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ANNA'S
OWN (1995, 2000.) 
...
Historical
romance saga, set in Van Diemens Land in the 19th Century. Takes convict Anna
Bailey from a frightened 14 y-o through the turbulent years to the hard-won
serenity of middle-age - and a new chance at love.
Released
as a paperback in 1995, a new e-book edition was released in 2000.
SUBJECTS
(romance,
history, fire, convicts, maids, fear and danger, twins, Ireland, ships,
illness and injury)
ANOTHER
GOOD FRIEND (1991) YA theatre romance. Follows four teenagers as they race
against time and their own differences to complete the script for a musical
play.
and
its sequel... 
....
copies available from sodgers@dodo.com.au
THE
ANTI-TOURIST (2003) (Pseudonym
Theo Georgiou.)
Keira
and Zann are e-pals, and each envies the other. Then Zann's brother Eddy has a
bright idea…
SUBJECTS
(computer, fax and internet)
ALL
THE SEA BETWEEN (1991) YA theatre romance. Follows four teenagers as they
produce an original musical play and face problems arising from their own
carelessness.
Related
books: Amber Dale also stars in WINTER-SPRING GARDEN and THE SUITCASE and
appears in DOWN RIVER, TIME OFF and THE MAGICIAN'S BOX.
Dominic
Grant also appears in THE MAGICIAN'S BOX.
SUBJECTS
(romance,
history, convicts, acting/role playing, illness and injury, schools)
AMY
AMARYLLIS (1992) A "world-shift" fantasy in which two girls from
very different worlds swap places. Each faces danger and trouble complicated
by her ignorance of her new surroundings.
Introduces
the reinbeast, some of my favourite fantasy creations. My first long fantasy.
Related book; SHADOWDANCERS, which is set in the same world and shares the character of Amy's brother Craig Day. See ANKOOR
SUBJECTS (caves,
maids, mines, reinbeast, fear and danger, islands, water, crime, dogs,
costume, twins, acting/role playing.)
AURORA,
(1995.) A YA sci fi about a young alien girl who has been brought up by a
human family. Copies
available from sodgers@dodo.com.au
SUBJECTS
(camping, caves, cousins, adoption, fires, aliens, islands, boats, water, fear
and danger, crime)
Aunt
Victoria's Monster (2000)
Toby's
Aunt Victoria paints monsters. The trouble begins when she tells a chat-show
host that she paints only what she sees... Is Aunt Victoria a liar? If she
isn't, what does this mean for the monsters?
Related
book; A STICKY PICTURE, which is also about Toby and Aunt Victoria.
SUBJECTS
(monsters, fear and danger, photography.)
THE
ASTOUNDING SOUND (1994).
Fritz
the long-nosed dog is in trouble! There's an astounding sound in Platypus
Street, and Fritz is (literally) behind it!
Related
book; THE INCREDIBLE SMELL, which also stars Fritz the dog.
SUBJECTS (dogs,
cockatoos, scientists or professors.)
ANGIE
THE BRAVE (1987)
A
rhyming picture book about Angie the explorer and her incredible adventures.
(dragons,
camping, acting/role playing.)
ADVENTURE
FINDS ALICIA (1998)
Reading
scheme title in which young Alicia meets adventure in the park.
SUBJECTS (cows,
schools.)
THE
AMAZING MAZE
Reading
scheme title in which the kids see monsters in the maze...
SUBJECTS (monsters,
mazes.)
AMY
CLAIRE AND THE LEGS (1987)
Reading
scheme title in which young Amy Claire gets lost at the show.
SUBJECTS (lost,
shows.)
ALIENS
IN KALGOORLIE.
Sophie
Spinner sees aliens in Kalgoorlie. Will anyone believe her? And has her
well-meaning advice to an alien girl named Poshie Pinner brought doom upon our
planet?
SUBJECTS (aliens,
mines, invasion.)
ARON
ARTIST’S EXHIBITION.
Aron
Artist lives to paint. Soon he has too many pictures and the only place left
to sleep is the broom cupboard! What can Aron and his dog Picasso do?
SUBJECTS (painting,
dogs.)
B
- BOOKS
THAT
BOTHERSOME BANDISCOOT (Barrie, 2003) (Pseudonym
Patrick Farrell.)
A
bandicoot has invaded Dad's garden and Dad is vowing he'll bake a bandiscoot
pie. Tree and Phoebe are afraid the neighbours will believe him!
SUBJECTS (bandicoots.)
BEYOND
THE BLACK STUMP
Michael
travels cross-country with his friend Ben and his brother. Stranded overnight
in an outback town, he and Ben overhear a daring and wicked plan.
SUBJECTS (bushrangers,
crime, outback, ghosts)
BOY
DOWN UNDER
Ro
Mavin is enchanted when she meets unpredictable Patrick Carroll, but what is
his secret, and why can she never introduce him to her mother and friends? The
truth about Patrick is unbelievable, and leaves Ro with a difficult choice.
SUBJECTS (schools,
ghosts, romance.)
A
BOX OF SUNDRIES
Quentin
and Quinn buy a painting for the parents’ wedding anniversary, but when it
turns out to be part of a set stolen from the gallery, suspicion falls in all
directions.
SUBJECTS (art,
mystery and detection, twins)
THE
BUNYIP'S LAIR
Elvie
learns of the mysterious bunyip's lair and resolves to find it.
SUBJECTS (bunyips,
music)
THE
BUNYIP WAKES (1984)
A
fantasy about young Adam and the displaced bunyip he discovers in the sheep
paddock.
SUBJECTS (bunyips,
dowsing, water, farms, grandparents etc.)
BUNYIPS
DON’T
(1996).
A
picture book about how Young Bunyip learns everything Old Bunyip could teach
him - then asserts his independence.
SUBJECTS (bunyips,
water.)
BOBBI'S
GONE (2002)
Bobbi,
a champion show dog, goes missing. His young master must follow clues to find
her.
SUBJECTS (dogs,
shows and fairs.)
A
BOY’S BEST FRIEND (1999)
Sim
thinks the stray dog he has taken in is his best friend, but it is in league
with time-travelling slave-traders. Sim and his lame friend Mel meet on the
way to the auction block, so Sim has to think fast.
This
is a very brief novel, and one I'm quite pleased with. There isn't much
thriller-sci-fi about for nine year olds.
SUBJECTS (dogs,
fear and danger, time-travel.)
BLUE
GOLD (1999)
Sequel
to SPIRAL STAIRS (see S page). Erin and the other colonists have been on the
planet Azuria for nearly a year. The crops are failing and it seems their
great adventure may come to a premature and ignominious end when the supply
ship comes. Erin, Cambria and Albia decide to go hiking. They are soon lost in
the mist, but Mimic, their inhuman friend, shows them a way to solve the
colony problems.
Related
book; SPIRAL STAIRS, which also stars Erin and her friends.
SUBJECTS (aliens,
lost, farms, cockatoos, schools.)
BLUE
MOON ANIMAL DAY (1987)
A
rhyming story about what happens to the animals when the moon is blue... also
contains the stories THE FROWNING FARMER and CAROLINE'S CURRY and THE
PUMPKINS' REVENGE.
SUBJECTS (cows,
cooking, farms.)
A
BASKET OF ONIONS (2000)
A
historical adventure in which Jan and his sister Sibella undertake to carry a
rare black tulip bulb to market in 17th Century Holland.
I
really enjoyed writing this one ... it's my homage to Geoffrey Trease, who
wrote such wonderful historical adventure stories when I was young.
SUBJECTS
(Holland, fear and danger, flowers, crime.)
BATHING
BEAUTY
Nick
and Rosa agree to look after Beauty and all goes well until the problem with
the jam...
SUBJECTS
(cats.)
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