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Bone Talk by Candy Gourlay
Category: Young Adult
A coming-of-age story set in a remote village in the Philippines, about growing up, discovering yourself and the impact of colonialism on native peoples and their lives. Samkad lives in a tribe deep in the Philippine jungle at the end of the nineteenth century, and has never encountered anyone from outs ...Show more
Bone Talk by Candy Gourlay
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Samkad lives in a tribe deep in the Philippine jungle at the end of the nineteenth century, and has never encountered anyone from outside his own tribe before. He's about to become a man, and while he's desperate to grow up, he's worried that this will take him away from his best friend, Little Luki. ...Show more
Is It a Mermaid? by Candy Gourlay Candy; Francesca Chessa Francesca
Category: Picture Books
As seen on Milkshake TV, this warm-hearted, sun-drenched story is about kindness and friendship – with a touch of magic “I AM A BEAUTIFUL MERMAID!” declares the Dugong, and she shows Benji and Bel her mermaid tail (rather big) and her mermaid singing (very bad). Is she really just a “sea-cow” – or coul ...Show more
Is It a Mermaid? by Gourlay Candy; Francesca Chessa (Illustrator)
Category: Graphic Novels
When Benjie and Bel find a strange creature on a tropical beach they know it's a dugong. But the dugong insists she is a beautiful mermaid and to prove it, she shows them her mermaid's tail and sings them a mermaid song. The children aren't convinced but they play with their new friend all the same. Whe ...Show more
Mike Falls Up by Candy Gourlay
Category: Children's Books | Series: Colour Fiction Ser.
A range of simple stories for new readers, with beautiful colour illustrations. Mike and his dog Bowow are relaxing in the Chocolate Hills when the ground starts to tremble and the next moment a gaping hole appears. Before Mike can stop him, Bowow jumps into the hole. Then a note floats up... Party.Co ...Show more
Shine by Candy Gourlay
Category: Children's
Monsters are in the eye of the beholder. Rosa suffers from a rare condition that renders her mute. She lives on the strange island of Mirasol where the rain never seems to stop. In the gloom of the island, its superstitious population are haunted by all sorts of fears ...they shun people who suffer from ...Show more
Shine by Candy Gourlay
Category: Children's
This is not a ghost story even though there are plenty of ghosts in it. And it's not a horror story though some people might be horrified. It's not a monster story either, even though there is a monster in it and that monster happens to be me. Forced to hide herself away from the superstitious island co ...Show more
Tall Story by Candy Gourlay
Category: Junior Fiction
Andi is short. And she has lots of wishes. She wishes she could play on the school basketball team, she wishes for her own bedroom, but most of all she wishes that her long-lost half-brother, Bernardo, could come and live in London where he belongs. Then Andi's biggest wish comes true and she's minutes ...Show more
Tall Story by GOURLAY Candy
Category: Children's
Be careful what you wish for ...Andi is short. And she has lots of wishes. She wishes she could play on the school basketball team, she wishes for her own bedroom, but most of all she wishes that her long lost half brother, Bernardo, could come and live in London, where he belongs. Then Andi's biggest w ...Show more
Wild Song by Candy Gourlay
Category: Middle Readers
The long-awaited companion novel to the Costa and Carnegie-shortlisted Bone Talk. A compelling, vivid story of one Filipino girl's journey to understanding herself and her place in the world.The year is 1904. Luki has lived a tribal life in the mountains of the Philippines. Now she's growing up, she is ...Show more
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