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Five years have passed since the Skandians and the Araluans made their treaty, and Will has finally become a Ranger, with his own fief to look after. He soon learns that even sleepy little islands have problems to keep him on his toes.Then he and his old friend Alyss are thrown i...nto a terrifying new adventure, investigating the truth behind rumours of sorcery in a remote northern fief. As he stands in Grimsdell Forest, with the horrific, ghostly Night Warrior looming over him, Will must ask himself one question: is there a rational explanation ...or does sorcery really exist?
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Barney is a solitary little boy, given to wandering off by himself. One day he is lying on the edge of a disused chalk-pit when it gives way and he lands in a sort of cave. Here he meets 'somebody with a lot of shaggy hair and two bright black eyes' wearing a rabbit skin and spea...king in grunts. He names him Stig. Of course nobody believes Barney when he tells his family all about Stig, but for Barney cave-man Stig is totally real. They become great friends, learning each others ways and embarking on a series of unforgettable adventures.
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Aussie children love to hear all the Classic Fairy Tales, then let them listen to them on this CD read by an AUSTRALIAN,(no American or British accents here). The stories are told in classic style, with warmth and humour, with the added bonus of a song to go with each story. This... unique new release features 3 times ARIA Winner Peter Combe, pioneer
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The first book in a thrilling new series that has been a hit around the world. Featuring monsters, creatures and weird, surgically engineered characters, the novel summons up an unusual fantasy world. Set in the world of the Half-Continent - a land of tri-corner hats and flintloc...k pistols - the Monster Blood Tattoo trilogy is a world of predatory monsters, chemical potions and surgically altered people. Foundling begins the journey of Rossamund, a boy with a girl's name, who is just about to begin a dangerous life in the service of the Emperor. What starts as a simple journey is threatened by encounters with monsters - and people, who may be worse. Learning who to trust and who to fear is neither easy nor without its perils, and Rossamund must choose his path carefully. enough secrets, promises, and mystery to create impatient demand for part two. Booklist (starred review)
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Eleven-year-old Grace only knows one world - the world of her mum and dad and twin brothers, and the strict religious community they belong to. But when her dad is thrown out of the church for asking questions, Grace is torn. How can she stay in the church and keep her family tog...ether?
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Red Dog is a lovable friendly West Australian red kelpie who found widespread fame by travelling all over Western Australia, hitching rides over thousands of miles, settling in places for months at a time and adopting new families, before heading off to the next destination and a...nother family - sometimes returning to say hello years later. While visiting Australia, Louis de Bernieres heard the legend of Red Dog and travelled to Western Australia, meeting countless people who'd known and loved Red Dog. The result of Louis's research is an utterly charming tale of an amazing dog with places to go and people to see.
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The animals in the farmyard decide that working for humans is doing them no favours, so under the leadership of Napoleon, the only Berkshire Boar on the farm, and the other pigs, they drive out the farmer and his cohorts and set about structuring their own society. Based on a lis...t of supposedly animal-friendly rules such as four legs good, two legs bad the animals work together to harvest their own food and run their own farm. However, little by little, the rules begin to mysteriously change and the pigs seem to gain power little by little, making the animals question what society they were striving for in the first place and whether their new-found freedom is as liberating as they might have hoped. With direct allusions to political figures such as Lenin, Marx, Trotsky, Stalin and Molitov, to name but a few, Animal Farm is one of the greatest socio-political works of all time, and this UNABRIDGED audio does it absolute justice.
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Take one Shakespearan tragedy: Macbeth. Add Andy, Danny and Lisa - the JUST trio, whose madcap exploits have already delighted hundreds of thousands of readers for the last ten years.
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The hilarious wacky new series from Australia's number one bestselling children's author, Andy Griffiths. This is the first in a new four-book series of stand-alone novels all set in an imaginary school where crazy things can happen, and often do! Pencil of Doom, book two in the ...series, is scheduled for a simultaneous release with the print edition in September. Andy Griffiths is the immensely popular author whose book, Just Shocking! reached new heights of popularity in 2007. This year will be even bigger with the launch of this new series and the sequel to The Cat on the Mat is Flat. It doesn't take Henry McThrottle long to realise that Mr Brainfright, his new teacher at Northwest Southeast Central School, is rather unusual. His last teacher would never have fallen out of the window-twice-or taught Class 5C how to skid on banana peels. But Henry's got even stranger things on his mind On a trip to Principal Greenbeards office, he discovers that there is buried treasure on Skull Island, which is somewhere in the school! Henry and his friends Jenny, Gretel, Newton and Jack set out to find a chest filled with gold, jewel-encrusted goblets and pieces of eight (whatever they are). But soon their secret is out, and everyone has treasure fever. Can they find the buried treasure, beat the bully, catch the villain and save their teacher, Mr Brainfright?
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Award-winning NZ author Kate De Goldi has imbued her latest book with all the wisdom, humour and family chaos you could wish for. The 10pm Question is a novel that challenges any kind of age category and will appeal to pre-teen, teen and adult readers alike. Brilliantly narrated ...by Stig Wemyss.
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