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4) The touch
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Not since The Thorn Birds has Colleen McCullough written a novel of such broad appeal about a family and the Australian experience. When Alexander Kinross -- remembered in his native Scotland only as a shiftless boilermaker's apprentice and godless rebel -- summons his bride Elizabeth Drummond to Australia, his Scottish relatives realize that Kinross has made a fortune in the goldfields and is now a man to be reckoned with. The intimacies of marriage...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Michael and his parents lead an anti-immigrant political party, but when Mina, an Afghan refugee who happens to be beautiful, funny, and smart transfers to his school, Michael has to choose what kind of world they want to live in.
Author
Language
English
Description
From Liane Moriarty, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty, comes an unforgettable novel defined by her signature sharp wit, page-turning storyline, and lovable and eccentric characters.
Sophie Honeywell always wondered if Thomas Gordon was the one who got away. He was the perfect boyfriend, but on the day he was going to propose, she broke his heart. A year later he married his
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Series
Temeraire volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Convicted of treason and transported to the prison colony at New South Wales, Will Laurence and his fighting dragon, Temeraire, encounter complications after the colony's governor, Captain William Bligh, is overthrown.
8) Evil genius
Author
Series
Evil genius books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Formats
Description
Child prodigy Cadel Piggot, an antisocial computer hacker, discovers his true identity when he enrolls as a first-year student at an advanced crime academy.
9) Genius squad
Author
Series
Evil genius books volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the Axis Institute is blown up, fifteen-year-old Cadell Piggot is unhappily stuck in foster care with constant police surveillance to protect him from the evil Prosper English until he gets an offer to join a mysterious group called Genius Squad.
Author
Series
Private Detective Agency novels volume 4
Language
English
Description
With the best detectives in the business, cutting edge technology and offices around the globe, there is no investigation company quite like Private. Now, at a glittering launch party overlooking the iconic Opera House, Private Sydney throws open its doors. Craig Gisto and his newly formed team have barely raised their glasses, however, when a young Asian man, blood-soaked and bullet-ridden, staggers into the party, and what looks like a botched kidnapping...
12) While we run
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's the year 2128, and Tegan Oglietti, the world's first successfully revived cryonics patient, and her maybe-boyfriend, Abdi Taalib, are on the run from the government and from a dangerous rebel group. When they uncover shocking new information about the cryonics program, they are faced with an impossible decision that will put thousands of lives in their hands"--
13) The miracle
Author
Series
Gables of legacy volume 5
Publisher
Covenant Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
14) Lucy and Linh
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Australia, Lucy tries to balance her life at home surrounded by her Chinese immigrant family, with her life at a pretentious private school.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
After hearing a fictional tale about Hitler's daughter, Mark, an Australian boy, wonders what it would be like if someone he loved and trusted turned out to be evil.
Author
Publisher
Dawn Publications
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A counting book in rhyme presents various Australian animals and their offspring, from a mother crocodile and her "little hatchling one" to a huge father emu and his "little chicks ten." Includes related facts and activities.
17) Mirror
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Description
In Sydney, Australia, and in Morocco, two boys and their families have a day of shopping. Readers are invited to compare illustrations in two wordless stories that are intended to be read one from left to right and the other from right to left.
Author
Series
Bindi wildlife adventures volume 5
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Bindi, escorting a pair of troublesome twins on a whale-watching outing, rushes to the scene of a boating accident and comes across an oil spill that could endanger marine life for hundreds of miles.
19) Roar!
Author
Series
Bindi wildlife adventures volume 6
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Bindi, Robert and Terri Irwin are on their way to Sumatra to collect three gorgeous tiger cubs to take back to the Australia Zoo. Soon after they are introduced to the mischievous trio, Bindi and her new friend Madi get involved in tracking down a gang of dangerous tiger poachers.
20) Run, run, koala!
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Diego's down under in Australia, where he finds a little koala, who has wandered very far from home. Diego helps the little koala back to his mommy.
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