SCHOOL STORIES

THE DEMON HEADMASTER by Gillian CROSS(Novel)

When Dinah starts at a new school she finds the headmaster very strange. He appears to use hypnosis to control the whole school. Read of her battle against the evil headmaster!

I HATE FRIDAYS : Stories from Koala Hills Primary School by Rachel FLYNN

A collection of funny stories from fourth Class at Koala Hills Primary. This is the first in the Koala Hills Primary series.

TURBULENT TERM  OF TYKE TAYLOR by Gene KEMP

An award wilnning story about Tyke Tyler and his friend Danny who are both very fond of practical jokes. Together they are double trouble, especially during their last term at Cricklepitt Combined School.

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TUESDAY by David Wiesner (PICTURE BOOK)

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Perhaps aliens in a UFO ? No it's a host of frogs on lilypads, flying gleefully out of a swamp one Tuesday evening. They spend the evening cavorting through the town, largely un-noticed by the townsfolk . Just before dawn their "alien adventure" comes to an end, as the lilypads return to earth and the frogs return to the swamp. Puzzled FBI investigators find little evidence of any "alien invasion" - just some lilypads in unexpected places. What will happen next Tuesday? This book won the Caldecott Medal for outstanding illustrations.

 THE GIVER by Lois LOWRY

Jonas is a twelve year old boy who lives in a Utopian Society sometime in the future. There is no war, no hunger or pain. Everything seems perfect. Or is it? Jonas is given his life long assignment as the new Receiver of Memory, by the Committee of Elders. He then learns from the Giver what his community is missing. He sets out on a quest to protect Gabriel an unwanted child and change the world in which they live.

GHOST TRAIN by Michael STEPHENS

Harry seeking independence finds himself on a bizarre train trip which takes him on a strange journey across the galaxies. Along the way he meetsa robot, space pirates, giants and many more strange adventurers!!

HORSEHEAD BOY by Roy BARNES

Spud, a BMX enthusiast,  is kidnapped from hospital. His brain is used to power a wheelie bin with mechanical arms by a mad scientist experimenting with space travel.Very funny!

ALIEN GAMES by Jackie FRENCH

A collection of five sci-fi short stories about life on other planets.


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At first Cadbury is embarrassed that his grandmother is a truckie. She drives a semi-trailer called Tootsie, a 36-tonne Kenworth with bogie drive wheels and power steering. But it isnˆt very long at all before Cadbury discovers that having a grandma who drives a semi-trailer is fun. Read about their adventures. Each chapter tells a complete story. Look for the other books in the series including Grandma Cadbury's Water World.

THE FLYING EMU by Sally MORGAN

Here are twenty delightful Aboriginal myths about how the world began, and the events - humorous, fantastic or frightening - that followed.

UNREAL by Paul JENNINGS

This is the first of the wonderfully bizarre collections of short stories in the "UN... " Series by Paul Jennings. If you enjoy this one, you'll be asking for more. The stories are quirky, funny and sometimes verge on the rude or disgusting. Other titles include Uncanny! Unbelievable! Unbearable! and Unmentionable!

THINGS IN CORNERS by Ruth PARK

A collection of five spine-tingling spooky stories for children, each of which has more than a hint of the unexpected - and a surprise for the reader at the end.

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