Charles Augustus Fenton, the loved and cherished child of Charles Senior and Elizabeth, is born at Fenton Manor into wealth and assured future prosperity. His protected and indulged childhood, apart from his having to endure a frightening bout of typhoid fever, could only be described as charmed.<br /> <br />At home, the servants of Fenton Manor are deferential towards their employers, but in the outside world, the Chartists are rebe ...
An awesomely gross book by Bestselling children's author, Adam Wallace!<br /> <br />Better Out Than In is full of funny rhyming little tales like "Valerie's Vomit", "Peter's Pimple" and "Nancy's Nose"!<br /> <br />This little gem covers all the profound dinner party conversations at the child's table: gross stories, fart noises, chewed up food ...
In 1954, Melbourne is still reeling from WWII; the Cold War sees suspicions running high and the threat of communism and spies hide in every shadow.<br /> <br />Jewish schoolgirl, Ruth, is trying to navigate her own path, despite her strict upbringing and the past that haunts her family.<br /> <br />It's a path that she wishes could include her first love, Patrick, but the rich Catholic boy is strictly off limits.< ...
"a landmark in Australian literature" Maurice Rioli, MLA<br /> <br />Fifteen year old Tammy Damulkurra lives in Maningrida – a remote Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land. Tammy has friends and likes the disco and thinks at last she has her first boyfriend but he cheats on her and Tammy gets into a fight with her arch enemy, Sharon. Tammy's parents send her to the outstations for several weeks to cool off and she quickly get ...
I'm not going to lie to you. This book is so gross, the grossness has been grossonified. Yes, not only does it contain grossness at a level similar to that in Better Out Than In, it goes even further. It's like, if the grossness level in Better Out Than In was, say, as tall as a baby, then the grossness level in Better Out Than In Number Twos is as tall as the tallest man in the world, standing on the second tallest man in the world&ap ...
"Yet behind closed doors, the laughter faded and the fear came back…"<br /> <br />At thirteen years of age Cassandra Romanelli's world had turned out to be everything she hated! Cassie lived in a big Italian family with lots of complex relationships. Dealing not only with the rules and regulations of a strict, abusive father, Cassie also struggled with bulimia and had to overcome the taunts and bullying from he ...
Containing beautiful illustrations by Heath McKenzie this book in a fun way teaches children about the joys of 'sharing'. The Share-a-Not is greedy, stealing all the rocks he can get his hands on – from everyone! Finally he steals from a young four-eyed lad, whose father decides enough is enough, and he works out a plan to show the Share-a-Not he's got it all wrong…BUT WILL THE PLAN WORK? ...
She'd always imagined her song for Emilia would quietly develop, and one day she would sit at her piano or the desk, take a blank music sheet, and begin the first sweet bars. It did not begin like that… It's 1964 and Sandra turns 19. She is studying at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and playing piano with fellow student Billy at a jazz club. She wonders if she's still in love with Nick but he is far away, having left unive ...
