Christine Gardner: 17 books

'I'm Starving, Mum' is an adventure packed story of ten year old Billy, who is left alone on a train and undergoes all kinds of problems before he finds his mother again. 

An ancient prophecy foretells the coming of a beast that will destroy the island of Breeland unless three young people, one from each tribe, journey to the beast's lair and destroy it. Although they appear to have little in common they must learn to put aside their differences and work together for...

On a hot summer evening a group of bored teens decide to have a séance; it's the sixties and they're country kids just having a bit of fun. Everyone knows it's just nonsense, don't they? If someone is hurt, someone they don't like, it can't be anything to do with them, can it?

Most of Sophie's family love sport. But Sophie doesn't like it much at all and she's not very good at it. At last they discover she's very good at something else.

Sam lives with his mother and sister in a city almost destroyed by war and fast running out of food and other resources. He is convinced the only hope for their survival is to take the chance of journeying through the hills--home to dangerous gangs--in search of a new home and a new life. Most of...

A look at the mangling of the English language and some help for those who want to improve their grammar and punctuation.

Demented Mothers is a Thesis on Infanticide and Child Murder in early 20th century Australia. 

In 1910 in Bendigo, three children were found dead in their home, brutally murdered with an axe and a knife. Their mother, Camellia McCluskey, was a de facto wife at a time when such a position was not socially acceptable. Her partner, George, was considerably older than her. The two lived together...

Laura Prescott is a city girl. She lives in Melbourne and enjoys the life of a single girl in 1970, with no intention of marrying any time soon, if at all. She has no desire to live the life she sees her mother has, with a house full of children. Things change suddenly after she loses her job and...

Jo Corbould's life is turned upside down when her long-term boyfriend Tim dumps her for a younger woman. She is devastated but feels she has a chance for a new life when she inherits an old cottage from her great-uncle. Rose Cottage seems ideal; it feels like home to Jo immediately. The view, overlooking...

In 2493 there are two very different civilizations surviving in a world so damaged no-one can go outside in daylight. The Thrallians are a high tech civilization, unaware of the existence of the Centrals, who live in a deserted subway. That is until Derek and Patric discover a girl locked in the Supers' quarter. A girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, unlike anyone in Thrallia.

A grumpy teddy bear runs away from the toy shop and meets an old woman at the bus stop. He insists she help him get away from the toy shop, which is not only boring, but dangerous!

When her grandmother dies, Gabby discovers an old letter concealed in a secret compartment in the roll-top desk made four generations earlier. The secrets it reveals belong to an even earlier generation—the first members of Gabby's family to cross the ocean from Britain to Australia, over 150 years...

Didie is a baby dragon, made of clay, who sleeps on top of the heater in her family's loungeroom. She's always been content, cosy and warm, with no desire to move from her comfortable heater, until one night, when her family's away, something happens . . .