The Battle of Book Week: Yours Troolie, Alice Toolie 3

The Battle of Book Week: Yours Troolie, Alice Toolie 3
Author: Kate Temple
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 176087485X

Alice Toolie - seriously famous Youtootuber - and her best enemy Jimmy Cook are back to fight another day in a whole new chapter of adventures from the CBCA award-winning writers of the Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers series. Book Week is always the best week of the year! But when Alice Toolie and Jimmy Cook get involved, it's set for disaster. From kooky costume ideas to accidental author visits, nothing is safe. It's no wonder they've been fired as Library Monitors! The only way they'll get their jobs back is by winning First Prize in the book parade. And that means working together. Can these two best frenemies leave their differences behind long enough to win the Battle of Book Week?

Yours Troolie, Alice Toolie

Yours Troolie, Alice Toolie
Author: Kate Temple
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2018-07-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1760636770

Something very bad has happened to Alice Toolie. Her secret diary has been read by her worst enemy - Jimmy Cook. It's war! Until Ms Fennel decides that Alice and Jimmy need to make peace and become pen pals for the term. And it works. Before long, Alice and Jimmy are planning to make billions of dollars for the school fete - and with a captured ghost and jars full of unicorn vomit, it's sure to be their time to shine. A laugh-out-loud book filled with sparkle and slime, from the CBCA award-winning writers of the Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers series.

Funny Kid Prank Aliens (Funny Kid, #9)

Funny Kid Prank Aliens (Funny Kid, #9)
Author: Matt Stanton
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2021-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1460712099

Ready to see a real-life alien? Laugh your head off with the super-popular Funny Kid series! Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. He's also the kid who's keen to spend the most boring school holidays ever coming up with the greatest prank of all time. Max is the funny kid and he's going to prank the world! Conspiracy theories, crop circles, alien invasions, a mayor who has lost his marbles and the most Un-fun Fair in the universe are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure. FUNNY KID is the mega-bestselling series from author-illustrator Matt Stanton that has everyone laughing! PRAISE FOR FUNNY KID 'my favourite thing in the book was everything' -- Elliott 'better than Wimpy Kid, Big Nate and Tom Gates combined' -- Ally 'humour is injected into every page' -- Children's Book Council of Australia's Reading Time 'absolutely hilarious' -- Tim Harris, author of the Exploding Endings series AWARDS Honours - Koala Awards 2022 (Fiction for Older Readers)

The Space Between the Stars

The Space Between the Stars
Author: Indira Naidoo
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2022-03-29
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1761064150

A deeply moving and uplifting exploration of the power of nature - even urban nature - to heal the deepest hurts. For fans of Julia Baird's Phosphorescence, Sarah Wilson's This One Wild and Precious Life or Leigh Sales' Any Ordinary Day comes an unforgettable and poignant exploration of the healing power of nature. 'A tender, touching and at times bloody funny meditation on life. And death. And how to live.' David Wenham 'For as long as I can remember, there has always been just the three of us. Three sisters. Only a year between each. Inseparable. It's been like that for almost 50 years ... Until my youngest sister walked out into her suburban backyard and took her life. Is it possible to ever heal a tear in your universe?' After her younger sister died suddenly, broadcaster Indira Naidoo's world was shattered. Turning to her urban landscape for solace, Indira found herself drawn to a fig tree overlooking Sydney harbour. A connection began to build between the two - one with a fractured heart, the other a centurion offering quiet companionship while asking nothing in return. As Indira grappled with her heartbreak, an unnoticed universe of infinite beauty revealed itself: pale vanilla clouds pirouetting across the sky, resilient weeds pushing through cracks in the footpath, the magical biodiversity of tiny puddles. With the help of a posse of urban guides, she began to explore how nature - whatever bits of nature are within reach - can heal us during life's darker chapters, whether nursing a broken heart or an anxious mind. The Space Between the Stars is a heart-rending, at times funny, and uplifting tribute to love and our innate need to connect to the natural world, a celebration of the reassuring cycle of renewal that sustains and nourishes us all. 'As long as you can see the stars, you can never truly be lost.'

Ruby Tuesday

Ruby Tuesday
Author: Hayley Lawrence
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1760147540

Ruby was named after a song about freedom, but she’s far from free. She’s trapped by her mum’s accident, her past as a famous pianist a distant memory. This was never the plan – both of them invisible and voiceless in a dusty small town. And Ruby wants to be heard. But that was before Joey Milano. Before that awful party. Now the only thing Ruby’s sure of is that she’ll never ever trust anyone again. When the opportunity of a lifetime comes knocking, and a boy from her past reaches out, Ruby’s not fooled. Some things are broken beyond repair. Or are they?

Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade

Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade
Author: Jol Temple
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2016-04-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1952533872

HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2017 Jimmy Cook has discovered that he has quite a lot in common with the explorer Captain James Cook. No doubt they were related. So when he finds out that Captain Cook met with a sticky end in Hawaii, he's determined to travel to the island to finish what he started. His parents aren't so interested but luckily Jimmy's favourite brand of cereal is running a competition. First prize: a Hawaiian Holiday. Jimmy is going to have to eat a lot of full-fibre Wheetblocks to enter, but big dreams come with a big price. And no price is too big when it comes to Captain James Cook especially if it means beating the world's most annoying person, Alice Toolie.

Dig World (Pixel Raiders #1)

Dig World (Pixel Raiders #1)
Author: Steven O'Donnell
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2018-02-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338237578

The first in a brand-new, highly illustrated series that is Ready Player One for the middle-grade audience! Enter Dig World, Level One of a virtual reality game where things are all too real!Rip and Mei have been invited to play a beta release of the top secret new game from INREAL GAMES. Once they start playing, they're amazed by how true to life everything feels, looks, and smells. They collect materials to build a house, find food, and craft weapons.But soon they're faced with real danger. If they don't find a way out in three days, they'll be stuck FOREVER.Can they survive attacks from goblins, flametigers, fire lizards, and massive spiders to win the game?

Room on Our Rock

Room on Our Rock
Author: Kate Temple
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019
Genre:
ISBN: 9781760664299

Two seals are perched on a rock. When others need shelter, do they share it? Room on Our Rock celebrates the truth that there are two sides to every story. This clever picture book has one story that can be read two different ways. When read from front to back, the seals believe there is definitely no room on their rock for others. But when the book is read from back to front, the seals welcome others to shelter on their rock. A heartwarming story about sharing and compassion.

Are You My Bottom?

Are You My Bottom?
Author: Kate Temple
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2018-06-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1760636347

Small Panda has lost his bottom. It was there when he went to sleep but now it has disappeared. He searches high and low, and finds stripy bums, pink butts, feathery derrieres. 'Are you my bottom?' he asks, but none of these bottoms are his. Finally, he spots a furry bum which just has to be his - but the answer is surprising! A cheeky story for anyone who has ever left something behind.

The Nerd Herd #1

The Nerd Herd #1
Author: Nathan Luff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2021-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781760971069

Barny the Lamb and his friends are sick of being picked on. So they decide to form a gang to show everyone that they are not as soft as they look. But how do three fluffy friends stand up to a cunning fox, a gigantic cat, and a bull with behavioural issues?