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Dads Have No Shame: Aussie by Carol Faulkner
Category: Young Readers | Series: Aussie Bites S.
Sarah has been roped in to helping Dad with his stupid garage sale. She's unhappy enough but things really take a dive when their neighbour, Mr Doggett, sets ups his own garage sale. The battle is on to see who will get the most customers and Sarah is so embarrassed to see how far Dad will go to win. Wh ...Show more
Down in the Dump with Dinsmore: Aussie Bites (out of print) by Margaret Mahy
Category: Fiction | Series: Aussie Bites S.
Dinsmore spends all his spare time at the tip writing his school project on the "great merry-go-round of the world". He becomes so encrusted with dirt that McTurk's special grass seed takes root all over his body. Not surprisingly, he is expelled from school, but is employed by McTurk to advertise his l ...Show more
Dracula Tooth: Aussie Bites by Peter McAllister
Category: Children's | Series: Aussie bites
Ryan's fang-like tooth causes big troubles for him - troubles he could never have foreseen. When he first pretends he's a vampire at his new school, to protect himself against Eustace Bumburbler, the school bully, he doesn't realise that others really believe he's a vampire. Ages 8+.
Elephant Mountain (Aussie Bites) by Janeen Brian
Category: Young Readers | Series: Aussie Bites
Kasem lives in Thailand, in an elephant camp situated in a mountain valley not far from the coast. His father, Kovit, is a mahout who takes tourists on elephant treks up the mountain. Ages 6+. (SA: Year 3 - Year 5).
Even Bigger Whoppers: Aussie Bites by Moya Simons
Category: Fiction | Series: Aussie bites
Natasha, the new girl at school, says she's a Russian princess in hiding. She also says that one day she might be the Queen of Russia and her life is in great danger. That's why she's staying with her maid and going to this rundown primary school. Is she telling the truth, or is she telling a giant-size ...Show more
Excuse (Aussie Bites) by Allan Baillie
Category: Early Reader | Series: Aussie Bites
Pete's teacher, Mr. Scarsdale, seems to believe almost everything he's told. But surely he can't believe Pete's tale about a stranded spacecraft and an alien who floats rather than walks. Or can he...?
Fairy Four Eyes (Aussie Bites) by Penny Matthews
Category: Young Readers | Series: Aussie Bites
Lucy is wonderful ballet dancer, the best in the class, and all she wants to be is famous. But ther is one small problem, Lucy wears glasses and she doesn't believe that famous dancers should waer glasses.
Fool's Gold (Aussie Bites) by Margaret Clark
Category: Children's | Series: Aussie Bites
Jack and Tom, two boys living on the Victorian goldfields, need money to buy food for their starving families. In desperation, Jack has been 'borrowing' food from the storeroom at the back of Haggarty's store. The boys have heard the legend of McHool's gold, and they are determined to find the missing h ...Show more
Fort Island ( Aussie Bites ) by David Metzenthen
Category: Fiction | Series: Aussie bites
Patrick envisages a boring holiday with his over-protective mother. But then he meets Lou, learns to sail and suddenly the summer seems full of possibilities. But one day something goes wrong at sea, and Patrick and Lou must step in to save the day... An exciting adventure story.
Frank & The Secret Club: Aussie Bites by Debra Oswald
Category: Children's | Series: Aussie Bites
When Lewis's uncle gives him a spy kit as a belated birthday present, Lewis's best friend, Frank Cosentino, is terribly excited. Frank decides they should set up a club at school. So together with their friends Nathan and Marion, Lewis and Frank form the Secret Club. Ages 6-10.
Frank & the Emergency Joke: Aussie Bites by Debra Oswald
Category: Fiction | Series: Aussie bites
Frank, the school giggler and cracker of jokes, is caught by a change of wind direction. Now how are his friends going to make him laugh?
Ginger: Aussie Bites by Christobel Mattingley
Category: Fiction | Series: Aussie Bites S.
Hugh's rabbit is the best pet Hugh has ever had. When Hugh's family go on holiday to the country, Ginger and the other pet rabbits go too. But Hugh will discover that country life can be harsh and that keeping a pet involves learning some difficult lessons.