Captain Angus, the Lighthouse Ghost 3d cover updated 2023
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Captain Angus, The Lighthouse Ghost by Wendy Laing

Two children holidaying at the Cape Otway Lighthouse Station in Victoria Australia meet the ghost of an old Scottish sea captain who roams the world helping the 'spirits' of lighthouses and helping 'conserve' the towers. Captain Angus befriends the children and takes them on virtual reality trips via a magic time tunnel. Together, they experience sailing on an old sailor's vessel, see a shipwreck rescue, witness the tower being built, and even meet one of their own ancestors! GENRE: Mid-grade…
Karen and Melanie Series by Kathleen Paul
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Karen and Melanie Series by Kathleen Paul

Best friends Melanie Honeywell and Karen Aimee share adventures, hardships and heartaches, and the growing pains of Christian faith. Karen and Melanie Series, Book 1: Camp L.O.S. The church bus will be taking off for Camp L.O.S. on Friday. Karen Aimee had planned to visit her father in New Mexico while her best friend, Melanie Honeywell, went to camp for the first time. When Karen's dad cancels the visit at the last minute, the girls make a mad scramble to…
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A Belinda Robinson Novel Series by Margaret Pearce

With her father getting transferred and a sick mother being sent away to recover, Belinda's grandmother will be looking after her. An ordinary grandmother, just like any other grandmother, her mother claimed. But Belinda's grandmother is anything but ordinary! She's a witch with a very bossy, superior Siamese cat. Belinda's life suddenly becomes full of new friends and very unusual adventures.   A Belinda Robinson Novel Book 1: Belinda and the Witch's Cat Belinda is an only child and lonely.…
Bully for You 3d cover
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Bully for You by Linda Massola

  Daniel (or Monster Mack, as he prefers to be called) is mad about dirt bike racing. Not really interested in school work, he spends his weekends practicing on his Mean Machine dirt bike with his friends. Bully Daniel will go to any length to win a race...until he meets The Skull on the Assassin Killer bike. Daniel may have finally met his match! GENRE: Mid-Grade Reader (Primary School)     ISBN: 978-1-921314-84-1    ASIN: B01FJ617I8     Word Count: 8,333  …
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Dinosaur Murder by Patricia Bernard

  Chapter 1 The floater, as Damien whisperingly called it, drifted closer. Two more rippling waves and it would bump into Abba. She edged away, the pool was small and there was no more room on their submerged ledge. "Can you see it?" shouted a voice. "No," yelled the man who was standing immediately above them on the overhanging rock. Abba wondered if he was the man they'd seen hit the floater with a hammer and continue hitting him as…
The Wingless Fairy Series Boxed Set 2025
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The Wingless Fairy Series by Margaret Pearce

Rebecca used to be a fairy princess. Now she's a mortal child living in the human world--and her life has never been more exciting! From battling wicked witches and mischievous leprechauns to uncovering ancient secrets, Rebecca and her friends face magical threats that spill into their quiet countryside. With the help of house goblins, talking owls, and the occasional bridge troll, she proves that a brave heart and clever mind are more powerful than any spell.   Full of whimsy,…
Author Interview: Margaret Pearce updated 2023
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Author Interview: Margaret Pearce, Featured Author (2014: November)

This month our featured author is a very prolific Australian children's author.  Her interview is below. Author Interview Margaret, you are an Australian author, can you tell us about yourself (where you live, what you enjoy doing, what you're like)?   I spent my younger years belonging to a bush walking club. The bush grows on you, so I have ended up in an underground flat in the Dandenongs that is bush fire proof. I like swimming as it is…