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Asking for Trouble by Mary K Pershall
Category: Fiction
Life for 14-year-old Melanie has become "a pile of poop". Her father has left and her mother is ill, leaving Melanie in charge of the house and her nine-year-old brother. Sick of being the responsible student, Melanie rebels, helped by handsome boyfriend Luke, who offers her a grown-up world. Ages 13 an ...Show more
Escape from Year Eight by Anna & Mary K. Pershall
Category: Children's
When Kaitlin's mum tells her they're moving to Iowa for four months, Kaitlin is furious. For the first time in ages, she's actually been enjoying going to school. But even Kaitlin has to admit the first few weeks in Iowa aren't a total disaster. Amy and Jazz seem really cool. But what's with that creepy ...Show more
Ghost with a Message by Mary K. Pershall
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Ruby Clair
In this second book, Ruby tries to help a little girl who died when she was two. The problem is, the little girl can only say a few words. How is Ruby ever going to find out enough to help her?
Gorgeous Girl by Mary Pershall
Category: Biography
'The only way to comprehend this tragic story of mine is to write it.' On the 10th of February 2017, there was a sentencing hearing for murder in the Victorian Supreme Court. The young woman in the dock, who sat quietly with her hands in her lap, had perfect skin and light-brown hair tied back as neatl ...Show more
Making Jamie Normal: Aussie Chomps by Mary Pershall
Category: Young Readers | Series: Aussie Chomps
Jamie is in grade five. She still plays with Lego, loves David Attenborough and shows no signs of growing up, much to the dismay of her older sister Alex, who is in year seven and knows that unless Jamie becomes normal she is never going to survive in high school. Age 10+.
Ruby Clair: A Ghost at School by PERSHALL Mary K
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Ruby Clair
Ruby begins to hear voices at school - a ghost trying to attract her attention. When the voice proclaims that Ruby's grandmother killed her, Ruby must investigate what has happened. She discovers that this ghost is her great grandmother, who died giving birth to Ruby's grandmother many years previously. ...Show more
The Dog Stole My Brain (Aussie Chomps) by Mary K. Pershall, Katherine Homeshaw
Category: Children's | Series: Aussie Chomps
Jake wishes that he could stand up to the bullies at school. If only he could have his dog Barney's life - a life of snoozing and eating - things wouldn't be so bad. Jake finds a website that claims to switch brains with another person, which may be the answer to the bullying problem. But when Barney ac ...Show more
The Trouble with Ghosts by Mary K. Pershall
Category: Children's | Series: Ruby Clair
When Ruby answers a mysterious call on her mobile at school one day, she recognises the caller's voice instantly. It sounds just like her cousin Nicola. But it can't be. Because Nicola died two years ago!
Too Much to Ask For: Aussie Bites by Mary Pershall
Category: unmapped | Series: Aussie bites
being popular means everything to Hannah. At last she's worked out a way to make the top girls in grade five like her ...but are their demands too much to ask for?
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