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Rainbow Street Pets (6 stories) by Wendy Orr
Category: Junior Fiction
Six tail-wagging, melt-your-heart stories of loyal, lost, playful and cuddly pets from the author of Nim's Island.
Raven's Mountain by Wendy Orr
Category: Fiction
Raven is first to reach the mountain top. Her sister and step-dad are still climbing the trail below. She is alone on top of the world. So she dances - a crazy, jumping, spinning dance because if you can climb a mountain you can do anything! But then there is a rumble and the earth shakes. Rocks are fal ...Show more
Rescue on Nim's Island by Wendy Orr
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Nim
Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea, with her father, Jack, a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, and their friend Alex Rover, the adventure writer. Nim's island is the most beautiful place in the world, and she wouldn't swap places with anyone...When Jack invites ...Show more
Spook's Shack by Wendy Orr
Category: Junior Fiction
Jack and his dog Nipper used to pan for gold in the bush, until an enemy tracked them down. Now Finn's aunt owns the land and she is being pressured to go by someone who thinks there's still gold to be found. Through Jack, Finn gets to know the wildlife, but how can a ghost and a boy save the bush?
Swallow's Dance by Wendy Orr
Category: Junior Fiction
Leira is about to start her initiation as a priestess when her world is turned upside down. A violent earthquake leaves her home - and her family - in pieces. And the earth goddess hasn't finished with the island yet. With her family, Leira flees across the sea to Crete, expecting sanctuary. But a volca ...Show more
The Complete Adventures on Nim's Island by Wendy Orr; Kerry Millard (Illustrator); Geoff Kelly (Illustrator)
Category: Junior Fiction
All three Nim novels - Nim's Island, Nim at Sea and Rescue on Nim's Island - collected in one edition to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the original publication of Nim's Island.
The House at Evelyn's Pond by Wendy Orr
Category: Fiction
Jane flies from Australia, where she lives with her dairy farmer husband, Ian, to take her mother's ashes to the family home at Evelyn's Pond in Canada. On her own for the first time since her marriage, it's a time for reflections and memories, not all of them comfortable.
The Nim Stories (Nim's Island #1-2) by Wendy Orr
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Nim
Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea, with her father, Jack, a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, a turtle called Chica and a satellite dish for her email. No one else lives quite like Nim, and she wouldn't swap places with anyone. In Nim's Island, when Jack disapp ...Show more
Too Much Stuff (Aussie Nibbles) by Wendy Orr
Category: Young Readers | Series: Aussie Nibbles
Cassie has always wanted a desk, she loves to write and draw and paint, and now she has one.
Wanted!: A Guinea Pig Called Henry by Wendy Orr
Category: Series | Series: Rainbow Street Shelter (Quality)
Sam wants a pet for her birthday, but her mom and dad have already said that their apartment is too small for a cat or a dog. A trip to Rainbow Street Shelter to look at the smaller animals can't hurt, though!At the shelter, Sam finds the perfect pet for her, a fluffy black guinea pig named Henry. But s ...Show more