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Herbertia the vile; (small) Herbertia is a gentle snake. She lives among a colony of snakes who believe they should be vicious and vile to protect themselves. The people of a nearby village wish to rid themselves of their vicious and vile neighbours. So three people are sent on a quest to move the snakes to another location, but come to grief in comical meetings with Herbertia. Price: $8.95
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Voices; (small) Two scientists, Greg and Karen, film the nesting habits of emperor penguins in Antarctica. They observe how the parents are able to recognise each other's call among the hundreds of penguins in the rookery, and how they take turns caring for the egg while the other partner goes feeding for about two months. Price: $8.95
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Ghost dog; (small) A family on vacation, driving along a lonely, outback track at night to a camping ground, experience a frightening encounter with a strange, huge dog. Later, they meet a lone cyclist and offer to drive him to their destination, but he refuses and rides on alone. Price: $8.95
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Shawl, The; (small) Juanita was a street child in Mexico until she met Dona Rosa, a wise, old woman with a fascinating shawl. Woven into the patterns of the shawl was a map that held the secrets of the ancient Aztecs. Price: $8.95
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Dear Sam, Dear Ben; (small) Samantha and Ben, strangers to each other, begin writing letters as a result of a mix-up in a competition. Their relationship, at first antagonistic, grows into friendship. Eventually they meet and the reader discovers that the characters have misrepresented themselves to each other. Their meeting results in better understanding for both parties. Price: $8.95
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Tomorrow is a great word; (small) Louisa is writing in her personal diary when a freak earthquake strikes and leaves her trapped in rubble. Lonely, frightened and injured, Louisa continues to write entries in the diary, which becomes not only a record of her thoughts, but also assumes the position of a friend. Price: $8.95
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Baleen; (small) Long ago, Baleen the whale was the wildest raider of the seas. He preyed on the other animals for food, but with a ferocity beyond reason or need. However, when he attacked Bluntt, another massive whale, a bone fragment lodged in Baleen's throat and changed his life. This story explains why some whales have no teeth. Price: $8.95
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Moving on; (small) Mrs Rush and her three children have to move house. Her friend, Richard, is on hand to help, but the older children do not appreciate his presence - after all, he is not their dad, who died in a motorcycle accident. However, in the moving process, Richard helps the family overcome some crises and finds a degree of acceptance among the children. Price: $8.95
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My friend Meg; (small) A friendship grows under remarkable circumstances. Price: $8.95
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Letters to Leah; (small) Tessa has to adjust to life without her best friend. Price: $8.95
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Mystery of the missing garden gnome, The Aunt Lorna gives Uncle Stanley a garden gnome as a Christmas gift, much to the amusement of the family. Its sudden disappearance from the garden causes uproar in the family, so Gillian (Gilly) adopts the role of detective. Everyone in the family, including Uncle Stanley, is a potential culprit. Using a series of clues and the help of Dennis, the scruffy local lad, Gilly reveals the guilty party: Aunt Lorna. Price: $8.95
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Making best; (small) Life at the gold diggings. Price: $8.95
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Phoebe's inheritance; (small) Phoebe is remembered in her grandfather's will. Price: $8.95
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Wild card; (small) Stacey lives on a farm with her father and her two horses, Pinda and Storm. She returns from a holiday to find mice everywhere - a plague. Stacey has the horrifying experience of mice crawling on her while she sleeps, and then her beloved Pinda dies. Stacey decides that it is war, and that she and her father are partners against the plague. Price: $8.95
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Seb and Sasha; (small) A romantic story from 'his and her' points of view. Price: $8.95
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Brolga; (small) Laura schemes to get the lead part in the school production over Naomi, a new Aboriginal student. But her triumph is short-lived. Her racial prejudice and selfishness become an issue when she finds that her dance instructor will be Clem, a wise old Aboriginal man. Her situation becomes even more desperate when her best friend, Carly, distances herself from Laura. The class clown, Jarrad, offers a solution to the problem and Clem's wisdom helps Laura to change her racist attitude and gain new understandings. Price: $8.95
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One week with my grandmother; (small) Sarah keeps a diary of the hilarious things that happens when she visits her grandmother. Price: $8.95
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Skool suks; (small) Michael has learning problems at school but he uses courage and a special talent to foil vandals. Price: $8.95
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Gelati supreme; (small) Bolonni Bologna, the pizza shop owner and Magninni Castrophini, the gelati shop owner are fierce competitors. They use a variety of 'bad smell' tricks to drive customers away from each other. When a little boy says something that makes them realise that collaboration is better for business than competition, they join forces to appeal to the customers' tastes. Price: $8.95
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Dust in my eyes; (small) Drought, isolation and the likelihood that she will have to leave her home when the bank demands it back, are everyday things for Jacey Martin. Price: $8.95
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