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1) Nation
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After a devastating tsunami destroys all that they have ever known, Mau, an island boy, and Daphne, an aristocratic English girl, together with a small band of refugees, set about rebuilding their community and all the things that are important in their lives.
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"It's a hot summer, and life's going all right for Jackson and his family on the Mish. It's almost Christmas, school's out, and he's hanging with his mates, teasing the visiting tourists, avoiding the racist boys in town. Just like every year, Jackson's Aunty and annoying little cousins visit from the city--but this time a mysterious boy with a troubled past comes with them. As their friendship evolves, Jackson must confront the changing shapes of...
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Lintang series volume 1
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Lintang's dream of adventure on the high seas comes true when Captain Shafira invites her to join her pirate crew, but Lintang's best friend, Bayani, has stowed away and is keeping secrets.
4) Desolación
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Desde que lo dejó su novia, Jayden ha estado evitando la escuela...y la vida en general. Cuando su excéntrico tío Mel lo invita a Australia porque necesita ayuda en su investigación de biología, Jayden piensa que no tiene nada que perder. Lo malo es que eso implica viajar al abrasador desierto en el interior despoblado de Australia con el cada vez más paranoico Mel y una hostil estudiante de biología llamada Natalie. Entonces los golpea el...
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Bachelor Jimmy Pitt falls in love aboard a transatlantic liner en route to New York City, befriends a small-time burglar, and breaks into a police captain's house as a result of a bet. Things go from bad to worse for the hapless Jimmy as he returns to England and stately Dreever Castle—which is overflowing with imposters, detectives, crooks, scheming lovers, and conniving aunts. A comic romance with mystery elements, in the classic Jeeves &...
7) The red shoe
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Three sisters growing up in post-World War II Sydney, Australia, deal with their mentally unstable father, their possibly unfaithful mother, and the defecting Russian spy who lives next door.
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With nearly 200 entries on individual countries, and details of dozens of dependencies, this new reference series provides invaluable information about the countries of the world at a glance. Each country profile includes an up-to-date data file, a map, and country flag, as well as descriptive text about a country's geography, history, and economy.
This profile includes an up-to-date data file, a map, and a country flag, as well as descriptive text...
9) Saving the Tasmanian devil: how science is helping the world's largest marsupial carnivore survive
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"In this addition to the critically acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, Dorothy Patent follows the scientists trying to put a stop to a gruesome disease before it's too late. Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate from a type of tumor that appears to be contagious. What scientists are learning while researching the Tasmanian devil has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and hopefully...
11) Stolen
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On a visit to Australia, 15-year-old Sam meets Annabel. Together they search for the remains of a legendary shipwreck.
12) The sidekicks
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Ryan the swimmer, Harley the rebel, and Miles the nerd, have nothing in common except their friendship with Isaac. When Isaac dies unexpectedly, the boys must come to terms with their grief and the impact Isaac had on each of their lives. Eventually they realize there may be more tying them together than just their shared best friend.
14) Frankie
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"Frankie Vega is angry. Just ask the guy whose nose she broke. Or the cop investigating the burglary she witnessed, or her cheating ex-boyfriend, or her aunt who's tired of giving second chances. When a kid shows up claiming to be Frankie's half brother, it opens the door to a past she doesn't want to remember. And when that kid goes missing, the only person willing to help is a boy with stupidly blue eyes, a criminal record, and secrets of his own....
15) Australia
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Indigenous peoples, British settlers, recent immigrant groups: Australia's past-along with the vast continent it occupies-gives the country its unique character. The astounding beauty of the Great Barrier Reef; the Outback still home to many aborigines; the native instrument called the didgeridoo; world-class cities such as Melbourne and Sydney-these highlights and more are celebrated in this volume on Australia's customs and culture. Covering history...
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Niuhi shark saga volume 1
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Adopted as a baby by a family in Hawaii, water-allergic Zader discovers that he is actually the descendant of an age-old predator from the sea and must come to grips with this reality.
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Niuhi shark saga volume 2
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Something is troubling Zader Westin, and it goes beyond painting murals for the pavilion with Mr. Halpert, his new obsession with knives, and even the water allergy that means even a single drop burns like hot lava on his skin. Zader can't stop thinking about the incredibly vivid dream he had in which Leia called him brother before jumping into the ocean and turning into a shark. Zader has a lot of questions, not least of which are why he's always...
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The sea is inside his blood. Cursed, or blessed, on both sides. When sixteen-year-old Rudra Solace dredges up a long-hidden secret in his father's trawl net, his life in the sleepy fishing village of Patonga shifts dramatically. It is not long before Rudra is leaving Australia behind, bound for India on a journey of discovery and danger. A wonderfully compelling tale of belonging and loss, of saltwater and mangroves, of migration and accepting change;...
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