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Chasing the Light: A Novel of Antarctica by Jesse Blackadder
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australian Fiction
A fictional recounting of the little-known true story of the first woman to ever set foot on Antarctica, and her extraordinary fight to get there. It's the early 1930s. Antarctic open-sea whaling is booming and a territorial race for the mysterious continent between Norwegian and British-Australian inte ...Show more
Dexter: the Courageous Koala by Jesse Blackadder
$14.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
The final book in a series that celebrates Australia's animals! Ages: 8-12 Twelve-year-old Ashley is going to stay with her Aunt Micky who lives near Byron Bay. Micky has spent many years looking after rescued wildlife, but when a freak storm hits and they discover a baby koala and his mother, Ashley is ...Show more
Dream Riders: Frankie by Jesse Blackadder, Laura Bloom
$17.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Dream Riders
Without a saddle or bridle, all that's left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself. Frankie's dream is more like a nightmare when her new horse turns out to be Zen – a shaggy, disobedient clown of a pony, who will totally wre ...Show more
Paruku: The Desert Brumby by Jesse Blackadder
$14.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
From deep in the Kimberley Desert comes a legend of wild brumbies with Arabian bloodlines, who can run like the wind. Paraku, the young bay stallion, flees from humans who invade his desert sanctuary, but is haunted by an ancient memory of being ridden. Thirteen-year-old Rachel is fast outgrowing her fi ...Show more
Sixty Seconds by Jesse Blackadder
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australian Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
The Brennans - parents, Finn and Bridget, and their sons, Jarrah and Toby - have made a sea change, from chilly Hobart to subtropical Murwillumbah. Feeling like foreigners in this land of sun and surf, they're still adjusting to work, school, and life in a sprawling purple weatherboard, when one morning ...Show more
Stay : The Last Dog in Antarctica by Jesse Blackadder
$14.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Left alone on the streets of Hobart to collect money for the Royal Guide Dogs of Tasmania, a Labrador called Girl tries to make the best of it. Her dreams of adventure can never come true though, as she is, after all, made of fibreglass. But then one night some rowdy Antarctic expeditioners walk past he ...Show more
The Raven's Heart: A Story of a Quest, a Castle and Mary Queen of Scots by Jesse Blackadder
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australian Fiction | Reading Level: very good
This sweeping, imaginative and original epic tale of political intrigue, misplaced loyalty, and passion and betrayal is loosely based on real characters and events from the reign of Mary Queen of Scots. It is a well-researched, breathtaking and assured debut from a bold, fresh Australian voice
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