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"Wen Zhou is a first-generation daughter of Chinese migrant parents. She has high expectations from her parents to succeed in school, especially her father, whose strict rules leave her feeling trapped. She dreams of creating a future for herself more satisfying than the one her parents expect her to lead. Then she befriends a boy named Henry who is also a first generation immigrant. He is the smartest boy at school despite struggling with his English...
4) Bob
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Visiting her grandmother in Australia, Livy, ten, is reminded of the promise she made five years before to Bob, a strange, green creature who cannot recall who or what he is.
6) Cloudwish
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Vietnamese-Australian teenager Van Uoc Phan, the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, doesn't believe in magic until the day an absent-minded wish actually comes true and she attracts the attention of her longtime crush.
9) Possum magic
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When Grandma Poss's magic turns Hush invisible, the two possums take a culinary tour of Australia to find the food that will make her visible once more.
10) Toad rage
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Determined to understand why humans hate cane toads and to improve relations between the species, Limpy embarks on a dangerous trek from his swamp to the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
11) Toad heaven
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Despite the opposition of Ancient Eric and Malcolm, Limpy goes on a quest to find a place where cane toads can be safe from humans and live in harmony. In the hysterically funny sequel to Toad Rage, Limpy is on a quest to find toad heaven. A place where cane toads won't be blown up with bike pumps or bashed over the head with folding chairs. Limpy's determined to find this place if it takes him the rest of his life, but his plans are waylaid when...
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Kira teams up with Evie, a student at the animal sanctuary to track down the paradise parrot--a bird thought to be extinct--and prove that it still exists. While they're trying to observe the elusive bird, bushfires threaten to wipe out the sanctuary and the parrot's habitat. There's no choice but to evacuate all the animals, which is a huge task even without trying to track down a missing baby wallaby. As the bushfires rage out of control, Kira makes...
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"G'day, mate! Sparky's magic bone has kaboomed him to Kangaroo Island, Australia, where he meets a puppy with no family. Wanting to help his new friend, Sparky hops into action. They visit bats, penguins, bees, and of course, kangaroos. But can Sparky help the lost pup find a real home?"--Page [4] cover.
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"An adventure down under! Moldy mozzarella! A flock of sheep at Nicky's family's Australian ranch was losing all its wool, and no one knew why. Nicky and her friends the Thea Sisters headed to Australia and set off on a tour of the whole country in serch of clues. What happened next turned out to be a truly memorable outback adventure!" -- P. [4] of cover.