sacked. Nathan's replacement, Darren, is up to something dodgy, Brent is sure of it, and when a priceless diamond necklace goes missing Brent is convinced that Darren is involved . . . but how can he and Nathan prove it and solve the crime.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

 Camberwell : Puffin , 2007
y separately published work icon Josie and the Michael Street Kids Penni Russon , Camberwell : Puffin , 2007 Z1447440 2007 single work children's fiction children's Josie and her Mum are moving house, to a place miles away from her best friend, the beach and everything. But then Josie finds a treasure map and meets the kids from Michael Street. Camberwell : Puffin , 2007
y separately published work icon Stinky Ferret and the JJs Candice Lemon-Scott , Camberwell : Puffin , 2008 Z1519926 2008 single work children's fiction children's Camberwell : Puffin , 2008
y separately published work icon Just One Wish Sally Rippin , Camberwell : Puffin , 2009 Z1557473 2009 single work children's fiction children's

'Penny has just moved to Australia from China. She can hardly speak English. She doesn't know anyone. And horrible cousin Betty is determined to make life at her new school totally miserable. Penny retreats to the art room and her passion: drawing. But there she makes an unusual friend: Mr Whitehorse, who is deaf. And her grandmother gives her a magic Chinese pouch. Now Penny has just one wish to make things right.'

Source: City of Stirling Library

 Camberwell : Puffin , 2009
y separately published work icon The Really Nearly Deadly Canoe Ride David Metzenthen , Ringwood : Puffin , 2009 Z1631693 2009 single work children's fiction children's adventure

'An epic fairytale romance set in a semi-fictional ancient world, containing elements of action, adventure, poetry and comedy. The title has a triple meaning: The central character is a renowned beauty - 'the rose of the world' - while the rose flower features heavily in the plot and it also implies that the world rose up. When Ronwind Drake discovers treasures in a distant paradise, a new golden age seems set to begin. But Ella Tundra will find that all which glitters is not gold as she faces many obstacles in her quest for true love.' (Publication summary)

 Ringwood : Puffin , 2009
y separately published work icon Swimming with Skeletons Robert Greenberg , Camberwell : Penguin , 2009 Z1641230 2009 single work children's fiction children's Paul and Bill find the belt of the local notorious bushranger The Sundowner and teaming up with their friends, Nick and Pete, set out on a search for The Sundowner's cave where they hope to find the gold that was stolen from surrounding banks during the nineteenth century. Camberwell : Penguin , 2009
y separately published work icon Famous! Julia Lawrinson , Melbourne : Penguin , 2009 8595519 2009 single work children's fiction children's

'Sophie Callender wants to be famous so badly! When she is chosen for the hit TV game-show, MegaMatch, it looks as if her dream may come true.

'But is being famous as good as it seems?' (Publication summary)

 Melbourne : Penguin , 2009
y separately published work icon A Horse Called Darling Delwyne Stephens , Camberwell : Puffin , 2010 Z1699904 2010 single work children's fiction children's 'A Horse Called Darling is an exciting new horse story for girls. Penny's horse, Manny, is her pride and joy - until he dies in a horrible riding accident that Penny feels is all her fault. Penny doesn't think she will ever recover, and her parents can't afford to buy her another horse. But then her father brings home a surprise - an unwanted, ugly, mean-spirited horse called Darling.' (Publication summary)
  Camberwell : Puffin , 2010
y separately published work icon The Mobile Phone Detective James Moloney , Camberwell : Penguin , 2010 Z1700307 2010 single work children's fiction children's mystery Renton has joined his dad in France for a holiday. But when they accidently stumble across a drug dealer's meeting, Renton's father is kidnapped. Can Renton rescue his father in time? (Libraries Australia) Camberwell : Penguin , 2010
y separately published work icon Pond Magic Angela Sunde , Camberwell : Puffin , 2010 Z1751659 2010 single work children's fiction children's fantasy Twelve-year-old Lily Padd can't stop burping, her skin's going green and she has webbing growing between her toes! Can she really be turning into a frog? As if that isn't bad enough, and exchange student from France has come to stay. Will Lily's life ever be normal again? (Libraries Australia). Camberwell : Puffin , 2010
y separately published work icon iHarry Laurine Croasdale , Camberwell : Puffin , 2011 Z1807131 2011 single work children's fiction children's humour 'When Harry 'borrows' his dad's latest invention, a top secret mobile ear phone that can act on your thoughts, it seems it can do anything, even tell him the answers in his maths test. But when the phone starts to get Harry into trouble, he doesn't seem able to take it off!' (Publisher's blurb) Camberwell : Puffin , 2011
y separately published work icon Birdie in the Sky Prue Mason , Camberwell : Penguin Books , 2011 Z1807148 2011 single work children's fiction children's humour 'When Birdie makes a terrible mistake, her father heads out of the family home to live by himself on a remote airfield. In an attempt to patch things up, Birdie goes out there to visit him -- but only succeeds in making matters worse. Now she is trying to fly him to safety, but he's unconscious and can't help her..' (Publisher's blurb) Camberwell : Penguin Books , 2011
y separately published work icon Driving the Fishy Frog James Moloney , Camberwell : Puffin , 2012 Z1881198 2012 single work children's fiction children's Ben and his older brother Ash agree on only.one thing: their fishing trip in Grandad's 4WD, the Fishy Frog, is going to be fantastic.. But when things go dangerously wrong, can they put aside their differences and save Grandad's life? (Publisher website). Camberwell : Puffin , 2012

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2003
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 2003-2012 .
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Works about this Work

Fiction in Series : Resources for Literacy and Pleasure in the Primary Years Lyn Linning , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 27 no. 5 2012; (p. 14-19) Survey of all the major publisher and author series suitable for primary school children.
[Review] Grommet Saves the World [et al] Russ Merrin , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 18 no. 1 2003; (p. 36)
— Review of Grommet Saves the World James Moloney , 2003 single work novel ; Boots and All Sherryl Clark , 2003 single work children's fiction ; Aussie Chomps 2003 series - publisher
[Review] Grommet Saves the World [et al] Russ Merrin , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 18 no. 1 2003; (p. 36)
— Review of Grommet Saves the World James Moloney , 2003 single work novel ; Boots and All Sherryl Clark , 2003 single work children's fiction ; Aussie Chomps 2003 series - publisher
Fiction in Series : Resources for Literacy and Pleasure in the Primary Years Lyn Linning , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 27 no. 5 2012; (p. 14-19) Survey of all the major publisher and author series suitable for primary school children.
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