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1900: A Brand-New Century (My Story) by Carol Drinkwater
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: My Story
The diary of Flora Bonnington, London 1899-1900: 'A day slips away like sand in a sand glass and so we are caught up in this inevitable passage towards 1900. I bought a journal...it will record my journey into the new century. I shall call it 'Twentieth Century Girl' for that is what I intend to be'. ...Show more
A Different Sort of Real: The Diary of Charlotte McKenzie, Melbourne, 1918 by Kerry Greenwood
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: My Australian Story
As the horrors of the First World War are drawing to a close, a danger arises that will kill more people around the world than the great war itself, an influenza pandemic. Charlotte McKenzie, who assists the doctor next door, experiences first hand the devastating affects of the disease; even her family ...Show more
A Marathon of Her Own: The Diary of Sophia Krikonis, Melbourne, 1956 by Irini Savvides
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: My story
Times are tough in Crete, and Sophia's father has decided to make a fresh start in Melbourne. Sophia struggles to learn English and get used to the strange new customs, but no matter how hard she tries, nobody at school wants to make friends with a foreigner. Then her talent for running starts to make a ...Show more
A Tale of Two Families: The Diary of Jan Packard, Melbourne 1974 by Jenny Pausacker
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: My Australian Story
Jan Packard's family and the family next door meet once a month for a barbeque. One family has a son who went to the Vietnam War; the other has a son who was a draft resister. Then...Jan's mother joins the Women's Movement...and Jan wants to play football but is rejected by the boys. It is a time of cha ...Show more
Alfie by W Awdry
Category: Picture Books | Series: My Thomas Story Library
This is a story about Alfie the Excavator. Some of the pack teased him about being small, until he proved that you can by useful no matter what size you are.
Alfie (Thomas & Friends Story Library) by Thomas, Cathy
Category: Children's Classics | Series: My Thomas Story Library
This is a story about Alfie the Excavator. Some of The Pack teased him about being small, until he proved that you can be Useful no matter what size you are ...
Anastasia (My Royal Story) by Carolyn Meyer
Category: Reference | Series: My Royal Story
Experience history first-hand with My Royal Story - vividly imagined accounts of queens and princesses from the past.
Anne Boleyn and Me: A Tudor Girl's Story 1525-1536 (My Royal Story) by Alison Prince
Category: Education | Series: My Royal Story
When the King came riding in on his big, black horse, a murmur went up, because his tunic was stitched with the words, Declare I Dare Not. All the ladies were giggling behind their hands, and I asked Mama what it meant. Her face had turned quite pink and she said, 'Never mind', so I asked Rosanna later. ...Show more
Archer's Melbourne Cup (My Australian Story) by Vashti Farrer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: My Australian Story
The year is 1861 and a major horse race is about to be run for the first time - the Melbourne Cup. Thirteen-year-old Robby Jenkins is working as a stablehand, and is convinced that his favourite horse, Archer, can win. Archer's Melbourne Cup tells the story of how one of Australia's iconic events began. ...Show more
Arry and Bert by THOMAS STORY LIBRARY
Category: Picture Books | Series: My Thomas Story Library
This is a story about 'Arry and Bert the Diesels. They liked playing tricks on the steam engines and getting them into trouble. But one Halloween, their trick backfired ...
Arthur (Thomas & Friends Story Library) by Davids,Thomas
Category: Children's Classics | Series: My Thomas Story Library
This is a story about Arthur, a proud tank engine. He arrived on the Island of Sodor with a spotless record, but soon found himself in a sticky situation ...
Atomic Testing - My Australian Story by Alan Tucker
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: My Australian Story
The British Government's going to test atomic bombs on the Woomera Rocket Range. It's in the paper. Mum said that if she'd known they were going to test atomic bombs here, she'd never have come. What's she worried about? It's only a bomb. When the army assigns Anthony's father to work on the top secret ...Show more