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NIPS XI by Ruth Starke (NOVEL)

Lan, a spirited young Vietnamese boy, is tired being called names. He longs to be accepted as an Aussie. Unable to get a place in the local cricket team he decides to form one of his own, called NIPS XI. With the help of "Spinner McGinty" a crusty old cricket player, they surprise their families and everyone else at North Illalaba Primary School by taking on the prestigious team from Kings College.

THE LAST SHOT by Allan BAILLIE

Steve is a talented basketball player who has the skill to help his new team mates win the Grand Final. But both Steve and his Dad understand that this is not just a game of basketball - it could be the difference between life and death. If he plays to his ability, he may reveal his true identity and place his family in great danger. Who has the last shot?

THE WORST TEAM EVER by Phillip Gwynne (JUNIOR NOVEL)

The Matrafield Under 13s are almost the worst footy team ever. Why doesn't the coach want them to win? Jimmy, new to the team, finds out why. Aussie Bite series.

FRONT RUNNER by Jane CARROLL

While he's running, Robbie doesn't have to think, doesn't have to remember the accident. While he's running, he feels strong and fast. He likes being way out in front, alone. He likes winning. But is he really good enough for the National Cross-Country Championships? And as his mother is struggling to keep the family farm going, how will he find the money to compete?

FOOTY SHORTS by Margaret CLARK

Lennie's great-grandfather played for the Cheetahs. So did his grandfather. So did his dad. They're footy legends. But Lennie knows he's not legend material. So when Calvin Calamari, arrives from up north and wants to join the Cheetahs' under-15 footy team, Lennie sees a way out. Read the others in this series including BOARD SHORTS and STINKY SHORTS.

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ZIZZY ZING by Ursula DUBOSARSKY

In 1988, the Bicentennial Year, a girl catches the train from Sydney and as she steps on to the platform at Katoomba she steps back in time to 1938, 50 years before. She is then drawn strangely towards a house in Lurline Street and finds herself caught up in mysterious circumstances. 

PLAYING BEATTIE BOW by Ruth PARK

The story takes place in The Rocks area in Sydney. Abigail watches some children play the scary game of Beatie Bow and suddenly finds herself swept back into the Sydney of a hundred years ago

FINDERS KEEPERS by Emily RODDA

Science-fiction drama series based on the award-winning novel Finders Keepers, by children's author Emily Rodda. 10 year old Patrick accepts a strange personal invitation to become a contestant on a million dollar game show, beginning a series of journeys through the computer, across the time barrier. This new time dimension is full of strange characters, baffling encounters and the danger of fading away before Patrick returns to his own world.

RIDDLE OF THE TRUMPALAR by Patricia BERNARD

Three children who live in Paddington battle the local council to save a giant Moreton Bay Fig tree in Trumper Park. To their surprise, one day while playing in the roots of the giant "Trumper" tree, they travel back in time and meet a young convict girl on the run. They face a terrible dilemna - should they return home or stay and help Mary? Do they risk being caught up in her world and unable to return to their own?

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LITTLE BROTHER by Alan BAILLIE 

Vithy and Mang are in flight from the Khmer Rouge. A young boy's search for his older brother through the war ravaged countryside of Cambodia. 

SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES by  Eleanor COERR

Based on the true story : Sadako, a young Japanese girl who lives in Hiroshima after World War II, is stricken with leukaemia. She plans to make a thousand origami peace cranes so that she may live. After her death her family and friends finish making the cranes as a tribute to her wish for a peace in the world.

THE SILVER SWORD by Ian SERAILLIER

Three Jewish children leave a Polish ghetto. They face much hardship and many dangers as they travel across Europe to hopefully be reunited with their parents in Switzerland.

I AM DAVID by Ann HOLM

David is a boy who escapes from a Concentration camp. He manages to travel alone across the whole of Europe from Greece to Denmark. Along the way he faces many dangers, but he also must also learn to trust the people who help him on his journey .

WHEN HITLER STOLE THE PINK RABBIT by Judith KERR

Exciting and funny episodes of the author's childhood when her German-Jewish family fled Berlin on the day of the elections which brought Hitler into power. They had to keep moving on, to a Swiss village and then to Paris. 

NUMBER THE STARS  by Lois LOWRY

10 year old Ann Marie Johansen lives in Denmark. The Danes are involved in the remarkable smuggling of 7000 Jewish people, pursued by the Nazis, to the safety of Sweden. Anne Marie helps her friend Ellen escape with her family, showing courage and enterprise. 

GOODNIGHT MR TOM by Michel MAGORIAN

A moving story of a deprived child from London who is evacuated to the country during WWII. Mr Tom has lived by himself in a tiny village in Wales since the death of his wife and child. At first he resents having to care for Tom. Soon Tom feels more at home with Mr Tom than with his own family in London.

NO GUNS FOR ASMIR by Christobel MATTINGLEY

A Muslim family flees Sarajevo during the Bosnian War during the early 1990's, leaving their father behind. Based on a true story. Read also the sequel ASMIR IN VIENNA


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