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Book Three of the Mother-Earth Series United we stand … divided we fall. The cunning and powerful Mogritas and his allies, like a pride of ferocious lions, maneuver and toy with the citizens of Mother, before moving in for the kill. Scattered across not one, but two worlds,...

The 'cooee' call to arms takes Syd from the Mallee to the fields of France. As part of the mobile veterinary unit, his horses are trained for war but face new and deadly weapons. Battle-weary diggers, shipped from Gallipoli and joined by fresh recruits from home, are met by a formidable enemy at Fromelles...

More bombs exploded and within seconds several ships were on fire. Japanese planes flew so close to me that I could not only see the red circles painted under their wings, but I could see the pilots' faces. It only took a moment. It was a moment that Tom would always remember — that morning of 19 February 1942, when everything changed ... changed from peace to war.

I dropped to the ground. I could see nothing until lightning flashed. I started crawling towards the bottom of the stairs where I’d last seen Dad. Something slammed into my side and I hit the ground. My hip was hurting like crazy but I went on, sliding like a snake ... When I lifted my head and...

Boo is a seven-year-old Thai girl whose father is dying. She must leave home and travel 1700 kilometres to live in an orphanage, ‘Pa Joe’s Place’, run by a foreigner (farang). With a bag of clothes, some food and a mysterious envelope addressed to ‘Pa Joe’, she endures an adventurous train...

Ooh la la! Nancy loves all of the fancy things in her room—like the fabulous tutu she wore at her dance recital, her exquisite tea set, and the magnifique vanity table that once belonged to her grandmother. But Nancy will soon discover that there’s something extra special that Nancy’s fanciest...

Sam Tyler is a feisty 14 year-old girl who lives in a seaside town, and becomes rebellious after the death of her father. Her mother has remarried and Sam conflicts with her stepfather, Max. When a classmate, Zoran Cepnic, is abducted, Sam forms a committee to find him, and the entire school is fired-up...

The ultimate tour of United States' most inspiring speeches, quotes, and leaders—the perfect gift for kids who love history and want to make a difference in the future. Together in one essential collection, this selection of the United States' most important historical documents and speeches...

Rida Khalid is a Muslim refugee from Iran. She is bullied by two girls at school for wearing a hijab (Muslim headscarf), reading books and wearing glasses, and seeks refuge in an old man’s garden after school. Rida meets an Asian girl at school, Ky, who also loves books, but Rida soon dumps her...

When a Tasmanian sailing family anchors near an old wrecked hulk in New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds, the kids discover a strangely abandoned campsite nearby, with plates of uneaten food and young children’s toys still visible under the mould and cockroaches. Their curiosity leads to an investigation...

Can a Lawyer who Specializes in Breaking Up Couples Find Her Own Happy Ending? Hazel Chamberlayne can. She’s turning forty. And do you know what? She’s excited about it. Successful by her own standards, flanked by a group of magnetic friends, she feels as if life is genuinely beginning...

Would you like to know how to paint? Are you ready to move up from kid tempera or water color? Acrylic paint is a very versatile, cheap, and readily available medium that can be used on almost any surface. Many people use acrylics these days. The fact that anyone can paint using acrylic is what...

This anthology presents a vivid collection of essays that explore the history, strategies, philosophy, and diversity of bisexual politics and theory in the United States. The 33 contributors develop a multifaceted approach to defining bisexual politics. Through these voices, the book seeks...

The best means of realising the extent of the Roman Empire in or about the year 64 is to glance at the map. It will be found to reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Euphrates, from the middle of England - approximately the river Trent - to the south of Egypt, from the Rhine and the Danube to the Desert...