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She hasn't seen her brother in years. Now, he's dead. When Judi Westerholme finds out her estranged brother has been murdered, she assumes it's connected to his long term drug addiction. Returning home, she is shocked to discover he had been clean for years, had a wife--now missing--and a child, and led a respectable life. But if he had turned his life around, why was he killed in a drug deal shooting? And where is his wife? Desperate to know what really happened, Judi sets out to uncover the truth, even though it means confronting her own traumatic past. But she's not the only one looking for answers. With a gutsy, unapologetic protagonist, Trust Me, I'm Dead is a gritty and bold crime thriller that explores the sacrifices people will make for their families.
Sasha doesn't really mind moving. It's not like there was any reason to stay in her old life, after all the trouble. But Manna Creek is strange. And when after a pretty nasty fall, she starts hearing and seeing things that haven't happened yet, or happened a very long time ago, it gets even stranger. Maybe King, their new retired police dog, can help solve the mysteries. He thinks he can. He told Sasha he could. And she heard him... Sherryl's first children's book, The Too-Tight Tutu, was published in 1997, and she now has more than 50 published books. Her other titles include a number of Aussie Bites, Nibbles and Chomps, and novels. Her YA novels are Bone Song, published in the UK in 2009, ...
From popular and award-winning author Sherryl Clark comes a story about the pressure, heartache and determination that it takes to live your dreams. Attending the National Ballet School is every aspiring dancer's dream. It's been Brynna's for as long as she can remember. When her parents move her family to Melbourne so Brynna can attend a top ballet school, it looks like her dream is about to become a reality. But why does she feel so awful about the move? Her brother Tam is angrier than she has ever seen him and her mother is working hard to keep the family afloat. Will every step towards success come at a price? For Brynna to realise her heart's desire, something has to give. But will it be her family?
Since Chris lost his best mate, Dave, cars are all he really cares about. Then Josh Carter moves to town. His dad is a famous racing car driver and everyone wants to be Josh's friend. But as Chris soon discovers, Josh is a bit of a motormouth, and that's where the trouble begins . . .
FALL INTO A WORLD WHERE PIRATES RULE AND ONE FALSE MOVE COULD BE YOUR LAST. Will has travelled back almost 300 years to 1717 and a world full of danger. He is forced into work on Blackbeard's pirate ship, looting and burning across the Caribbean under his ruthless captain's suspicious gaze. Will's unlikely friend is Major Stede Bonner, a disaster as a pirate and the key to his survival. Will's life depends on learning fast how to fight with a cutlass, fire a cannon and stay out of trouble. He is desperate to solve the puzzle that sent him back in time and find a way to return to his own world. But who can he trust to help him when nothing is as it seems and his fate might be to swing at the end of a hangman's rope? An exciting pirate adventure from award-winning author Sherryl Clark.
Luke is worried that no one from his new school will come to his birthday party, but when he and his parents inadvertently create a party mystery, everyone is intrigued.
Merry dreams of wearing a tutu and being a ballerina but, because of her size, no one takes her seriously. She practises hard and shows real determination, proving that big girls can be dancers.
Independent, adventurous and courageous, Rose is an unforgettable Australian Girl. It's 1900 ... and Rose lives with her family in a big house in Melbourne. She wants to play cricket and have adventures but Rose's conservative mother won't let her. Then young Aunt Alice, a feisty suffragette, moves in with them and everything changes, not only for Rose, but for the whole country.
Presents the full text of "Rose in Bloom," by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), provided by Mary Mark Ockerbloom. Notes that the book is a sequel to "Eight Cousins."