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Thursday, October 11th 2007

3:55 PM

Dear Miffy by John Marsden

  • Genre: Young Adult
  • Pages: 112
  • Rating: @@@@
  • BCID: xxx-5508992

Synopsis

Dreamed about you again.
Like I do most nights.

Sometimes it's nightmares,
sometimes it's good dreams,
sometimes I have to change the sheets.

CONTENTS MAY OFFEND SOME READERS

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This book started out a little slow, but it turned out to be a good book. Great for teens if you don't mind them reading a bit of language.

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Thursday, October 11th 2007

3:45 PM

Odd One Out by Monica McInerney

  • Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Pages: 151
  • Rating: @@@@
  • BCID: xxx-4293076

Synopsis

Sylvie has always been the odd one out in her family. Her mother is a celebrated artist, known for her bohemian lifestyle. Her father, long estranged from the family, is a respected poet and academic. Sylvie's two beautiful sisters and her big brother are also making their mark in the design world.


                Sylvie hasn't an artistic bone in her body. On the verge of turning thirty, back living in the family home in Sydney and working for her mother and sisters, she feels stck in a major rut.


                Then her brother Sebastian steps in with a rescue plan. He offers her a room in his Melbourne apartment for as long as she likes, on one condition. In an updated version of a treasure hunting game they played as children, she has to follow his instructions and go exploring the city.


                Within days, she's doing things she'snever done before, going to places she's never been and beginning to think of ideas for a new career. She is also getting to know a very lovely man. Life is looking up.


                Then Sebastian reveals one final challenge...

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This is a hilarious book, quirky and uniquely Australian. Well worth reading.

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