EX-SPELLED (1989.)
A fantasy made up of clippings, diary entries and letters. It details the adventures of two ordinary boys and a very unusual girl. Later reprinted under the title THREE MISSING DAYS.
Related books; FIVE EASY LESSONS, THREE LOONY MONTHS, ONE WEIRD WEEK, KAYAK... all comprising THE BANDINANGI BOOKS. Also THE MAGICIAN'S BOX which mentions Bandinangi
SUBJECTS (Witches, twins, camping)
EMMA JANE'S ZOO (1986)
A rhyming picture book about Emma Jane who makes a zoo in her back yard.
Based on fact. When my children were little, they had a zoo in the garden.
SUBJECTS (dogs, goats, grandparents)
EEEEEEEEMAIL (1999)
Kathleen O'Grady enjoys e-mailing her friends on the Internet... until she meets a thoroughly modern cyberspook.
SUBJECTS (computers and internet, Irish)
ELIZABETH (1986)
The story of Elizabeth, who causes trouble quite by accident.
SUBJECTS (grandparents, jewellery)
ELLA - (1997)
Ella Parrot is so big and scary... but all Ella really wants is an apple.
Related books; PARROT SEED and THE LOST SHOES are about the same family.
SUBJECTS (parrots, grandparents)
EMMIE'S SOUP
Patsy, Vivvie and George must go with their mother to the country when they lose their home during the Great Depression.
SUBJECTS (Great Depression, lost, cooking, cows.)
F - BOOKS
A time-travel romance set in New South Wales. When magazine editor Abigail Reed's wedding is postponed, she takes a trip down memory lane to her old home at Nugget Creek. Here she meets the love of her life - who died before she was born.
This is one of the books in which I managed to combine some of my favourite genres. Abigail is one of my many heroines whose names begin with "A"...
SUBJECTS (time-travel, cousins, mines, horses, camping, treasure, romance illness)
FIVE EASY
LESSONS (1989)The first book about Justin Archer, and number 2 in THE BANDINANGI BOOKS. Justin does a correspondence course which promises to help him control his impossible family. Meanwhile, Mellie is also doing a course when promises to help her handle her impossible kids. Mellie is Justin's Mum!
Related books; THREE MISSING DAYS, THREE LOONY MONTHS, ONE WEIRD WEEK, KAYAK... all comprising THE BANDINANGI BOOKS. Also THE MAGICIAN'S BOX which mentions Bandinangi
SUBJECTS (grandparents, ducks, dogs, cats, schools.)
THE FOLLOW DOG (1991)
This is a short novel about a country dog who moves into town with his family. The children are happy, but the poor Follow Dog pines for his country freedom... something must be done, but it takes some time before all ends happily for the Dog.
Related books; Other dog stories include WHAT A DAY! THE HAUNTING OF ACE, THE CAT-BURGLAR OF PETHAVEN DRIVE.
SUBJECTS (Dogs, farms, grandparents)
FAMOUS FAKE PHOTOGRAPHS (1999)
A look at fakes and how they are made.
SUBJECTS (Painting and photography)
FRIZZLE SIZZLE.
Sun safety book.
