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FOOTY
SHORTS by Margaret Clark
Lennie's
Dad, his grandad and even his great-grandad were all legendary footballers.
Lennie's not so sure about his own footy talent but he's prepared
to bet on Calvin Calamari, the kid from Darwin who likes to play
barefoot. If you like this one try the others in the series including
BOARD SHORTS.
(Sport;
Humour)
THE
RENTED HOUSE by Phil Cummings
Who
is the stranger with green hair who has moved in to the rented house
on Ridley Road? Why is he behaving so strangely? Is he an alien
or a maybe a witch doctor? The mystery will keep you guessing to
the end? (Mystery)
DON'T
PAT THE WOMBAT by Elizabeth Honey.
Mark
Ryder and his mates Wormz,Nick, Mitch and Jonah are off to the Gumbinya
Pioneer Camp for their Year 6 school camp. Read about their zany
adventures.
(School; Humour)
INFAMOUS
by Justin D'Ath
Tim
is full of ideas to help his friends.Operation Thylacine is his
craziest idea yet. He disguises his dog Elvis and sets up a fake
sighting of the famous Tasmanian Tiger, in order to save the town
of Daffodil. Tourists and the TV News team flock to the town. If
Tim reveals his secret he will become famous or perhaps INFAMOUS!
(Humour)
THE
GHOST AND THE GOGGLE BOX by Duncan Ball
Arnold
Taylor is dead but he won't go away. Read this very funny tale,
which is the first in a series of three stories about the dreadful
ghost of Uncle Arnold. The series is written by Duncan Ball, author
of the Selby series.
(Ghost Story ; Humour)
THE
COCKROACH WAR by Johnathan Harlen
When
Toby Judge's neighbours, the Cadwallers, win the biggest Lotto prize
in Australia they change from a regular suburban Aussie family into
the meanest, nastiest most revolting neighbours ever! Toby and Emma
declare war and have some most unusual weapons.
(Family; Humour)
TOTALLY
FREAKY by Moya Simons
A
boy called Frogface becomes an overnight genius. At first he thinks
it's because he has mysteriously grown an extra brain. Then, to
his horror, he discovers he has become host to an alien whizz-kid
named Spit. Soon they're off to the planet Twiggle . It's all totally
freaky.... Try the other titles in the series too : Totally Cool;
Totally Weird and Totally Awesome.
(Humour; Science Fiction)
BUZZARD
BREATH & BRAINS by James Moloney
Rex
and Tony get wrongly blamed for ruining the Principal's prize rose
garden. Rex and his cousin Natalie are determined to find who is
really to blame. (School)
PARADISE
PALACE by Wendy Orr
"
From Poverty to Paradise" ...."all they had to do was be the first
to find all the letters of PARADISE PALACE and stick them on to
a coupon".... Roland's family love entering competitions and winning
lots of useless prizes. It's so embarrassing! But when the chance
comes to win a two storey mansion on the Paradise Coast, even Roland
gets excited. (Family;
Humour)
GRANDMA
CADBURY'S BIKIE GANG by Dianne Bates
Gran
has the travel bug again! Read these very funny short stories about
Cadbury and his daredevil gran. They're both set for more adventures
when Gran, the "QUEEN of the HIGHWAY", joins the Glory Riders Bikie
Gang and gets herself a Harley. (Humour;
Adventure)
DARK
KNIGHTS AND DINGY CASTLES : a HORRIBLE HISTORIES SPECIAL by Terry
Deary.
Read about the adventurous days of Chivalry:
dark knights, cruel crusades, blood-thirsty battles and terrific
tournaments. History has never been so horrible.
(Adventure)
THE
INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD by Lynne Reid Banks
Omri
and Patrick have some amazing adventures with a tiny toy indian
brave and a cowboy who magically come to life when placed in an
old medicine cabinet. It becomes increasingly difficult to keep
the peace between Patrick's cowboy and Omri's indian and to keep
their amazing secret safe from others at home and school. Once you've
read this book you'll want to read the whole Indian in the Cupboard
series. (Fantasy)
THE
HOUSE GUEST by Eleanor Nilsson
Gunno
and his gang regularly play truant and raid houses for thrills,
stealing cash only. But the house in the valley is different. Gunno
is repeatedly drawn back to the same house, as if something or someone
is waiting for him.
(Mystery)
THE
KEEPER by Roseanne Hawke
Joel
Billings is often in trouble for fighting at school. Shawn Houser
is always teasing him. Joel decides he needs a "keeper" - a new
dad to stand up for him and to enter the father-son fishing competition!
So Joel puts an ad in the Wanted column of the SUNDAY MAIL. When
Dev Eagle, a biker with a long black plait, a black leather jacket
and silver earrings answers his ad, Joel decides he must keep his
new "dad" a secret from Gran. (
School; Family)
DON'T FORGET
CARTOONS such as Asterix;
Tin-Tin; OR
Spooner
or Later by Ted Greenwood and Paul Jennings
Duck
for Cover by Ted Greenwood and Paul Jennings
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