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Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
Materena Mahi is warm and generous, a natural problem solver, versed in the folk wisdom of her native island home. When a drunken Pito proposes to Materena, she initially thinks it's just the booze talking. But Materena can't help starting to plan for a fabulous wedding. She is bombarded with wedding planning advice from everyone. As Materena juggles everything, she forges on with everyday life--her relatives, her new baby boy, church on Sunday, cleaning...
43) Tropical tangle
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
In Tropical Tangle, the heartless Grabbem Industries are planning to have a blast on a tropical island a nuclear blast! Axel and Beast have to stop Grabbem, no matter what. But what if it means splitting up?
44) Diary Disaster
Author
Series
Ella diaries volume 14
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Ella is soooooo excited about the school excursion to TURTLE ISLAND. She can't wait to see BABY TURTLES hatching and she is all set to be the leader of a Special Mural-Making Committee. Ella has also taken elaborate steps to protect her SECRET DIARY from the PRYING EYES of Her Royal Pushiness Precious Princess Peach Parker. But with Peach sharing Ella's cabin, will her diary ever really be safe? Can Ella survive the perils of the SPOOKY 'Island Graveyard'?...
45) Robotic rumble
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"The rumours of a powerful reactor buried under Ghost Island are TRUE - and Grabbem Industries want if for themselves! Axel and BEAST are racing to keep it out of Grabbem's hands. But could the rumours of a ghost monster be true too?"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"A fantastic and fun basketball series by Australian Olympian and NBA star Patty Mills that will entertain young readers, inspire kids to achieve their goals through sport, and showcase Patty's pride in his Indigenous heritage."--Publisher's website
"Sport-mad Patty Mills is a star on the footy field, an ace at athletics, a ripper at rugby. So when he tries out for basketball, it should be a breeze..."--Back cover
47) Tanna
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
In one of the last traditional tribes in the South Pacific, a young girl falls in love with her chief's grandson. But when war with their enemies escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, but are pursued by warriors of both tribes. With their lives on the line, the star-crossed lovers must choose between their hearts and the peaceful future of the tribe.
Author
Pub. Date
[1951]
Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Tales of the South Pacific returns to the scenes of those tales, which won him world recognition. Once again he evokes the magic of the blessed isles in the Pacific with stories and accounts glowing with color and alive with adventure. This is a book that should be read by everyone...and all who have seen the South Pacific will find on every page the odors of frangipani, copra, blood, and beer--Cover p. [4].
Essays...
Author
Series
Bride trilogy (Mary Jo Putney) volume 3
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 18
Description
Lovely widow Alexandra Warren and her young daughter are sailing from Australia to the haven of her family in London when pirates attack their ship and they are captured, separated, and Alex is sold into slavery. Six months later, Captain Gavin Elliott drops anchor at the island of Maduri and is shocked to find a European woman being auctioned in the slave market. Alex clings to hope when the handsome sea captain offers to buy her, but the ruling...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
1629: A newly orphaned young girl named Mayken is bound for the Dutch East Indies on the Batavia, one of the greatest ships of the Dutch Golden Age. Curious and mischievous, Mayken spends the long journey going on misadventures above and below the deck, searching for a mythical monster. But the true monsters might be closer than she thinks. 1989: A lonely boy named Gil is sent to live off the coast of Western Australia among the seasonal fishing community...
53) The great Gatsby
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"An aspiring writer falls under the spell of an aloof millionaire with designs for the young scribe's unhappily married cousin in director Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's celebrated novel. It's the spring of 1922, and wide-eyed Midwesterner Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) has just moved to New York City in pursuit of the American Dream. Settling into a home next door to wealthy Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), Carraway grows increasingly...
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Since 1972, UNESCO has designated World Heritage Sites across the globe, marking locations of outstanding value to humanity. This course tours 24 of the foremost UNESCO sites, highlighting marvels of human culture, such as India's Taj Mahal, Egypt's Thebes, and Uzbekistan's Samarkand, plus natural wonders of our planet, such as the Great Barrier Reef, Japan's Mount Fuji, and Africa's Virunga National Park."
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
The Aldens travel to Australia to learn about protecting the Great Barrier Reef and the animals that live there. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are going down under. Off the coast of Australia, they dive in to explore the Great Barrier Reef. With the help of their conservationist guide, Kayla, they learn about ways to help rebuild the damaged reef. But coral reefs take a long time to take shape. Can the Aldens find ways to help the animals that...
Author
Pub. Date
p2007
Description
"The Persimmon Tree is unashamedly a love story. I've always wanted to write one but until now have been afraid to do so. The reason is simple enough: most men in my experience have very little idea of what really goes on in a woman's heart or head. Now, at the age of 74, I just might know enough and have sufficient courage to write on the subject - the way of a man with a woman, of a woman with a man. My story is set in the Pacific, although not...
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