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Jacqueline Harvey & Alice-Miranda visit St Martin’s

March 24, 2012 · 14 Comments · Uncategorized

Friday was an exciting day in the LRC when we had a visit from Jacqueline Harvey on her “Alice-Miranda in New York” book tour… Jacqueline Harvey & Alice-Miranda Visit St Martin’s on PhotoPeach Jacqueline is a great storyteller and we loved hearing the story of her journey to become a writer.  We trembled when she [...]

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Jacqueline Harvey is coming to visit us!

March 4, 2012 · 12 Comments · Uncategorized

We are so incredibly lucky to have author, Jacqueline Harvey visiting us on Friday, March 23rd on her book tour for “Alice-Miranda in New York”… Hornsby & Upper North Shore Advocate  Alice-Miranda in New York is the fifth book in this very popular series.  At just 7 and 1/4,  Alice -Miranda is wise beyond her years.  [...]

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The Jewel Fish Of Karnak by Graeme Base

October 11, 2011 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized

Graeme Base’s latest book is set in Egypt and is called The Jewel Fish of Karnak Far, far away in Ancient Egypt, Jackal and Ibis are brought before the Cat Pharaoh to be punished for stealing from the town market. In a merciful moment, the cat Pharaoh decides to give the friends one last chance. She [...]

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Our Australian Girl series

March 20, 2011 · 10 Comments · Uncategorized

The Our Australian Girl series has taken our LRC by storm!   The Our Australian Girl series is Historical Fiction and follows the lives of four girls during four different periods of Australian history including the convict era, colonisation, the Gold Rush and Federation.  The four girls are…   Meet Grace by Sofie Laguna Grace lives [...]

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Shadow by Michael Morpurgo

November 25, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Michael Morpurgo’s latest book, Shadow is another wonderful story!  The idea from this story came to Michael when he was reading about a black labrador working as a sniffer dog  for the Australian army.  After a fierce battle the dog  went missing and was presumed dead.  Fourteen months later the dog walked out of the desert [...]

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