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1 3 y separately published work icon Personal Best Tessa Duder (editor), Peter McFarlane (editor), Kew : Mammoth , 1997 Z188454 1997 anthology short story young adult
2 2 y separately published work icon For the Love of Auguste Brenda Northeast , Brenda Northeast (illustrator), Kew : Mammoth , 1997 Z871891 1997 single work picture book children's
1 5 y separately published work icon The Midwife's Daughters Marion Halligan , David Mackintosh (illustrator), Victoria : Mammoth , 1997 Z834523 1997 single work picture book children's humour
2 5 y separately published work icon Just Tricking! Andy Griffiths , Belgrave : Brainfright Press , 1992 Z893864 1992 selected work children's fiction children's humour Ever tried to get out of going to school by pretending that you're dead? Ever managed to convince a friend that they're invisible? Ever been stuck in a gorilla suit and nearly put in a zoo? Andy has. Andy's the greatest practical joker in the world ... well, almost. He would be, if only his practical jokes didnt have the annoying habit of backfiring on him.
1 10 y separately published work icon The Blue Feather Gary Crew , Michael O'Hara , Port Melbourne : Mammoth , 1997 Z554152 1997 single work novel young adult horror myth/legend Simon, a chillingly cynical sixteen-year-old, who lives on the Western Australian coast near Esperance, joins an expedition to investigate the existence of a mythical bird, and in the process each of the characters involved confront the complex ecosystems of their natural, social and spiritual worlds.
1 6 y separately published work icon Chrysalis Libby Hathorn , Kew : Mammoth , 1997 Z33092 1997 single work novel young adult

'Can Lara help Marna, the painfully shy new girl, emerge and spread her wings?

'Lara wants to help the shy new girl Marna. But first she must deal with her own feelings. Does she love the faithful Stan, her first boyfriend? Or the beautiful, exciting Jake, on the road with his Crimson River rock band? How can she cope with the hated bully, Gowd Gadrey, who's back in town, awakening powerful memories? And her reserved and troubled stepmother, Gladwyn, who has her own tragic past to confront? A gang of out-of-town bikies with evil intentions, whom Gowd seems to know quite well, leads to a night of revelations for Lara.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Hachette ed.)

1 3 y separately published work icon A Pig Called Francis Bacon Stephen Measday , Dingley : Mammoth , 1996 Z923325 1996 single work children's fiction children's humour
1 1 y separately published work icon Birds of a Feather Sophie Masson , Dingley : Reed for Kids Mammoth , 1996 Z857488 1996 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon The Witch of Endor Street Colin Bowles , Melbourne : Mammoth , 1996 Z841232 1996 single work children's fiction children's mystery humour

'Becky is really fed up. Her sister is a bully, her friends won't speak to her and she is hopeless at maths. Grandad is her only friend.

'When Becky finds out there's a witch living at number 23 she decides to ask for a spell to help her out. Getting the ingredients is difficult, but the results are spectacular!' (Publication summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon Paolo's Secret Libby Hathorn , North Ryde : Methuen Australia , 1985 Z830930 1985 single work children's fiction children's Set in a N.S.W. country town, Paolo's Secret tells of the story of Jessica, who learns to adapt to life and schooling after her closest friend has moved to another township.
1 3 y separately published work icon The Secret Sophie Masson , Port Melbourne : Mammoth , 1996 Z430887 1996 single work children's fiction children's
1 5 y separately published work icon Goddess of Cool Carol Jones , Dingley : Mammoth , 1996 Z429751 1996 single work novel young adult 'May Kim can never lose face. She and her friends, the Bimbettes, are the most in-your-face clique of the school. Yet, when her icy wit backfires on her and she is forced to play fairy godmother to the biggest loser in the school, her control begins to slip. Memories of another time and place; images of her once-loved grandmother; reminders of the cool perfection of the goddess Kuan Yin; all return to haunt her until she must discover for herself who the Goddess of Cool really is.'
(Source: Author's website)
1 24 y separately published work icon No Such Country : A Book of Antipodean Hours Gary Crew , Port Melbourne : Heinemann , 1991 Z209743 1991 single work novel young adult

'The title may be a literal translation of "utopia," but the isolated Australian fishing village of New Canaan is anything but–as Rachel and Sarah, two teenaged residents, and Sam, a visiting student, discover. Following a clue uttered by his mother (an aborigine) on her deathbed, Sam has come to track down his father and family; but his inquiries are met with silent suspicion by the twisted, disturbed locals, all white. Crew gradually builds a charged atmosphere lit by signs and portents of what's to come. Led by Sarah's half-deranged mother, Sam and his young friends uncover a mass grave concealed in a thicket of lantana and later find the town's awful secret laid out pictorially in an eerie codex; 20 years ago, in a drunken frenzy, the men captured the last local aborigines in a huge net and drowned them. After this revelation, Crew creates an apocalyptic climax in which a nearby volcano erupts, destroying grave, book, and an enigmatic, white-robed religious leader known only as The Father–a literal title, it turns out, in Sam's case.'

Source: Kirkus Reviews (https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/gary-crew/no-such-country/). (Sighted: 30/11/2015)

1 4 y separately published work icon Stepping on Mussels Jocelyn Harewood , Port Melbourne : Mammoth , 1995 Z187638 1995 single work novel young adult

'Peregrine can’t explain it: his boss sacks him, his girlfriend is furious with him, his mother’s sending him to Paris. But Paris will be one cool adventure. The third book in this hilarious series.

'It’s fortunate the women in France are so gorgeous. It could help a man forget his worries: Peregrine’s making another attempt to grow up and meantime he’s learning about life and love but it just never gets any easier. It’s just lucky he speaks French, NES SI PAR.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Wombats to the Rescue Gary Crew , Viva la Wombat (illustrator), Port Melbourne : Mammoth , 1995 Z1329158 1995 single work picture book children's
1 y separately published work icon Time to Care Gary Crew , Viva la Wombat (illustrator), Port Melbourne : Mammoth , 1995 Z1329155 1995 single work picture book children's
1 y separately published work icon Three Baby Monkeys Gary Crew , Viva la Wombat (illustrator), Port Melbourne : Mammoth , 1995 Z1329150 1995 single work picture book children's
1 y separately published work icon Emu Parade Gary Crew , Viva la Wombat (illustrator), Port Melbourne : Mammoth , 1995 Z1329147 1995 single work picture book children's
1 8 y separately published work icon Dark House : Stories Compiled by Gary Crew Gary Crew (editor), Port Melbourne : Mammoth , 1995 Z117379 1995 anthology short story horror

What is it about old houses that stirs the imagination? Is it the presence of the house itself? Its shuttered windows; its gaping doors..the long dark tunnel of its hall? Or is it the remembrance of some dark and secret episode of childhood? Some shameful, long-buried memory we dare not share?

1 1 y separately published work icon Winter Coming David McRobbie , Dingley : Mammoth , 1995 Z998462 1995 single work children's fiction children's mystery

'Strange things have been happening at Joe and Harry's new home, Rosemary Cottage. Things disappearing, strangers arriving in the night and the police asking a lot of questions. Joe is sure that it all has something to do with Sam, the mysterious girl who lives at nearby Pitcaithly Farm.

'Could it all be just some joke she is playing, or is it something much more dangerous? Somehow Joe thinks that he is going to find out - whether he wants to or not . . .' (Publication summary)

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