Lien, Tracey
Summary: A young Vietnamese-Australian woman returns home to her family in the wake of her brother's murder and becomes determined to discover what happened in this exploration of the bonds of friendship, family, and community.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC LIEMurnane, Gerald
Summary: On their vast estates, the landowning families of the plains have preserved a rich and distinctive culture. Obsessed with their own habitat and history, they hire artisans, writers and historians to record in minute detail every aspect of their lives, and the nature of their land. A young film-maker arrives on the plains, hoping to make his own contribution to the elaboration of this history....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Text Publishing Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MURArnott, Robbie
Summary: A young man named Levi McAllister decides to build a coffin for his twenty-three-year-old sister, Charlotte who promptly runs for her life. A water rat swims upriver in quest of the cloud god. A fisherman named Karl hunts for tuna in partnership with a seal. And a father takes form from fire. The answers to these riddles are to be found in this tale of grief and love and the bonds of family,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Books 2019
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ARNLai, Remy
Summary: In Fly on the Wall, a moving and hilarious novel from the critically-acclaimed author of Pie in the Sky, a twelve-year-old boy goes on a (forbidden) solo journey halfway around the world to prove his independence to his overprotective family.Henry Khoo's family treats him like a baby. He's not allowed to go anywhere without his sister/chaperone/bodyguard. His (former) best friend knows to...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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Summary: "Though Henry Khoo is twelve years old, he's still treated like a baby. He's forbidden from going anywhere without his sister/chaperone/bodyguard. And he definitely CAN'T take a journey halfway around the world all by himself! But that's exactly his plan. After his family's annual trip to visit his father in Singapore is canceled, Henry decides he doesn't want to be cooped up at home with his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LAIKeneally, Thomas
Summary: Edward Dickens, the tenth child of author Charles Dickens, has consistently let down his parents. Unable to apply himself at school and adrift in life, the teenaged boy is sent to Australia in the hopes that he can make something of himself - or at least fall out of the public eye. Determined to prove to his parents and more importantly, himself, that he can succeed in this vast and unfamiliar...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KENSummary: Bluey, Bingo, and Dad head to the pool. What could go wrong? Find out in this beautiful picture book adventure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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Summary: Everyone loves Bandit, but especially Bluey and Bingo! He's always making up funny games, playing Daddy Robot, and taking them on exciting adventures. This is the perfect book to celebrate your dad on Father's Day, or any day, and share what makes him awesome!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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Summary: Discover all of Chilli's mum skills from playing Grannies, dancing, and taking care of Bluey and Bingo. She even makes brushing their teeth and fur fun in this adorable and hilarious book. And, most importantly, Mum teaches them that the world is a magical place. This is the perfect book to celebrate Mom on Mother's Day, or any day!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BLUThomson, Sarah L.
Summary: During the fire season in Australia, a wombat allows its underground shelter to become a place of refuge for other vulnerable animals in need. Discusses Australia's devastating 2019-2020 fire season, in which many animals lost their lives or their habitats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THOHartnett, Sonya
Summary: With their father, there is always a catch. Colt Jenson and his younger brother Bastian have moved to a new, working-class suburb. The Jensons are different. Their father, Rex, showers them with gifts, toys, bikes, all that glitters most and makes them the envy of the neighbourhood. To Freya Kiley and the other local kids, the Jensons are a family from a magazine, and Rex a hero, successful,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC HARSummary: In this first-ever anthology of Indigenous science fiction, Grace Dillon collects some examples of the craft, with contributions by Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal Australian, and New Zealand Maori authors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Arizona Press 2012
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WALDeGennaro, Sue
Summary: Hooray! Today is a Happy Day. Some days are for ice-cream in the park, bubbles in the bath and big, bright bunches of balloons. Other days are for camping in the yard, splashing in the pond or skating down the path. But no matter what kind of day it is, there are always moments of happiness to be enjoyed. A book to celebrate the moments of happiness that each day brings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Hare Books, an imprint of Hardie Grant Children's Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DEGFields-Schneider, Penny
Summary: "Jack has been praised all his life for his extraordinary artistic talent and is rarely seen without his sketchpad. However, in Jack's world art is considered a hobby - men are expected to support their families with steady jobs offering solid prospects for advancement. Future responsibilities are far from Jack's thoughts, however, as he departs Australian shores for a six-month holiday...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PFS 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FIESalazar, Alicia
Summary: Camila and her Papa enter a televised baking competition, but trying to do everything herself results in a mess so Papa helps to bake strawberry-iced cake pops that could make them sta
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2021