The Western Sydney Kid

The Western Sydney Kid
Author: Christopher Milne
Publisher: Christopher Milne
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780958009126

AFL star Steven Smith plays for Richmond, but when a new team is formed in his original home town, Blacktown in NSW, he is torn between staying with Richmond, or going to the new team. This title is aimed at potential young supporters of Aussie Rules, and is published to coincide with the formation of the new Western Sydney Club. Ages 8-13.

The Right Way to Rock

The Right Way to Rock
Author: Nat Amoore
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1760147826

Without music, the world is just blah. That’s my take on life, anyway. Mum says rock is the only music worth listening to, but I think everyone should find their own beat. When I hear that Principal Keiren plans to cut all of the arts classes at Watterson Primary, there's no way me and my new mate Flynn are gonna let that happen. We're dragging our secret Broadway appreciation society into the spotlight. It's time for Watterson: The Musical!

Brindabella

Brindabella
Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2018-03-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1760635812

SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2019 This is a story about a boy called Pender and a kangaroo called Brindabella, about how they became friends, and all the things that happened to them because of it. Pender and his father live in an old house made of honey-coloured stone in the bush by the river, with only the company of his father's paintings and the loyal dog, Billy-Bob. Then, on one winter morning, a gunshot amongst the trees changes everything. When Pender rescues Brindabella from the pouch of her murdered mother, an unusual friendship blossoms between the lonely boy and the orphaned joey. But Brindabella is no ordinary kangaroo. And though Pender has saved her life, the untameable wildness of the bush--and freedom--call to her... Lyrical and unforgettable, Brindabella explores the brutal beauty of the Australian bush.

The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
Author: Wai Chim
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1338656120

An authentic novel about growing up in an Asian immigrant family with a mother who is suffering from a debilitating mental illness. Anna Chiu has her hands full. When she's not looking after her brother and sister or helping out at her father's restaurant, she's taking care of her mother, whose debilitating mental illness keeps her in bed most days. Her father's new delivery boy, Rory, is a welcome distraction and even though she knows that things aren't right at home, she's starting to feel like she could be a normal teen.But when her mother finally gets out of bed, things go from bad to worse. And as her mother's condition worsens, Anna and her family question everything they understand about themselves and each other.The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling is a heart-wrenching, true-to-life exploration through the often neglected crevices of culture, mental illness, and family. Its strong themes are balanced by a beautiful romance making it a feel-good, yet important read.

The Coconut Children

The Coconut Children
Author: Vivian Pham
Publisher: Random House Australia
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2020-03-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0143793845

Life in the troubled neighbourhood of Cabramatta demands too much too young. But Sonny wouldn’t really know. Watching the world from her bedroom window, she exists only in second-hand romance novels and falls for any fast-food employee who happens to spare her a glance. Everything changes with the return of Vince, a boy who became a legend after he was hauled away in handcuffs. Sonny and Vince used to be childhood friends. But with all that happened in-between, childhood seems so long ago. It will take two years of juvie, an inebriated grandmother and an unexpected discovery for them to meet again. The Coconut Children is an urgent, moving and wise debut from a young and gifted storyteller.

Sydney for Kids

Sydney for Kids
Author: Wendy Preston
Publisher: UNSW Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2009-10
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1920705589

Featuring more than 400 kid-friendly destinations and activities, this essential guidebook for parents in the Sydney area offers valuable information?such as opening hours, admissions fees, and travel options?on everything from museums to puppet shows. Organized by theme and weather conditions, this handbook caters to families with children up to 12 years old and highlights free and inexpensive destinations. Convenient and thorough, this updated reference makes the most of of Sydney's best family-friendly treasures.

Desert Lake

Desert Lake
Author: Pamela Freeman
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-04
Genre: Australia, Central
ISBN: 9781760650384

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Hooroo, Ta-Ta, Bye-bye!

Hooroo, Ta-Ta, Bye-bye!
Author: Nicky Mee
Publisher: Nicole Mee
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2021-06-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9780645193909

Hooroo, ta-ta, bye-bye is a children's picture book about resilience, strength, and the power to deal with the changes and endings in the busy life of a 3-year-old child. Children between the ages of 0-6 will enjoy this rollicking rhyming story and parents and caregivers will love reading it with them.

The Well-Being of America's Children

The Well-Being of America's Children
Author: Kenneth C. Land
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2012-06-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9400740921

In 1998, the Foundation for Child Development (FCD) provided Kenneth Land a grant to explore the feasibility of producing the first national composite index of the status of American children that would chart changes in their well-being over time. Important questions needed to be answered: was it possible to trace trends in child and youth well-being over several decades? Could such an index provide a way of determining whether the United States was making progress in improving its children’s lives? The Index of Child and Youth Well-Being (CWI) was born from these questions. Viewing the CWI trends from 1975 to present, there is evidence that the well-being of American children lags behind other Western nations. As conditions change, it is clear that the index is an evolving and rich enterprise. This volume attests to that evolution, and what the CWI promises for understanding the progress – or lack of progress – in enhancing the life prospects of all American children. ​