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New boy Chester Howard persuades his classmate, Joe, to do a project called `How to write really badly'. So begins an astonishing partnership that brings rewards both to Chester and Joe..

A young boy dreams of adventure and heroism in far-off lands with objects that surround his home, school and friends.

A fictional diary of the author's experiences during a three week stay in hospital.

Rose lived with her dog, John Brown. "We are all right, John Brown", said Rose.

After the hurly-burly of the big London Hospital, Judith found it a very pleasant change to be offered a private job looking after Lady Cresswell. The patient was no trouble, but her son, Prof.

An ugly old pile of rubbish or a fantastic castle? A group of children battle against the demolition of their castle by unimaginative adults.

Sequel to "The radiant way", this novel continues the story of Alix, Liz and Esther and focuses on the industrial city of Northam in Yorkshire, where the problems and opportunities of eighties Brit

Michael has become "the keeper" of a dramatic secret.

"David's coming", Grandpa said, but when he came, the children discovered some frightening things about him. Even Grandpa was frightened and eventually the children knew why.

A selection of 89 tried and true recipes for soups, starters, meats, fish, sauces, desserts and cakes from the Australian Women's Weekly cookbooks.

The king of the Elves loses his crown when the elves have their spring cleaning. Prince Coriander, on a quest to find the precious crown, faces great danger.

Remarkable story of one woman's triumph over poverty in Russia and her eventual immigration to Australia on board a migrant ship.

This is Lindy Chamberlain's autobiography in which she recounts her side of the events surrounding the disappearance of her daughter Azaria.

Written for primary school students, this book details the history of Australian inventions and gives biographical details of our most famous inventors.

Margot Bell's mansion Deepdene is the home of her luxurious "makeover" clinic, where women go to become beautiful.