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  • Toocool: The Big Bash

    Phil Kettle, Tom Jellett

    language (Ford Street Publishing, Feb. 12, 2014)
    When Bad Billy Brown challenges Toocool to a game of 20/20 cricket, Toocool swings into action. Toocool and his team, the Legends, are soon in training. But will Toocool’s famous leg spinner be enough to win the day? Or will the Legends need some help? His name is Toocool, and he’s a legend!
  • On the Buzzer

    Michael Panckridge

    eBook (Ford Street Publishing, Oct. 3, 2018)
    It's Round 6 and basketball is the next sport in the action-packed Legends series. But the competition takes a back seat when Sandhurst's sporting reputation is put on the line. The odds are against them. The stakes are high. Just how far will someone go to bring the team down? It's thrills and spills as the players hit the court. Who will come out on top?"An authentically Australian series that boys can not only relate to, but actually want to read." BOOKSELLER & PUBLISHERDue to popular demand, the highly acclaimed LEGENDS series returns!• Brighter – bolder – updated• Interactive Q codes for the home and classroom – where readers can complete quizzes, games, interview characters and share their sporting achievements• Pacy, sport-oriented page turners that will hook in both boys and girls• Believable characters to whom readers will relate • Heaps of bonus informational text to complement each story• Absorbing, self-contained stories but an overall story arch to the series
  • Jamie Brown is NOT Rich

    Adam Wallace

    eBook (Ford Street Publishing, Sept. 10, 2014)
    Jamie Brown and his family have no money. None. Zip. Zilch. Zero. Nada. Nix. Nachos. Then, when a letter from the mysterious Barnaby Von Barnabus arrives, everything changes.The question is ... can the Browns handle their newfound fortune? Only time, and maybe the words in this book, will tell.When Jamie Brown and his family move from the poor streets of the Hovel to snobby Snootyville, classes clash with hilarious results.
  • Toocool: The Race

    Phil Kettle, Tom Jellett

    language (Ford Street Publishing, March 1, 2013)
    How do you build a jet ski that travels at the speed of light or faster? Toocool knows the answer. Easy – just ask Wong. Find out how Wong turns Toocool’s ‘bathtub’ into a supercharged jet ski. But will it help Toocool win his most challenging race ever?His name is Toocool, and he’s a legend!
  • Crossing the Line

    Dianne Bates

    eBook (Ford Street Publishing, Aug. 1, 2008)
    Orphaned then abandoned by long-term foster carers, teenager Sophie lives with Amy and Matt. For a long time and unknown to others, Sophie has been self-mutilating: more recently she has been in therapy. Concerned about Sophie’s increasing depression, the doctor admits her to a hospital. There Sophie is placed in an adolescent ward where she forms tentative relationships with other troubled teenagers and begins sessions with psychiatrist, Helen Marshall. However, the doctor crosses the patient-therapist line, but so too does Sophie ...
  • The Burning Sea

    Paul Collins, Sean McMullen

    language (Ford Street Publishing, April 6, 2016)
    There is no lower rank than cabin boy on the warship Invincible. But Dantar knows he is important, because anyone who threatens his life gets turned into a pile of ashes. His older sister Velza is a shapecasting warrior, in a world where only men fight. Until now. Together they must solve the mystery of broken magic and escape the dragon.
  • Monster School

    Green DC

    language (Ford Street Publishing, Sept. 22, 2013)
    'Beware! You are entering The City of Monsters.All tourists will be eaten. Have a nice day!’‘A wild, wise-cracking ride.’ – Ian Irvine‘Fast, funny and FREAKY!’ – DC GreenPT, the Swamp Boy, is terrified. During his first class at Monster School, mafia goblins threaten to murder him. He is saved … by the meanest monsters in school –• A vampire with attitude!• A socially-challenged zombie!• A giant spider called Bruce!Now PT is really sweating. If the Dead Gang learns his secret, he’ll spin on a kebab stick before recess. Imagine what will happen if the dragon finds out!
  • Marcy: Quiz Champs

    Susan Halliday, Tom Jellett

    eBook (Ford Street Publishing, )
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  • Crime Time: Australians Behaving Badly

    Sue Bursztynski

    eBook (Ford Street Publishing, Sept. 10, 2014)
    Crime Time – Australians Behaving Badly is a collection of true Australian crime stories ranging from bushrangers such as Ned Kelly and Mad Dan Morgan through to serial killers, fraudsters and modern celebrity criminals. Crime Time contains details of the crimes, biographical details, portraits by Louise Prout and interesting trivia in Did You Know boxes.
  • Toocool: The Interview

    Phil Kettle, Tom Jellett

    language (Ford Street Publishing, Feb. 12, 2014)
    How much do you really know about Toocool? You will find out all his secrets when Toocool is interviewed for a very special television show. Discover what Toocool really thinks about his musical talents, his legendary sporting skills, his dog and his friends – especially Marcy.His name is Toocool, and he’s a legend!
  • Clearing the Pack

    Michael Panckridge

    language (Ford Street Publishing, Jan. 6, 2019)
    Football and netball are the next two sports in the Legends series, and Travis and Mia are flying high.Travis steps up his intimidation tactics, knowing he’s got to win this one to stay in the race. But has he gone too far this time?Can Mitchell and Travis set aside their differences to battle the tough Wetherhood team and achieve the impossible?Meanwhile, Bryce investigates the mystery in the library. Suddenly, there’s a whole lot more to play for …
  • Tuff, Sadie & the Wild West: Book 1

    Mike Gleason, Christine Harrison

    Hardcover (Farm Street Publishing, Aug. 1, 2017)
    Tuff, Sadie & the Wild West Join in a Wild West adventure with the Hideout Kids! After they have to leave New York best friends Tuff and Sadie dash across America in search of a mysterious town named Muleshoe. They battle train robbers, dodge stampeding buffalo, and fight off an attack led by the vicious bandit Fast Bull. Just when they think their dangerous journey is over, they're ambushed by "Big Nose" George Parrot, the meanest outlaw in the Wild West. Can they escape The Parrot Gang and find Muleshoe, the home of the Hideout Kids? Hideout Kids Series Description: The highly entertaining page-turner Hideout Kids is a brilliant children's Wild West action series. It features two ordinary ten-year old kids, the brave Sheriff Tuff Brunson and his clever best friend, Deputy Sadie Marcus. Joining their adventures is an amazing cast of fun-loving characters including Wild Thing, a pink fairy armadillo, and Mr Zip, a beaver. Each book tells incredible stories of cowboys, American Indians, outlaws, wagon trains, lost gold mines, cattle drives, and mountain men. How can two ten-year old kids tame the Wild West? Only in the beautifully written and illustrated Hideout Kids series can you find the answer!
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