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This is the story of two sisters, Mary and Grace. As small children, growing up at their property called Abyssinia, they played with their dolls' house together, side by side, always. Grace loved Mary, and Mary loved Grace. But inseparable bonds in life can be unexpectedly shattered. When this happens to Grace, she is plunged into a dark and mesmerizing world, a world full of bells and the ringing sky, of odd little children, strange events, and frighteningly bizarre grown-ups.

When the ever-enthusiastic and high-spirited Penny Pollard accompanies her friend Alistair and his mum (a long-suffering chaperone) on a tour of the United Kingdom, the results are hilariously unpredictable. Penny proves herself to be a very busy and unusual tourist.

Penny Pollard a flower girl? Impossible? Ridiculous? Find out what happens when our ever-rebellious heroine combines her career as a "cadet reporter" with some wild and crazy schemes to avoid her destiny as an extremely reluctant member of a wedding.

Susie is the shyest girl in school, but she's got a secret. A big one...and if she doesn't tell Ben he'll be in danger.

A powerful, heartbreaking and informative search for answers, to what can be done to prevent those—often young men suffering from intense psychological pain—who have the strength to go against all survival instincts, and actually kill themselves. It examines relevant research, philosophy, literature, first-hand accounts by bereaved parents (including that of the author), and in-depth interviews.

In this practical and accessible audio book, Selwa Anthony shows you how to succeed in every area of your life by understanding the essence of success and harnessing the power of positive thinking. Succeed With Me will help you learn to like yourself, believe in yourself and trust yourself so that you become the centre of your own success network. The book also features inspirational advice from many successful Australians.

"Can I have a dragon, please, Dad?" The answer is no. Or is it? In Ben's world, dragons exist like dogs and fulfill all the doggy functions with dragon overlays, like having two heads, or being able to fly. The dragons all correspond to various breeds of dog.

"Out you go," says Dad. It is cold outside. How can a little dragon get in? Ben's dad won't let Rascal in until he learns how to beg. Rascal has other ideas, and Dad is not happy. Looks like Rascal is in trouble.

A wonderful collection of popular and award-winning stories from best-selling author Margaret Wild: "The Pocket Dogs", "My Dearest Dinosaur", and "Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa".

Becky's two gorillas lived inside her doll's house. One was green and the other was red. They were very scary gorillas until Becky gave them their first bath.

How can Mr and Mrs Snottygobble get rid of the monster hole in their garden?

Crystal longs to be a mermaid. So her mother makes her a special tail. What happens when Crystal wears her tail to bed?

Is the spider in Min's bedroom hairy, scary and creepy, or really rather nice?

Has Becky's wand made her little brother disappear?

Becky only wants fairy bread at her party. But there is so much left over, and she won't throw it out.

Who is the snowman near Dion and Molly's holiday cabin? Is it magic?

Callisto May knows a lot about planets. She could name all the moons of Jupiter, or tell you the dimensions of the Great Red Spot, but she doesn't know much about love. She's so used to pleasing other people that she has lost track of how to be herself. And now there's no one close enough to help: her boyfriend is way out of reach; her mother is distracted by sad ladies; and her dad - well his motto is be prepared, which is exactly what Cally wasn't.

Dad saves a scruffy little dog from being run over. But whose dog is it?

In the second title in the popular Rascal the Dragon series, Rascal goes to the park to learn some tricks to frighten away the Big Bad Cat. But he is not getting the hang of them. "You must scare Big Bad Cat," says Ben. Rascal is such a small dragon, Can he do it?

In the fabled city of magic, mystery and mayhem, young Nisha is struggling to come to terms with her fire-magician heritage. With the help of young minstrel Tal, Nisha learns to control her power while being swept up in events that threaten Quentaris itself, leading her to the fabulous and forbidding underground streets of Lower Quentaris.