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Ted Byrne is a born storyteller, and his tales of Nungwarra, the white crocodile spirit of Long Hole, in the Australian outback, have entertained many a tourist.But Ted is using the legend for his own less-than-honourable purposes, and legends have a way of biting back…
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In the 1950s in rural Australia, Tom and his brother and their friends find what they think is an abandoned caravan on the Brerretons' land.
Except it's not abandoned.
And the man who owns it is not happy that he's been seen doing what he's doing.
He's so unhappy, in fact, that Tom is terrified that he and Fred and Bill will be shot before Tilly can get back with help...
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Elsie Parminter loves to keep informed about all the retirement home goings-on.And she loves to keep other people informed too – even if it's not their business.So when she overhears a shocking confession, Elsie knows exactly what to do – tell someone!But why will no one believe her? It's not like she's intentionally gotten situations wrong in the past…
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Cara lives in a home where her mother's alcohol-fuelled violence is a daily reality.One day, after a beating, she discovers that her drawing of three lorikeets is now a drawing of two, and there's a live lorikeet loose in her room.Does she dare use her newfound talent to help herself, or will she make things worse…?
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Olwen had gone into the Daintree Rainforest to be by herself for a while and sort through her life.Only to find her life taking a direction she'd never imagined when a huge tract of the rainforest is transported on board a starship.Dealing with aliens, space pirates and a decidedly cute little Springy, Olwen is doing her best to adapt to her surroundings –And then she learns something that will change her life again, this time forever…
6) Hidden
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Corbin's family is rich, but his family life is tense. He chooses to work in a supermarket instead of letting his step-father give him a job.Millie works there too. She helps him learn the ropes and becomes a friend.Then one day she disappears without a trace…Only to reappear months later, her foot injured, her memory gone.When Corbin tries to help her, he stumbles onto a plot that will put both of them in danger.And that danger is closer than he...
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Colin is enjoying his retirement years… until, without warning, his wife Joan is admitted to hospital.Lost without her, and terrified he will lose her forever, Colin realises he has to find a way forward. But it's hard.Until the day a teenage boy with a bunch of flowers crashes into his life.But will his crazy plan to help Joan recover work? Or will he just make things worse?Utopia Bay is a small town on the east coast of Australia. This is one...
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Hailey's life is spiraling out of control.
Her little sister is selfish, her young brother is... well, different, and her mother has taken off without explanation, leaving her father lost and shattered.
But the absolute worst thing ever? Having to take her younger brother to her job interview.
An interview she's already late for because of an impatient driver and a boy with a huge bunch of flowers...Utopia Bay is a small town on the east coast...
9) The Cupboard
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Tommy and his mother are trapped within a cycle of violence, terrorised by Tommy's stepfather.To cope, Tommy escapes into a fantasy-world in his mind, where he is a Hero and fights against the cruel Villain.Until the day his two worlds collide, and he has to make a choice that will have serious, and lasting, real-world consequences…
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Gary has lived on the streets for three months. It's not his choice - his Gran is in hospital and the streets are safer than living with Mum and his creep of a stepfather.Then one day Gary finds a bunch of silk flowers in a skip bin. Those flowers, and what he chooses to do with them, will change his life.Utopia Bay is a small town on the east coast of Australia. This is one of its stories.
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