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Come Fly with Me
Gigi Sedlmayer - 2009
She moved to Peru when she was five with Australian missionary and schoolteacher parents. Because Matica is trapped in the body of a two year old, her growth handicap has caused her to be rejected by the local people and they would not accept her into their community or allow her to play with the children. With patience and a sense of adventure Matica befriends a pair of condors. A strong bond and love develops between them. Matica rescues the egg the condors, Tamo and Tima, are trying to protect from poachers and nurtures it to hatching. The egg hatches on her 10th birthday and she names the new fledging Talon. Many adventures unfold, including her finally being accepted into the local community. And something totally unexpected... This is the beginning of many incredible adventures with Talon and Matica. It is a story of hope, determination and love.
The Steeplechase Secret
Jeanette Lane - 2018
She's ready to take it easy and enjoy some downtime with her family, her best friends, and her horse, Raven. But then, Zoe, Becky, and Jade notice some strange things happening at the new steeplechase race track that has the whole town abuzz with excitement. Zoe promised her mom she'd stay out of trouble for once . . . but a little investigating couldn't hurt, right?Includes an 8-page insert packed with photos from the TV show!
Chicken School
Jeremy Strong - 2005
But I'm eleven now. Where's the excitement . . . Where's my life?!' Tim's family is the Most Boring Family In The World and he's fed up. He wants fun! Thrills! Adventure! And school's just as boring too. But one day a phantom message about Tim appears and everything changes. Who is the day-glo scribbler – and what's so special about chickens anyway?
Solomán
Ramón García Domínguez - 1990
He is "just a man" who, with common sense, achieves what other superheroes can't. This story is a good excuse for young readers to reflect on the qualities that a real superhero should have. An excellent title to awake the critical thinker.
The Ticklemore Tattler
Liz Davies - 2021
Up until now, she’s been concentrating on running the local newspaper and raising her daughter.But all that is about to change when Juliette is informed that the Ticklemore Tattler is to fold and that she’ll be out of a job. She begins to wonder whether she can buy the newspaper and try to make a go of it herself.Aware that she needs some advice she contacts Oliver Pascoe, little knowing that when her old colleague re-enters her life, his help isn’t the only thing she wants him for!As she begins to fall in love, however, what she doesn’t realise is that Oliver has something he’s keeping from her.
There's Only One Danny Garvey
David F. Ross - 2020
Professional clubs clamoured to sign him, and a glittering future beckoned. And yet, his early promise remained unfulfilled, and Danny is back home in the tiny village of Barshaw to manage the struggling junior team he once played for. What’s more, he’s hiding a secret about a tragic night, thirteen years earlier, that changed the course of several lives. There’s only one Danny Garvey, they once chanted … and that’s the problem.
On Orchard Road
Elsbeth Edgar - 2011
She has a brand-new sister, and her family has moved to a small town, leaving behind everything she knows. She is sure that she will be miserable – but a mysterious old lady, a curious boy and an amazing garden prove her wrong. A story about friendship, hope, and the healing power of nature and art.
Keeping Faith
Lucy Daniels - 2001
But Faith is an elderly mare now, and needs rest and a gentle owner. There are a few options for Faith, but Josie is not happy with the choices. She can’t lose Faith. . . .
Not in Your Genes: The Real Reasons Children Are Like Their Parents
Oliver James - 2014
I don’t have any’.Using a mixture of famous and ordinary people, Oliver James drills deep down into the childhood causes of our individuality, revealing why our upbringing, not our genes, plays such an important role in our wellbeing and success. The implications are huge: as adults we can change, we can clutch our fates from predetermined destiny, as parents we can radically alter the trajectory of our childrens’ lives, and as a society we could largely eradicate criminality and poverty.Not in Your Genes will not only change the way you think about yourself and the people around you, but give you the fuel to change your personality and your life for the better.
The Three Wise Monkeys
Jeet Gian - 2016
And as is the fate of all morons, they were drawn intotrouble—deep trouble—of hiding crores of rupees of black money in secret offshore companies.Will their mistake of turning a blind eye to the philosophy of ‘See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’ cost them their careers and put them in prison? Or Will Lady Luck change their fortunes forever?
The Doctor Calling
Meredith Appleyard - 2016
To become embroiled in a family's grief, their anger, their secrets, wasn't safe, or clever. Rebuilding her life again after unexpected tragedy, GP Laura O'Connor flees Adelaide, and her medical career, for a quiet life in rural Potters Junction. She's looking to escape her own family dramas. The last thing she expects is to become caught up in another's.Jake Finlay is a man with a troubled past and a passion for risk-taking. After years away from his small home town, he's hell-bent on keeping his distance. But his father is dying and this could be the last chance they have to make amends.As Laura and Jake come together over the care for the frail man, they experience an irresistible attraction. Will facing death help them both to grab hold of life? And might love be just what the doctor ordered?
Maisy Goes to the Local Bookstore: A Maisy First Experiences Book
Lucy Cousins - 2017
Today Maisy is going to the bookstore to buy a new book, but there are so many to choose from! There s a big brown book about bears, a long blue book about fish, a noisy book about trucks, and a book about things to draw and paint. Just as Maisy finds a beautiful book of rhymes that her friend Tallulah will love, out pops Charley from behind the shelves. "Ahoy, Maisy!" he says, holding a book about pirates. Now what kind of books will Cyril and Eddie choose?"
Glitter and Gloss
Vibha Batra - 2016
The only hitch in this perfect romance is her prospective sister-in-law who thinks Misha is everything a Bahu shouldn’t be: garrulous, geeky, gawky, gainfully employed (especially the last bit). The questions is will Misha win Didi (and the Kha-Pee Panchayat) over with her Stepford Wife Act? Will she continue to be the poster child for the inherent evils of the Bahu Brigade? Or will she learn to ‘lau’ herself before the whole world and its wife can do the same?
Garfield: The Monday That Wouldn't End Original Graphic Novel: The Monday That Wouldn't End
Scott Nickel - 2019
But this is no ordinary Monday, and the frazzled feline finds himself stuck in a time loop, reliving the agony over and over and over. Can Garfield find a way to end this rotten day or will he be stuck forever? Garfield and the gang are back in an all-new graphic novel with stories written by Scott Nickel and Mark Evanier (Garfield & Friends) and illustrated by series regular Antonio Alfaro and artist Dave Alvarez.
His Wicked Worcestershire (The Secret Sauce #5)
Laney Powell - 2020
Just ask him - he’ll be the first to tell you all about it. So when anonymous food blogger and food critic, Wicked in Worcestershire, writes a scathing review of his latest culinary creation, he’s determined to discover their identity and show the world just how wrong they are.Evie Jones has clawed her way to the top of the amateur food blogger food chain by telling like it is. A review from her can impact a chef’s reputation, and she’s not afraid to wield that power. So when her latest review gets her called out on national television it’s knives out, baby, and Evie is prepared to filet her latest victim.She’s the reality check he doesn’t know he needs. He’s the tender touch she has no idea she’s craving.Can they fix each other’s recipes before the flames consume them both?