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to read more about Ian Bone's books.
Sleep Rough Tonight
Penguin Books Australia & Dutton Books, USA
Could he do it? Go into the city without money or food? Survive on his wits for the weekend?
He wasn't like the Jockey. He hadn't been hardened by twelve months inside. The whole 'sleep rough' idea scared the life out of Alex, but there was no way he'd show it.
Besides, what could go wrong with the Jockey there?
This powerful gripping novel looks at what it takes to be a 'man'. It will have you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the end.
Vidz #4: The X Factor
Random House, Australia
Kaz and Hamish have been captured by the 'bad guys', Bo is confused and Abbey has been sucked into a tteen movie whhere evryone is pretty except for her, everyone is popular, every one else seems to have the X factor.
Until she meets the kindly science teacher. He wouldn't be one of the 'bad guys', would he?
Another great Vidz video adventure.
'A Dangerous Secret'
'Time Trap'
'The Quivering Spy'
Published in the USA by Delacorte.
“The Song of an Innocent Bystander”
Penguin Books Australia & Dutton Books, USA
‘Who knew the truth of what happened down there? Two dead men and a frightened child. We sound like a nursery rhyme, or a mystery to solve, or a dream to unravel…’
Nine year-old Freda Opperman is caught up in a restaurant siege without her parents. For two days she is bullied and harangued by a madman with a gun. Now, ten years later, the choices she made to survive are coming back to haunt her. What is the burden of the innocent bystander? What happened in the lost hours of that restaurant? Only three people knew for sure, and two of them are dead. Left with the legacy of the dying words of one of the hostages to ‘lead a good life’, the truth slowly comes back to Freda. Is remembering a release, or a burden in itself?
What choices did you make, Freda? How did you come out alive?
Both gripping and moving, The Song of an Innocent Bystander is an unforgettable book.
Baby Days
Omnibus Books, Australia
PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN Illustrated by Anne Spudvilas
A delightful day in a busy baby's life.
With beautiful, warm illustrations by Anne Spuvdvilas and a delightful text, this book will be one to be read again and again.
Scarlett's Bat
Puffin Books, Australia
MIDDLE PRIMARY SCHOOL - Aussie Bites Series
Scarlett Finnegan loves to bat. Cricket is her favourite game but she never gets to play on the team. Then an oppotunity comes up... but is Scarlett really good enough? She worries, until the day she finds a 'special' bat. Could it be magic? Could it make her a cricket star?
Warm, funnny and exciting story for young readers.
Dancing Night Tonight
Scholastic Australia
EARLY CHILDHOOD Illustrated by Anna Pignataro.
"But Mama, it's too dark out there. I don't think you should have dancing class tonight..."
Tuesday night is dancing night at Millie's place, which also means Mama goes out to her class. With the help of a shiny dress, a velvet ribbon, red dancing shoes and a twirling imagination, Millie overcomes her anxiety about Mama going out.
Everything is fine, until Millie asks the one question she's never asked before...
This familiar scenario about a young child's separation anxiety is given a light, magical touch, with beautiful, swirling illustrations by Anna Pignataro.
Shoo Cat
Omnibus Books, Australia
EARLY READER Illustrated by Ann James
There's a strange cat at the back door. He keeps trying to get into Matt's house. What does he want? Shoo cat! You don;t live here.
Is there enough space for the stray cat? Can he join the family?
Maddy in the Middle
Omnibus Books, Australia
EARLY READER Illustrated by Mitch Vane
Maddy doesn’t have a special place in her family. She’s not the youngest, or the oldest, or the cutest. But Silky the cat knows how special she is. When Silky becomes sick, it’s Maddy who knows just what to do to make him feel better. She reminds him of when he was a wild kitten. She sings him songs … but what is she going to do now that Monday has come and she has to go to school? Who will keep Silky company now?
Told with warmth and humour, find out how Maddy solves her special problem.
That Dolphin Thing
Puffin Books, Australia
‘This was my first mother-hug since I wore shorts and sandals. My shoulder was wet, my mum was sobbing and my brain was in terminal panic! This whole dolphin thing was meant to be a joke, for crying out loud! Now it was a nightmare of biblical proportions.’
That Dolphin Thing is the hilarious story of one boy’s navigation through the treacherous waters of adolescence. Will he make it OK? Or will he sink under the weight of his professor-of-jokes mother’s illness, a girl called Killer, his neurotic siblings, and his very big fear of the sea?