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My Dog: Cba Winner 2002 Younger Readers Honour Book 2002 Picture Book of the Year by John Heffernan
Category: Picture Books
Alija's only companion is his dog, but his optimism and courage in the face of adversity and loneliness is touching and inspiring. This extraordinary book deals with the tragedy of Bosnia and the reality of ethnic cleansing and civil war for civilians.
Naveed: Through My Eyes by John Heffernan
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Through My Eyes
A heartfelt story of a teenage boy living in the conflict zone of Afghanistan "The explosion jolts him awake. He sits up, gasping for air, heart thumping. Was the blast real? Perhaps it had only happened in his head, a bad dream. Demons of the dark, his father had called them. 'Push them away. T ...Show more
One of Those Days by John Heffernan
Category: Children's
When Samantha wakes up one morning she finds it is one of those days. Those are the days when Samantha's imagination carries her away to fantastic settings and amazing adventures. In her imagination, the bathroom becomes an underwater world full of sea creatures, and her mother's car becomes a rocket. ...Show more
One of those days by John Heffernan
Category: Graphic Novels
Samantha wakes to discover it is one of those days...a day when her imagination carries her away to fantastic settings and amazing adventures. A day when anything can happen! When it's one of those days, the bathroom becomes an underwater world full of sea creatures, and her mother's car becomes a rocke ...Show more
Pup by John Heffernan
Category: Children's
When Kylie and her mother leave the farm taking Spud and Chips with them, only one dog is left behind. Pup is that dog. At heart, Pup is bright and energetic. However, his spirit has been all but broken by the cruelty of his owner. It takes the love and bravery of a boy called Jack to bring this young k ...Show more
Pup by HEFFERNAN, JOHN
Category: Young Adult Fiction
When Kylie and her mother leave the farm taking Spud and Chips with them, only one dog is left behind. Pup is that dog. At heart, Pup is bright and energetic. However, his spirit has been all but broken by the cruelty of his owner. It takes the love and bravery of a boy called Jack to bring this young k ...Show more
Revenge of Dr von Burpinburger by John Heffernan
Category: Children's
The evil Dr von Burpinburger is back in another exciting adventure featuring the boy with a mouse and a mouse with a brain. Intent on capturing Einstein, his genius mouse, back from schoolboy Eric, Dr von Burpinburger is busy concocting one hair-brained scheme after another - all of which involve his ha ...Show more
Spud by John Heffernan
Category: Children's
Once a fashionable pet in the city, Spud's life changes dramatically when she is forced to go to the country where, as a working dog, she faces a harsh, foten brutal existence. A strong, realistic story.
Sykie by John Heffernan
Category: Picture Books
Sykie Martin has too much imagination for her own good. Everyone says so; her principal, the kids at school, even her parents. And maybe they
The Adventures of Pete Paddock Basher by John Heffernan
Category: Fiction
Once Pete was a brand new car with flash black tyres and sparkling chrome. Then he became a worn-out old paddock basher on a farm. But Pete's adventures didn't stop there! Come for a ride with this brand new edition of rollicking stories about a lovable old car. Six fun-filled Pete adventures in one boo ...Show more