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His Name Was Walter

2018-08-01 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2018-08-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 207/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis His Name Was Walter by : Emily Rodda

Download or read book His Name Was Walter written by Emily Rodda. This book was released on 2018-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Australia's favourite storyteller comes a story that shows us the extraordinary power of true love and solves a decades-old mystery. Once upon a time, in a dark city far away, there lived a boy called Walter, who had nothing but his name to call his own ... The handwritten book, with its strangely vivid illustrations, has been hidden in the old house for a long, long time. Tonight, four kids and their teacher will find it. Tonight, at last, the haunting story of Walter and the mysterious, tragic girl called Sparrow will be read - right to the very end ... From one of Australia's most renowned children's authors comes an extraordinary story within a story - a mystery, a prophecy, a long-buried secret. And five people who will remember this night for the rest of their lives. PRAISE 'Another magnificent book from Emily Rodda' - Readings 'guaranteed to capture the imaginations of 8+ mystery lovers' - Better Reading AWARDS Winner - 2019 Prime Minister's Literary Awards (Children's Literature) Winner - 2019 Australian Book Design Awards (Children's Fiction Book) Winner - 2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards (Younger Readers) Shortlisted - 2019 Davitt Awards (Children's) Shortlisted - 2019 QLD Literary Awards (Griffith University Children's Book Award) Shortlisted - 2018 Aurealis Awards (Best Young Adult Novel)

His Name Was Walter

2019-12-09 Australian fiction
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Release : 2019-12-09
Genre : Australian fiction
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Book Rating : 083/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis His Name Was Walter by : Emily Rodda

Download or read book His Name Was Walter written by Emily Rodda. This book was released on 2019-12-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Australia's favourite storyteller comes a story, within a story, that shows us the extraordinary power of true love and solves a decades-old mystery. Once upon a time, in a dark city far away, there lived a boy called Walter, who had nothing but his name to call his own ... The handwritten book, with its strangely vivid illustrations, has been hidden in the old house for a long, long time. Tonight, four kids and their teacher will find it. Tonight, at last, the haunting story of Walter and the mysterious, tragic girl called Sparrow will be read - right to the very end ... From one of Australia's most renowned children's authors, comes an extraordinary story within a story - a mystery, a prophecy, a long-buried secret. And five people who will remember this night for the rest of their lives.

My Name is Not Friday

2016-01-05 Young Adult Fiction
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Release : 2016-01-05
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
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Book Rating : 716/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis My Name is Not Friday by : Jon Walter

Download or read book My Name is Not Friday written by Jon Walter. This book was released on 2016-01-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeously written account of a freeborn black boy sold into slavery during the Civil War; think 12 Years a Slave for young adults. Well-mannered Samuel and his mischievous younger brother Joshua are free black boys living in an orphanage during the end of the Civil War. Samuel takes the blame for Joshua's latest prank, and the consequence is worse than he could ever imagine. He's taken from the orphanage to the South, given a new name -- Friday -- and sold into slavery. What follows is a heartbreaking but hopeful account of Samuel's journey from freedom, to captivity, and back again.

The Shop at Hoopers Bend

2017-08-01 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2017-08-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 164/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Shop at Hoopers Bend by : Emily Rodda

Download or read book The Shop at Hoopers Bend written by Emily Rodda. This book was released on 2017-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Rodda is a master storyteller . . . This is a beautiful, compelling story' -- Books+Publishing, four stars When Quil Medway gets on the train, she thinks she knows where and howher journey will end. At camp. With another school holiday spent surrounded bypeople, but feeling alone. Quil doesn't know how wrong she is. She doesn't know anything about theshop at Hoopers Bend. Or a bitter, prickly woman called Bailey Or a littleblack and white dog who at this very moment is chewing through a rope so he'll be free to answer a call that only he can hear. She doesn't know about the magic. But it won't be long now ... From one of Australia's most renowned children's authors, this is a story about coming home when you didn't even know that was where you belonged. MORE PRAISE 'The Shop at Hoopers Bend is a satisfying read for both young and old, with its timeless tale about new life, new hope and new beginnings. Recommended for 9 years and up.' - Reading Time AWARDS Shortlisted - WA Young Readers Book Awards Shortlisted - 2017 Aurealis Awards Shortlisted - 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Shortlisted - 2018 Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards Shortlisted - 2018 Queensland Literary Awards

We Were Wolves

2021-05-06 Young Adult Fiction
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Release : 2021-05-06
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
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Book Rating : 090/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis We Were Wolves by : Jason Cockcroft

Download or read book We Were Wolves written by Jason Cockcroft. This book was released on 2021-05-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal Nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal Boy lives in a caravan on his own in the woods. His dad, John, is in prison and promises to get out soon. All the boy needs to do is survive alone for a little while longer. But dark forces are circling – like the dangerous man in the Range Rover, who is looking for his stolen money. And then there are the ancient forces that have lain asleep in the woods for an age...

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