The 39 clues – Rick Riordan

The 39 Clues centres around the Cahills—the most powerful family the world has ever known.

The source of its power is a mystery that can only be unraveled by assembling 39 clues hidden around the world throughout history.

The spellbinding first book (Book #1: The Maze of Bones, September 2008), by Rick Riordan,

author of the New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson series, will be followed by a team of best-selling and acclaimed authors,

including Gordon Korman (Book #2, January 2009), Peter Lerangis (Book #3, April 2009), and Jude Watson (Book #4, July 2009).

Additional authors and publication dates for subsequent titles will be announced at a later date.

The son of Neptune – Rick Riordan

Percy finds himself battling demons that won’t die and suffering from near-total amnesia. He does not remember who he is, where he is from, or why these crazy un-killable baddies keep attacking him. Some instinct pulls him strongly toward a camp, where the goddess Juno awaits – but something isn’t quite right. Percy is a Greek demigod, and this camp is for Romans! Percy must join forces with the Romans, while rediscovering who he is and, afterwards, bringing the two people, Greek and Roman, together to prepare for battle against the mother of all goddesses, Gaea, who is raising a force of evil to crush the world. Can the Greeks and the Romans set aside their bitter, centuries-old rivalries to work together? Will the gods stand by their demigod children or let them face Gaea’s minions alone? Will Percy every gain all of his memory back? The Son of Neptune is about new friendships, burgeoning strengths, overcoming self-doubt and setting aside prejudices to fight for the larger good.

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Thought of you (animation) – The Weepies

Thought of You from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo.

Refugee: the diary of Ali Ismail (My Australian Story) – Alan Sunderland

Fleeing persecution in Afghanistan, Ali Ismail eventually finds himself held in a detention centre in the South Australian outback. For twelve months he endures hardship and despair while he waits to find out whether he will be allowed to stay in Australia.

Ruby Sparks (movie)

Killers (movie)

Double Fudge – Judy Blume

‘Ooh, money, money, money,’ sang Fudge. ‘I love money, money, money!’

Pete’s little brother Fudge has a new obsession. He’s mad about money and he wants loads of it. In fact, he’s going to print a hundred million trillion ‘Fudge Bucks’ and buy the whole world. Or maybe he’ll just settle for buying the capital city of America and call it Fudgington.

He’s driving Pete nuts. Will Fudge ever stop being the most embarrassing brother on the planet?

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Grace – Morris Gleitzman

From the bestselling and award winning author of Once, Then and Boy Overboard comes the story of Grace Hillgrove.

In the beginning there was me and Mum and Dad and the twins.

And talk about happy families, we were bountiful.

But it came to pass that I started doing sins.

And lo, that’s when all our problems began.

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Artemis Fowl: the time paradox – Eoin Colfer

When Artemis Fowl’s mother contracts a life-threatening illness,

his world is turned upside down.

The only hope for a cure lies in the brain fluid of the silky sifaka lemur.

Unfortunately, the animal is extinct due to a heartless bargain Artemis himself made as a younger boy.

Though the odds are stacked against him, Artemis is not willing to give up.

With the help of his fairy friends, the young genius travels back in time to save the lemur and bring it back to the present.

But to do so, Artemis will have to defeat a maniacal poacher, who has set his sights on new prey: Holly Short.

The rules of time travel are far from simple, but to save his mother, Artemis will have to break them all.and outsmart his most cunning adversary yet: Artemis Fowl, age ten.

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