Solomon Macaroni and the Cousin Catastrophe

Solomon Macaroni and the Cousin Catastrophe
Author: Ashleigh Barton
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2022-07-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0702267015

You've never met a vampire like Solomon Macaroni before – he's friendly, polite and makes a mean tofu bolognese. Understandably, when his parents go on a one-hundred-year cruise without him, Solomon is not impressed. Especially because it means having to stay in creepy Transylvania with his six cousins, who are the rudest and naughtiest vampires in existence. (Well, apart from Lucy. He likes her.) Not even his uncle, Count Dracula, the oldest vampire in the world, can stop their pranks. But when his cousins venture into the spooky Wildwood on a dangerous mission, Solomon reluctantly agrees to help Lucy rescue them. In the forest, Solomon must draw on all he knows – about old magic, wet wipes and the importance of a well-timed entrance – to save his catastrophic cousins and possibly the world. A fang-tastic tale about loving your family, even when they drive you batty.

Solomon Macaroni and the Vampire Vacation

Solomon Macaroni and the Vampire Vacation
Author: Ashleigh Barton
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2023-10-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0702268224

You'll never believe where Solomon Macaroni is heading ... The world's friendliest vegetarian vampire and his six mischievous cousins are going to Paris with Uncle Dracula. They can't wait for the fine food, fabulous fashion and fang-dangled art. But Uncle Dracula is not himself. When the kids see the Mona Lisa, they get an idea to cheer him up ... and it's their naughtiest one yet. With the help of an overly friendly hotel manager, they hatch a ridiculous plan to steal the famous painting. Before they know it, they've accidentally unleashed mayhem, with music-hating skeletons and grudge-holding gargoyles roaming the streets. Can Solomon and his favourite cousin, Lucy, restore order before evil reigns over Paris forever?

What Do You Call Your Grandpa?

What Do You Call Your Grandpa?
Author: Ashleigh Barton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Aboriginal Australians
ISBN: 9780733340864

An inclusive picture book for grandparents everywhere. In every country around the world are grandpas short and tall. Though they go by different names, we love them one and all. From brilliant new talents Ashleigh Barton and Martina Heiduczek, comes a charming and heart-warming book that celebrates the many different ways we say grandpa. What Do You Call Your Grandpa? is a love letter to grandfathers and families from every corner of the globe. Young readers will learn how to say Grandpa in thirteen different languages including Hebrew, Welsh, Portuguese, Swahili, Mandarin, Maori, Flemish, Igbo, Hindi, Spanish, Italian, Tagalog, and Gurindji.

The Napoleon of Notting Hill

The Napoleon of Notting Hill
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Publisher: The Floating Press
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2009-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1775414728

The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a futuristic novel set in London in 1984. Chesterton envisions neither great technological leaps nor totalitarian suppression. Instead, England is ruled by a series of randomly selected Kings, because people have become entirely indifferent. The joker Auberon Quin is crowned and he instates elaborate costumes for every sector of London. All the city's provosts are bored with the idea except for the earnest young Adam Wayne - the Napoleon of Notting Hill.

Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women

Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women
Author: Elizabeth Blackwell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1895
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Elizabeth Blackwell, though born in England, was reared in the United States and was the first woman to receive a medical degree here, obtaining it from the Geneva Medical College, Geneva, New York, in 1849. A pioneer in opening the medical profession to women, she founded hospitals and medical schools for women in both the United States and England. She was a lecturer and writer as well as an able physician and organizer. -- H.W. Orr.

The Little Refugee

The Little Refugee
Author: Anh Do
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781742378329

The story of one Vietnamese family's survival against the odds, and the healing power of hope.

The Periodic Table

The Periodic Table
Author: Primo Levi
Publisher: Viking
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Authors, Italian
ISBN: 9780241956816

Inspired by the rhythms of the Periodic Table, Primo Levi assesses his life in terms of the chemical elements he associates with his past. From his birth into an Italian Jewish family through his training as a chemist, to the pain and darkness of the Holocaust and its aftermath, Levi reflects on the difficult course of his life in this heartfelt and deeply moving book.

Strangeworlds Travel Agency

Strangeworlds Travel Agency
Author: L. D. Lapinski
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2021-05-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1534483535

Perfect for fans of The Train to Impossible Places and Nevermoor, this “utterly delightful” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) middle grade fantasy follows a young girl who uses a travel agency’s magical suitcases to travel to different worlds. When twelve-year-old Flick Hudson accidentally ends up in the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, she uncovers a fantastic secret: there are hundreds of other worlds just steps away from hers. All you have to do to visit them is just jump into the right suitcase. Then Flick gets the invitation of a lifetime: join Strangeworlds’s magical travel society and explore other worlds. But, unbeknownst to Flick, the world at the very center of it all, a city called Five Lights, is in danger. Buildings and even streets are mysteriously disappearing. And when Flick realizes what’s going on, she must race against time, travelling through unchartered worlds, to find a way to fix Five Lights before it collapses into nothingness—and takes her world with it.

This Is How We Change the Ending

This Is How We Change the Ending
Author: Vikki Wakefield
Publisher: Text Publishing
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1925774902

A gritty, ultimately triumphant novel from one of Australia’s most loved YA writers, the author of award-winning Friday Brown

Where Snow Angels Go

Where Snow Angels Go
Author: Maggie O'Farrell
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2021-11-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536219371

On the precipice of a serious illness, Sylvie wakes up to find a snow angel who tells her he will protect her, and when she finally recovers, she purposefully puts herself in precarious situations to try and meet him again.