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A Cardboard Palace by Allayne Webster
Category: Children's
Jorge lives in a shanty town on the outskirts of Paris. Sorin, a controller, has an army of child thieves at his command--and Jorge is one of them.But soon Jorge faces an even bigger threat. The French government is bulldozing his home. Where will Jorge sleep? What will happen to his friends, Rupa and G ...Show more
Mates: Barnsey by WEBSTER ALLAYNE
Category: Young Readers | Series: Mates
Hannaford's family loves giving things a name, even the lawnmower. The baby lamb needs a name, and Hannaford wants to give it a really cool one.
Our Little Secret by Allayne L. Webster
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Fourteen-year-old Edwina is growing up in a town where nothing ever happens-and her mother wouldn't let her near it if it did.Then Tom Atkinson comes along. He works with her dad, he's older and good-looking and he notices her. But he also wants to keep their relationship a secret.Soon there are no rule ...Show more
Our Little Secret by Allayne Webster
Category: Children's
Edwina is growing up in a town where nothing ever happens, and she has Atilla the Hun for a mother. But then Tom Atkinson comes along, and he notices her - but he's good looking and 25, and she's just a kid. He wants their relationship to be a secret, just between the two of them. .. Age 13+.
Paper Planes by Allayne Webster
Category: Young Adult Fiction
The city is under siege. Bombs are commonplace and food has grown scarce. Eleven-year-old Niko and his family need to escape-but can they really get out? Based on the true story of South Australian vet Jarko Dobes a Bosnian refugee who experienced the Siege of Sarajevo as a boy. First published in 201 ...Show more
Paper Planes by Allayne L. Webster
Category: Activity Books
Niko and his family are trapped in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. The siege lasts for three years and Niko's family struggle to find enough food and avoid the snipers whose targets are civilians in the streets. Niko and his friend Nadim take refuge from the bombing in the stairwell of their apartment ...Show more
Sam's Surfboard Showdown by Allayne Webster; S. Clarke
Category: Junior Fiction
Ten-year-old Sam Sumner is the best sportsman at Robe Primary School. He loves Nippers surf club the best. That's until Finn Hester moves to town. Finn is good at everything and Sam isn't happy about it. Likewise, Sam's mum feels a bit intimidated by Finn's mum's cooking - she used to be the best cook i ...Show more
Selfie by Allayne L. Webster
Category: Young Adult
Dene Walker picked me to be her best friend. She had the whole of Tonsley High's year eight to choose from--and she chose me. Me! Tully can't believe her luck. Dene is famous. Everyone loves her. She has thousands of followers online and hundreds of sponsorship deals. Being best friends with Dene Walke ...Show more
Selfie by Allayne L Webster
Category: Children's Non Fiction
Celebrated Australian author Allayne L. Webster explores the complexities of teen friendships and the difficulties of navigating social media in this captivating novel for younger YA readers. Dene Walker picked me to be her best friend. She had the whole of Tonsley High's year eight to choose from-and s ...Show more
Sensitive by Allayne Webster
Category: Young Adult Fiction
When thirteen-year-old Samantha moves to a new town, she decides to reinvent herself. She wants to be called SJ now. She's going to be cool and mysterious. But above all, she's going to pretend to be healthy. SJ suffers from chronic eczema and allergies - she's sick of doctors' appointments and tests, s ...Show more
Stresshead by Allayne Webster
Category: Children's
I’m toast. I’m burnt toast. I’m the charcoal you scrape off the toast with your knife. OMG. Year Eleven results are out today, my boyfriend is MIA and my mum is acting totally weird. I’d turn to my BF Kat, but her life has suddenly gone from hero to zero. I don’t know who to talk to and everyone’s go ...Show more
That Thing I Did by Allayne L. Webster
Category: Young Adult
Five misfits hit the road in a haunted hearse, on a madcap road-trip from their prison-bordering suburb behind the 'Mullet-Proof Fence' to small-town Mount Gambier. After Taylor Kennedy makes a fatal Facebook error and is dumped by his best friend, he's befriended by his eccentric next-door neighbour. A ...Show more