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Trust Me!Anthology edited by Paul Collins with an introduction by Isobelle Carmody$22.95Trust Me! features original contributions by 50 of Australia’s best known children’s authors, poets and illustrators. Stories and poems cover all genres, mystery, romance, crime, fantasy, SF, humour and more. Contributors include: Andy Griffiths, Shaun Tan, Gary Crew, Phillip Gwynne, Catherine Bateson, Steven Herrick, Allan Baillie, Sofie Laguna, Leigh Hobbs, Marc McBride, Mitch Vane, Michael Wagner, David Metzenthen and many others. |
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Gamers' Questby George Ivanoff$16.95Tark and Zyra are teenaged thieves on a quest. In a world of magic and science, where dragons and mages exist alongside drones and lasers, they endeavour to reach the haven of Designers’ Paradise. But their world is not what it appears to be and their haven is about to come under threat of destruction. Can Tark and Zyra save Designers’ Paradise ... and their own world?
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They Told Me I Had to Write Thisby Kim Miller$17.95Clem is a boy in strife. Blamed for the death of his mother, carrying a terrible secret from the past and in trouble with the police, he’s now in a school for toxic teenagers. And that rev-head school counsellor wants him to write letters. |
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Crime Timeby Sue Bursztynski$16.95Crime Time - Australians behaving badly is a collection of true Australian crime stories ranging from bushrangers such as Ned Kelly and Mad Dan Morgan through to serial killers, fraudsters and modern celebrity criminals. It has an introduction by Kerry Greenwood and contains details of the crimes, biographical details, portraits by Louise Prout and interesting trivia in Did You Know boxes. |
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The Ice-cream Manby Jenny Mounfield$16.95One summer afternoon three boys play a prank on the ice-cream man. This one decision sets into motion a chain of events that will forge a life-long bond, testing each boy as never before. Three boys united by fear and their need for friendship. Three boys united against the ice-cream man. |
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The Earthbornby Paul Collins$12.95“I in sist that if you read only one science fiction book in your life, read The Earthborn” Donna Jones ─ www.sfcrowsnest.com “... certainly worthy of sitting on the same shelf with early Heinlein and Norton” Don D’ammassa ─ Chronicle “The Earthborn manages to avoid the mundane by fast-paced narrative and believable young characters, a combination which will clearly appeal to his intended read audience” Jeff Popple ─ The Canberra Times “This is a book which can be read on a number of levels: as a challenging social comment or as a gripping adventure story. Here’s hoping that the sequel is not long in coming”. EB – Viewpoint “The story is fast paced and reminiscent of John Marsden’s Tomorrow series. This is a worthy edition to a school library collection”. Lesley Boon ─ Fiction Focus |
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The Skybornby Paul Collins$32.95 (Hardback)“Collins trains an unflinching gaze on classic science fiction themes. Welkin’s gritty adventures to challenge his faith in vision of the Skyborn and land him a battle to save cilvilisation on Earth. The pace moves quickly . . . ” Publishers Weekly “Collins . . . successfully puts his stamp on the post-disaster genre with this energetic, colourfully detailed young-adult actioner” Zero G |
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The Hivebornby Paul Collins$32.95 (Hardback)“Collins weaves a fast-paced, unpretentious narrative, particularly aimed at younger readers, culminating in a dramatic conclusion with the Hiveborn Queen” THE CANBERRA TIMES “For SF enthusiasts this will be compelling reading” AROUND THE BOOKSHOPS “Collins creates an epic, action-packed finale to his trilogy” THE AGE “. . .exciting and fast-paced saga of conflict . . . The Hiveborn is an exciting science fiction adventure” MIDWEST REVIEW |
