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A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

Something terrible has happened at the Soviet nuclear plant at Sokolskoye. To avoid absolute catastrophe, Western technology is needed, but not sanctioned.

Kieran borrows his Gran's anti-boredom machine. All of a sudden he can "fast forward" his own life when he gets impatient.

Life in the fifteen streets was tough, a struggle for survival, but John fought grimly for the world they were rarely allowed to glimpse.

From separate catastrophes two rural families flee to the city and find themselves sharing a house where they begin their lives again from scratch.

One Thursday, just before lunchtime, Annet Beck goes out to mail a letter and doesn't return. After five days she returns insisting she has been gone for only two hours.

A novel of an English family who arrive in India in 1905. When the two sons of the family become captivated by an Indian dancer, sinister overtones colour the family's life.

Despite her parents' objections, thirteen-year-old Francie becomes involved in a theatrical production at Dubb's School for Boys, winning the lead role and the attention of two student ac

The "Lunns for Buns" cake shop and the inimitable Fred and Olive are back; and so is Jim, bigger and more wayward than ever.

Denny Froggett wouldn't mind being so small, he wouldn't even mind being called names, if it weren't for one person - Wayne.

Stephanie Sands is happier than ever; living in a lonely house in Leafy Westwick, happily married, busy in her garden and very friendly with her neighbours - always a great boost when her husband i

Popular high school student Alex has ARC, an AIDS-related complex as a result of blood transfusions received after a car accident.

Railway Raju is a disarmingly corrupt tourist guide who, after a series of comic adventures involving a beautiful dancer, inadvertently becomes one of India's great holy men.

Written for primary school children, this book explores the world of sports and athletics with emphasis on Australian athletes.

Traces the life of Western Australian pioneer Julius Brockman; his diaries cover his explorations and the establishment of sheep stations in the North, his world travels and the conclusion of his l