AustLit

'Baron Munchausen’s coach is blocked by another coach in a small road. How can the coaches pass each other?'

'A child missing is said to be a parent’s worst nightmare; however, what if a parent, or grandparent, has disappeared without trace in the jungle in a foreign country? Robert’s mother is on holiday in Sabah, Malaysia, when the Tour bus she is in is hijacked and all on board are taken hostage – all except his mother – so where is she now? While Robert and his sister, Kate, are desperate for news of her whereabouts, their mother has escaped in the bus and followed the hijackers to a lodge deep in the rainforest, where she meets an elderly professor and his wife, the unfriendly Alicia, a mysterious group of young men employed by the lodge and a number of other fascinating rainforest inhabitants. This novel is a humorous account of the travels of an elderly woman in a little known but scenic part of the world, and shows how, more by accident than by design, her actions lead to unexpected outcomes for all concerned.' (Publication summary)

'If Captain James Cook discovered Australia if John Macarthur planted the first seeds of its extraordinary prosperity if Ludwig Leichhardt penetrated and explored its before unknown interior Caroline Chisholm has done much more: she has peopled she alone has colonised in the true sense of the term. Henry Parkes, Empire newspaper, 15 August 1859. ' (Publication summary)

'Easter Day begins very badly for Lucy and Sam.

Because Kate is quiet and small, she is often not noticed amidst the bustle of her family. However, when she becomes lost at the beach, her mother and father begin to wonder if Kate might need something besides some extra attention.

(Source: Scholastic)