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A Marathon of Her Own: The Diary of Sophia Krikonis, Melbourne, 1956 by Irini Savvides
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: My story
Times are tough in Crete, and Sophia's father has decided to make a fresh start in Melbourne. Sophia struggles to learn English and get used to the strange new customs, but no matter how hard she tries, nobody at school wants to make friends with a foreigner. Then her talent for running starts to make a ...Show more
A Tale of Two Families: The Diary of Jan Packard, Melbourne 1974 by Jenny Pausacker
$19.99 AUD
Category: Information Books | Series: My Australian Story
Jan Packard's family and the family next door meet once a month for a barbeque. One family has a son who went to the Vietnam War; the other has a son who was a draft resister. Then...Jan's mother joins the Women's Movement...and Jan wants to play football but is rejected by the boys. It is a time of cha ...Show more
Anastasia (My Royal Story) by Carolyn Meyer
$18.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: My Royal Story
Experience history first-hand with My Royal Story - vividly imagined accounts of queens and princesses from the past.
Anne Boleyn and Me: A Tudor Girl's Story 1525-1536 (My Royal Story) by Alison Prince
$18.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: My Royal Story
When the King came riding in on his big, black horse, a murmur went up, because his tunic was stitched with the words, Declare I Dare Not. All the ladies were giggling behind their hands, and I asked Mama what it meant. Her face had turned quite pink and she said, 'Never mind', so I asked Rosanna later. ...Show more
Archer's Melbourne Cup (My Australian Story) by Vashti Farrer
$16.99 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: My Australian Story
The year is 1861 and a major horse race is about to be run for the first time - the Melbourne Cup. Thirteen-year-old Robby Jenkins is working as a stablehand, and is convinced that his favourite horse, Archer, can win. Archer's Melbourne Cup tells the story of how one of Australia's iconic events began. ...Show more
Bombing of Darwin (My Australian Story) by Alan Tucker
$16.99 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: My Australian Story
"More bombs exploded and within seconds several ships were on fire. Japanese planes flew so close to me that I could not only see the red circles painted under their wings, but I could see the pilots' faces. It only took a moment." It was a moment that Tom would always remember - that morning of 19 Febr ...Show more
Bushfire: Surviving Black Saturday (My Australian Story) by Sally Murphy
$16.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: My Australian Story
Amy is staying in Marysville with her grandmother, and help in the garden and clean out her gutters. It is, after all, bushfire season. As summer arrives, so do the fires, and Dad is busy helping control the flames in bushfires that have started burning in Victoria. But it is early February 2009, and th ...Show more
Catherine of Aragon (My Royal Story) by Alison Prince
$18.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: My Royal Story
It is 1501 and Eva is making the greatest trip of her life - from Spain to London as lady-in-waiting to the Spanish bride of Arthr, Prince of Wales, Catherine of Aragon. But Prince Arthur does not have long to live. What will happen to Catherine, his new wife, then? This is a thrilling story-diary set a ...Show more
Cyclone Tracy (My Australian Story) by Alan Tucker
$16.99 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: My Australian Story
Darwin is almost completely destroyed; buildings, shops, houses, cars. Whole streets are gone, even the signposts. And now the people are going. Evacuations started today. Ryan just wants to hang out with his mates, go fishing and avoid being hassled by his dad, the super-strict deputy principal. But tr ...Show more
Dodger: The Story of a Victorian Pickpocket (My Story) by Jim Eldridge
$17.99 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: My Story
Henry Moss soon discovers that crime is the only thing that pays, and in the tradition of Oliver Twist he becomes swept up in the dangerous world of pickpockets and fences, haunting dark alleys and unspeakable slums. But even for the most juvenile offenders the law is strict and the penalties harsh.
Egyptian Princess: Princess Hatshepsut's Diary 1490BC (My Royal Story) by Vince Cross
$17.99 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: My Royal Story
In 1490 BC Asha, daughter of King Tuthmosis lives a carefree life at the royal court in Thebes. But when a prophecy foretells that 'a young woman will prove to be the best man in the Two Kingdom' she's caught up in a world of plots and danger...
Elizabeth (My Royal Story) by Kathryn Lasky
$18.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: My Royal Story
Daughter of a fallen queen, young Princess Elizabeth lives a complicated and dangerous life. She fears her father's famous temper but loves him dearly - she would trade all her jewels just to be noticed by him. As the royal family moves palaces, court intrigue swirls around the young princess, under the ...Show more