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7 y separately published work icon Wakestone Hall Judith Rossell , Sydney : ABC Books , 2018 14971366 2018 children's fiction

'Stella Montgomery is in disgrace, and the Aunts have decided there is only one thing to be done. She is to be sent to Wakestone Hall, a grim and dreadful boarding school where the disobedient are tamed and the wilful are made meek.

Life at school is lonely and miserable, and when a friend disappears, Stella is determined to find her - no matter the dangers that certainly lie ahead…Soon Stella is thrown deeper into the mysteries of Wakestone… and her own past.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

7 2 y separately published work icon Wormwood Mire Judith Rossell , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2016 9700083 2016 single work children's fiction children's

'The highly anticipated sequel to 2014's runaway bestseller WITHERING-BY-SEA When Stella Montgomery returned to the Hotel Majestic cold and wet but exhilarated by adventure, the Aunts were furious. Now they are sending Stella away to the old family home at Wormwood Mire, where she must live with two strange cousins and their governess. But within the overgrown grounds of the mouldering house, dark secrets slither and skulk, and soon Stella must be brave once more if she's to find out who - or what - she really is ... From bestselling writer-illustrator Judith Rossell comes the thrilling and magical sequel to her multi-award-winning novel, WITHERING-BY-SEA. ' (Publication summary)

6 y separately published work icon Hello Lighthouse Sophie Blackall , Sophie Blackall (illustrator), New York (City) : Little, Brown , 2018 18714199 2018 single work picture book children's

'On the highest rock of a tiny island at the edge of the world stands a lighthouse. From dusk to dawn, the lighthouse beams, sending its light out to sea, guiding the ships on their way. As the seasons pass and the waves rise and fall, outside, the wind blows; inside, the lighthouse keeper writes, and the rhythms of his life unfold. But change is on the horizon...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

7 4 y separately published work icon Withering-by-Sea Judith Rossell , Sydney South : HarperCollins Australia , 2014 7465351 2014 single work children's fiction children's fantasy adventure

'High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of Withering-by-Sea stands the Hotel Majestic. Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, eleven-year-old orphan Stella Montgomery leads a miserable life with her three dreadful Aunts. But one night, Stella sees something she shouldn't have ... Something that will set in motion an adventure more terrifying and more wonderful than she could ever have hoped for ...' (publication blurb).

3 14 y separately published work icon How To Heal a Broken Wing Bob Graham , Bob Graham (illustrator), London : Walker Books [London] , 2008 Z1491154 2008 single work picture book children's 'In the busy city, no one sees the bird with a broken wing. No one, except a young boy named Will. With the help of his parents, Will takes the bird home to care for it. With rest, time, and a little hope, perhaps the bird will fly again.' (Publisher's blurb)
2 1 y separately published work icon Aristotle The Nine Lives of Aristotle Dick King-Smith , London : Walker Books [London] , 2003 6124108 2003 single work children's fiction children's

"Aristotle, a little white kitten, goes to live with a witch in an old cottage, where he finds so many opportunities for risky adventures that he soon has only one life left." (Source: Trove)

8 13 y separately published work icon Let's Get a Pup Bob Graham , Bob Graham (illustrator), Sydney : Walker Books Australia , 2001 Z925189 2001 single work picture book children's

"When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind." (Source: Trove)

9 19 y separately published work icon Diary of a Wombat Jackie French , Bruce Whatley (illustrator), Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 2002 Z989492 2002 single work picture book children's She sleeps. She eats. She scratches. She is training humans to become better pets. She is Mothball, a wombat with attitude.
2 5 y separately published work icon Queenie the Bantam Bob Graham , Massachusetts : Candlewick Press , 1997 Z834148 1997 single work picture book children's 'Caitlin and her parents rescue a hen from a lake, name her, and take her home with them, but even after they return her to the farm where she lives, her presence is still felt in Caitlin's family.'
8 8 y separately published work icon Max Bob Graham , Bob Graham (illustrator), London : Walker Books [London] , 2000 Z669052 2000 single work picture book children's Max, the young son of superheroes, is a late bloomer when it comes to flying, until he is inspired by the plight of a falling baby bird. (Libraries Australia)
2 5 y separately published work icon Sheep Dogs Jack Bedson , Peter Gouldthorpe (illustrator), Glebe : Walter McVitty Books , 1990 Z832660 1990 single work picture book children's When a farmer decides he needs working sheepdogs instead of the farm pets, Mac and Kelly, they misunderstand and decide to disguise themselves as dogs that look like sheep. Of course they are found out when the real sheepdogs try to round them up. Chaos follows but all four dogs eventually become friends.
2 13 y separately published work icon Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Walter McVitty , Margaret Early (illustrator), ( trans. Unknown with title Aribaba to jonjunin no tozoku ) Tokyo : Hyoronsha , 1988 Z832285 1988 single work picture book children's 'One of the most popular of all the tales of the Arabian Nights. It is a wondrous story, full of excitement and suspense - will Ali Baba manage to escape the terrible revenge of the robbers and their chief? But the real hero of this story is the clever servant, Morgiana, whose quick thinking saves Ali Baba's life.' (Source: GoodReads)
9 y separately published work icon The Marvellous Mongolian James Aldridge , London : Macmillan , 1974 Z960631 1974 single work children's fiction children's To Baryut, Tachi is a marvellous stallion, roaming Mongolia. Kitty's favourite is Peep, her Shetland pony. Tachi is imported to the Welsh nature reserve on which Kitty lives, and Peep is to be Tachi's companion. Kitty is terribly worried in case Peep is hurt, and Baryut worries that Tachi cannot be contained in the Welsh hills. (Source: Bookseller's website)
5 7 y separately published work icon Behind the Wind Patricia Wrightson , Richmond : Hutchinson Australia , 1981 Z515812 1981 single work novel young adult Wirrun was happy and living free with his golden girl, Murra but separation and evil were lurking and Wirrun was called on for one last time to deal with a man's creation - death.
5 6 y separately published work icon The Dark Bright Water Patricia Wrightson , Richmond : Hutchinson Australia , 1978 Z515710 1978 single work novel young adult Strange things are happening in the land, and Wirrun's people have sent for him because he has dealt with the land and its spirits before.
7 15 y separately published work icon The Ice Is Coming Patricia Wrightson , Richmond : Hutchinson Australia , 1977 Z862397 1977 single work novel young adult 'Wirrun was a man of the People, the Aborigines of Australia. He was young and educated in the ways of the whites. But when the mountain cried for help, he heard. For the Ninya, the ancient ice-spirits, were seeking to bring a new ice age to the land down under. Together with the Mimi, a rock-spirit from far away, he set out to find the Eldest Nargun, a creature of living rock that had defeated the Ninya in the long-gone past. And with the Power given him by a hero-spirit, he could see and command all the ancient earth-spirits. But the way was long and hard--and the Eldest Nargun was not what he expected.' (Source: Bookseller's website)
1 y separately published work icon Gendai Osutoraria tanpen shosetsushu Anthology of Australia short stories; Contemporary Australian Short Stories Michio Ochi (editor), Momo Yuriko (editor), Momo Yuriko (translator), Michio Ochi (translator), Tokyo : Hyoronsha , 1983 Z1599853 1983 anthology poetry
10 4 y separately published work icon Let the Balloon Go Ivan Southall , London Sydney : Methuen Hicks Smith , 1968 Z792182 1968 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Three Novels : The Fox Hole; Let the Balloon Go; Over the Top 1975;

Handicapped by cerebral palsy and overprotected by his parents, a twelve-year-old, left alone for the first time, in a desperate need to exert his independence, does precisely what he has been forbidden to do.

(Source: Trove)

12 21 y separately published work icon The Nargun and the Stars Patricia Wrightson , Richmond London : Hutchinson , 1973 Z862349 1973 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 3 units)

Simon Brent is orphaned. Still shocked, he is taken to live with his only relatives, brother and sister Charlie and Edie Waters, who live on a farm. There, Simon meets the Aboriginal spirits who also live on the land. Together Simon, Charlie, Edie, and the spirits save the land from the ancient Nargun. The story is memorable in the portrayal of the Nargun and the spirits, as well as the characters of Charlie and Edie, and the depiction of Simon's change from a shocked and emotionally frozen individual to a normal boy.

11 3 y separately published work icon The Fox Hole Lis'ia Nora Ivan Southall , Sydney London : Hicks Smith Methuen , 1967 Z792173 1967 single work children's fiction children's When a 10 year-old boy gets caught in an abandoned mine shaft, his aunt and uncle's concern rapidly turns to greed as gold is discovered during their rescue attempts. (Source: Trove)
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