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17 4 y separately published work icon Hollowpox : The Hunt for Morrigan Crow Jessica Townsend , Sydney : Lothian , 2020 16682490 2020 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'Morrigan Crow and her friends have survived their first year as proud scholars of the elite Wundrous Society, helped bring down the nefarious Ghastly Market, and proven themselves loyal to Unit 919. Now Morrigan faces a new, exciting challenge: to master the mysterious Wretched Arts of the Accomplished Wundersmith, and control the power that threatens to consume her.

'Meanwhile, a strange and frightening illness has taken hold of Nevermoor, turning infected Wunimals into mindless, vicious Unnimals on the hunt. As victims of the Hollowpox multiply, panic spreads. There are whispers - growing louder every day - that this catastrophe can only be the work of the Wundersmith, Ezra Squall.

'But inside the walls of Wunsoc, everyone knows there is a new Wundersmith - one who's much closer to home. With Nevermoor in a state of fear and the truth about Morrigan threatening to get out, the city she loves becomes the most perilous place in the world. Morrigan must try to find a cure for the Hollowpox, but it will put her - and everyone in Nevermoor - in more danger than she could have imagined.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
35 1 y separately published work icon Wundersmith : The Calling of Morrigan Crow Jessica Townsend , Sydney : Lothian , 2018 13454852 2018 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'Morrigan Crow may have defeated her deadly curse, passed the dangerous trials and joined the mystical Wundrous Society, but her journey into Nevermoor and all its secrets has only just begun. And she is fast learning that not all magic is used for good.

'Morrigan Crow has been invited to join the prestigious Wundrous Society, a place that promised her friendship, protection and belonging for life. She's hoping for an education full of wunder, imagination and discovery - but all the Society want to teach her is how evil Wundersmiths are. And someone is blackmailing Morrigan's unit, turning her last few loyal friends against her. Has Morrigan escaped from being the cursed child of Wintersea only to become the most hated figure in Nevermoor?

'Worst of all, people have started to go missing. The fantastical city of Nevermoor, once a place of magic and safety, is now riddled with fear and suspicion...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
39 4 y separately published work icon Nevermoor : The Trials of Morrigan Crow Jessica Townsend , Sydney : Lothian , 2017 11160400 2017 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'Morrigan Crow is cursed. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest day for any child to be born, she's blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks–and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on her eleventh birthday. But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away into the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor. It's then that Morrigan discovers Jupiter has chosen her to contend for a place in the city's most prestigious organisation: the Wundrous Society. In order to join, she must compete in four difficult and dangerous trials against hundreds of other children, each boasting an extraordinary talent that sets them apart–an extraordinary talent that Morrigan insists she does not have. To stay in the safety of Nevermoor for good, Morrigan will need to find a way to pass the tests–or she'll have to leave the city to confront her deadly fate.' (Publication summary)
11 8 y separately published work icon Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , Fitzroy : Black Dog Books , 2005 Z1216449 2005 single work children's fiction children's fantasy 'This story is set in Ancient China, during the Han Dynasty. Ping thinks she is safe hiding in the shadow of the Tai Shan mountains. Here she struggles to care for Kai, the baby dragon she is responsible for. But even in her remote mountain hideout, Ping's enemies find her. It is Kai they want. Who can Ping trust? It is impossible to distinguish friend from foe. The easy road beckons. Will they find sanctuary in the Garden of the Purple Dragon? Will Ping embrace her true destiny?'The Dragonkeeper trilogy. (Source: Author's website)
19 2 y separately published work icon Mary Poppins Comes Back P. L. Travers , London : Lovat Dickson and Thompson , 1935 Z1109749 1935 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

Mary Poppins comes back on the end of a kite string, stays with the Banks family for a while, and then disappears on a merry-go-round horse.

Source: Publisher's blurb
3 2 y separately published work icon Selby's Secret Duncan Ball , North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1985 Z830864 1985 single work children's fiction children's humour 'Selby′s secret is that he is the only talking dog in Australia and, perhaps, the world. With dreams of cosy fireside chats with his owners, the Trifles, Selby realises his gift could change him forever from family pooch to family servant'. (Source: publisher's website.)
2 13 y separately published work icon Change the Locks Simon French , Gosford : Ashton Scholastic , 1991 Z545130 1991 single work novel young adult It is only chance and coincidence that begin to explain the mystery of Steven's memories and the fear that accompanies them because his mother continually evades his questions about the past.
4 13 y separately published work icon All We Know Simon French , North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1986 Z796759 1986 single work children's fiction children's This year is a turning point for Arkie. Things are changing, people are moving on - but maybe that's nothing new, maybe it's just that Arkie is beginning to see it because she is changing most of all.
5 2 y separately published work icon Freddie the Frightened and the Wondrous Ms Wardrobe Pamela Shrapnel , North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1988 Z832540 1988 single work children's fiction children's After brave cousin Penelope dispels the imaginary monsters that Freddie sees at bedtime, the cousins meet the dreaded Googyman.(Libraries Australia record).
2 y separately published work icon Meannie and the Min Min Pamela Shrapnel , New South Wales : Angus and Robertson , 1987 Z831637 1987 single work children's fiction children's humour Hermione Prickleburr... is a witch who hurtles across the desert in a billy-cart drawn by a team of thirteen specially trained goannas. No 'sooky cat' for her, but a big black crow as a companion. Bindii and Mike have to use guile and the special magic of Mike's grandfather to save Bindii's pet Thorny Devil lizard from her dreadful clutches. (Stella Lees and Pam Macintyre The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature (1993): 388).
43 22 y separately published work icon Mary Poppins P. L. Travers , New York (City) : Reynal and Hitchcock , 1934 Z797048 1934 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

The first of P.L. Travers's novels about the magical nanny, Mary Poppins.

When Katie Nana, the much-tried nanny to the Banks family of 17 Cherry Tree Lane, finally storms out in a huff, the wind blows in Mary Poppins and her carpetbag. The Banks children find that Mary Poppins is stern, vain, and usually cross – but also has a touch of magic about her.
3 2 y separately published work icon The Adventures of the Muddle-Headed Wombat The Muddle-Headed Wombat Ruth Park , Noela Young (illustrator), ( trans. Gisela Niemeyer with title Kleiner dummer Wombi ) Berlin : Dressler , 1974 Z1752234 1974 selected work children's fiction children's humour
4 y separately published work icon Mary Poppins from A to Z P. L. Travers , New York (City) : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich , 1962 Z1109777 1962 single work children's fiction children's For each letter of the alphabet, there is a one page description of a character or incident based on the other Mary Poppins books, which contains the letter in question appearing many times at the beginning of words. (NLA catalogue record)
18 y separately published work icon Mary Poppins Opens the Door P. L. Travers , New York (City) : Harcourt Brace , 1943 Z936415 1943 single work children's fiction children's fantasy
13 y separately published work icon Mary Poppins in the Park P. L. Travers , New York (City) : Harcourt Brace , 1952 Z1109762 1952 single work children's fiction children's fantasy More adventures of Mary Poppins, Michael, Jane, the twins and baby Annabel. (Libraries Australia record).
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