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2 11 y separately published work icon Black Painted Fingernails Steven Herrick , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2011 Z1779701 2011 single work novel young adult

'"How about we toss a coin? Heads, it's west and a lift. Tails, it's still west, but no lift."

'James is heading into the country on his first teacher-training round when a mysterious girl asks him for a ride. Sophie has him all worked out: "You live with your parents and they bought you this car, and a very nice car it is too..." At first James can't see past her wild hair and attitude, but then Sophie trusts him with a secret she's been keeping too long.

'Steven Herrick masterfully reveals the essence of his characters in this tough and tender story about opening up to love and living a life that's true. Black Painted Fingernails is a captivating novel by the author of By the River and other popular, award-winning books.'

(From the publisher's website.)
2 13 y separately published work icon Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool Odo Hirsch , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2009 Z1568596 2009 single work children's fiction children's 'The Bell family's ancestors were showered with honours, gifts and grants of land. In exchange, they have bestowed a Gift, once every 25 years, on the town. The Gifts have ranged from a statue to a bell tower with stained-glass windows, but now it's Darius's father's turn - and there is no money for an impressive gift. It looks as though a wheelbarrow full of vegetables is the best they can do. Darius is determined to preserve the family honour, and when an earthquake reveals a glorious cave, with the most beautiful minerals lining the walls, he thinks he's found the answer...' (Publisher's blurb)
2 12 y separately published work icon Cold Skin Steven Herrick , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2007 Z1423409 2007 single work novel young adult 'Eddie doesn't want to be in school, he wants to work in the mine. But his dad won't go down the coal pits and he won't let his sons go either. Nothing much happens in Burruga, except for fights at the pub. Then one Friday night a girl is found dead by the river, and every man in the town comes under suspicion. Eddie is drawn into secrets and a bitter struggle for revenge.' (Publisher's blurb)
2 10 y separately published work icon Lonesome Howl Steven Herrick , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2006 Z1285626 2006 single work novel young adult

'Jake's dad saw the wolf, before Jake was born. They say wolves don't live in this country, yet in the night Jake hears it howling, long and lonely.

'When Jake and Lucy hike to Sheldon Mountain in search of the wolf, Jake is out to prove his dad right or wrong; Lucy is escaping her father's cruelty. Both are tested - physically, emotionally, spiritually - but what they find on that dangerous, dark mountain surprises them both.

'Lonesome Howl is taut and tender; a gripping blend of physical adventure, family drama, love story and journey of self-discovery. Steven Herrick's new YA novel follows on the success of By the River and his other popular and award-winning books.'  (Publication summary)
2 10 y separately published work icon By the River Steven Herrick , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2004 Z1170535 2004 single work novel young adult (taught in 2 units)

'Harry Hodby lives in a sleepy town on the bend of a sluggish river in Australia. Harry spends most of his time swimming in Pearce Swamp, eating watermelon with his brother and dad, escaping schoolyard bullies, being in love with the secretary, and racing through butterflies in Cowpers Paddock. But life in this small river town isn't always easy. Harry's mother died when he was seven, and his friend Linda was swept away in a flood. Harry yearns to leave town even though he knows that people who get away never come back. His father has told him how to get out of town, but there's a mystery that he needs to solve before he can go...'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Front Street ed.)
6 6 y separately published work icon Antonio S. and the Mystery of Theodore Guzman Odo Hirsch , Carlton North : Allen and Unwin , 1997 Z833914 1997 single work children's fiction children's mystery Antonio S. is a boy who knows all sorts of things. He lives at the top of a grand old house with his magician father and doctor mother. But who is Theodore Guzman, the secretive old man who lives downstairs? Antonio explores a secret passage that leads to the very heart of the house where the magical world of Theodore Guzman comes to life.
3 4 y separately published work icon Timmy Colin Thiele , Montville : Walter McVitty Books , 1993 Z229926 1993 single work children's fiction children's "Denny has recently lost his parents and finds the world a harsh and changeable place. He finds a baby hare which he calls Timmy and together they grow towards maturity" (Source: Google Books)
2 3 y separately published work icon Aftershock Colin Thiele , Montville : Walter McVitty Books , 1992 Z488922 1992 single work children's fiction children's
7 5 y separately published work icon Magpie Island Colin Thiele , Adelaide : Rigby , 1974 Z667837 1974 single work children's fiction
2 4 y separately published work icon Emma Keppler : Two Months in Her Life Colin Thiele , Glebe : Walter McVitty Books , 1991 Z546235 1991 single work children's fiction children's Two months in the life of a young girl in a German farming community in South Australia, during the Great Depression.
5 1 y separately published work icon Danny's Egg Colin Thiele , North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1989 Z913593 1989 single work children's fiction children's

'When Danny finds an emu egg in the bush outside town and is determined to hatch it, his problems begin. It seems that Hacker, the school bully, has other ideas, and when he releases a hungry goanna and steals the egg at the school pet show, Danny has to move fast!'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2013 ed.).
3 2 y separately published work icon Coorong Captive Colin Thiele , Adelaide : Rigby , 1985 Z795552 1985 single work children's fiction children's
13 7 y separately published work icon Blue Fin Colin Thiele , Adelaide : Rigby , 1969 Z918946 1969 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Storm Boy ; Blue Fin 1982;

'Everyone in Port Lincoln thinks Snook Pascoe is a loser. People joke about his clumsiness; his teacher ridicules him and even his father, skipper of the tuna boat Blue Fin, is convinced that Snook will never amount to anything. After all, tuna fishing is a hard life for ‘real men’.

'When Snook is allowed, for once, to sail on Blue Fin he faces a terrifying disaster. A waterspout engulfs the ship, the deck is swept clean, the radio and rudder are wrecked, the engine is disabled, the crew is lost overboard and Snook’s father lies unconscious down below. Snook is on his own, far out to sea…' (Publication summary)
8 1 y separately published work icon Pinquo Colin Thiele , Adelaide : Rigby , 1983 Z827822 1983 single work children's fiction children's adventure 'Pinquo is a fairy penguin, who can swim, skip and dive faster than the blink of an eye. When Pinquo is wounded, the children Kirsty and Tim take him to Dr Piper, and they all look after Pinquo until he is ready to go to sea. Later the penguin with the droopy walk and kinky flipper comes back into their lives, with his new family. When disaster strikes Sickle Bay, Pinquo leads a mad stampede of a thousand frenzied penguins, to save the townspeople.' (Source: Bookseller's website)
14 23 Storm Boy Colin Thiele , Adelaide : Rigby , 1963 Z947092 1963 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 3 units)
— Appears in: Kumurins un Kamolins; Es protu lekt pari pelkem; Vetras zens 1999;

The story of a boy and his pelican, Mr Percival, who live on the South Australian Coorong.
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