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= 2012 = //Things a map won’t show you : ////stories from Australia and beyond // = = = Edited by Susan LaMarca and Pam Macintyre = This collection of new short works by Australian authors includes fiction, poetry and comics encompassing a variety of themes and genres. Featuring both established writers and new talent, this anthology will make you laugh and make you think. = =

= = // A confusion of princes // By Garth Nix = The latest fantasy novel from Garth Nix, bestselling author of the Keys to the Kingdom Series, is the story of Khemri, taken from his parents as a child and trained and augmented biologically and technologically to become an enhanced human being and a Prince of the Empire. Khemri’s adventures upon graduation lead him to a truer understanding of the workings of the Empire and of the value of the ordinary human being. Written with Nix’s trademark pace and humour, this is an entertaining and thought-provoking tale. = = = // The coming of the whirlpool // by Andrew McGahan = “If you go to sea, you will come to the attention of the Ship Kings. And if they discover who you are, they will kill you.” = = = Dow Amber, born into a family of timber cutters, longs for the sea, and travels across the land to learn the craft of seafaring. In the strangely grim coastal village of the Claw, Dow meets the proud and cruel Ship Kings, rulers of all the world. This is Book 1 of the Ship King Series, in which Dow’s adventures begin. Andrew McGahan’s masterful storytelling will draw you into the fantasy tale of “the greatest mariner of his day.” = =

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by L.M.Montgomery
= = This classic series, written in the 1920s by the creator of the well-loved character //Anne of Green Gables//, introduces Emily Starr, whose relations draw lots to decide who will give her a new home when she is orphaned. With her talent for mischief and her gift of laughter, Emily is a worthy successor to Anne Shirley. If you enjoyed the Green Gable books, don’t miss this. = = Emily’s story was made into a Canadian TV series which aired in the U.S. and Canada and can now be viewed online at: [] = =

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//by// Cornelia Funke = = A fantasy by the best-selling author of //Inkheart, Dragon rider// is an adventure story of heroism and friendship, with plenty of magic, difficult journeys, and, of course, lots of dragons. Funke’s lively style and imagination is captivating. = = //The best day of my life// //by Deborah Ellis//

The popular author of //Parvana// and //Looking for X// tackles another confronting issue in this inspiring new novel about Valli, a young Indian orphan with “magic feet” that feel no pain, even the burns of the coal fields and the cuts and bruises of life on the city streets. A chance encounter with a doctor is enlightening, and may change Valli’s life.

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= 2011 = = = This year the Library has added dozens of new fiction titles to the collection. Look for a red spot on the front cover of books on display. = = Among the new books are fantasy titles by Juliette Marillier, N.D.Wilson, Bernard Beckett, Sandy Fussell, Salman Rushdie, John Lenahan, Eva Ibbotson, Nadia Aguiar, Margaret Mahy, James Roy and Michael Pryor. Historical fiction includes stories set during the Crusades, in Spain under the Inquisition, in Holocaust and post-Holocaust Europe, in revolutionary China and here in Australia. Two new books set in Israel are //Of guns and mules// by David Lawerence-Young, set in pre-independence Palestine, and //Freefall// by Anna Levine, about a modern-day Israeli "chayelet." There's something to suit everyone, so come and choose a new book for your Shabbat reading. = = Yellowcake Short stories by Margo Lanagan = = "...ten fiercely original and quietly heartbreaking short stories" by Margo Lanagan, ranging in theme from a evocative retelling of the Rapunzel fairytale to tales of mysteriously ambiguous sensory powers, and told in an original and poetical style. Follow these links to read reviews of this collection: []# Yellowcake Review Australian.htm = =

= = The 39 Clues Series "The 39 Clues series centers around the Cahills—the most powerful family the world has ever known. But the source of the family’s power has been lost. Grace Cahill, the last matriarch of the Cahills, changed her will minutes before she died, leaving her descendants an impossible decision: receive a million dollars or a clue. The first Cahill to assemble all 39 clues hidden around the world will discover what makes the family so powerful—a reward beyond measure. It’s Cahill versus Cahill in a race to the finish, with readers hot on the heels of the main characters, fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her eleven-year-old brother, Dan. The series highlights famous historical figures kicking off with Benjamin Franklin in The Maze of Bones, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in One False Note, Toyotomi Hideyoshi in The Sword Thief, Howard Carter in Beyond the Grave, Anastasia Romanov in The Black Circle, and Amelia Earhart in In Too Deep." ([]) = = But this series is more than just a bunch a books - there's an online game, clue cards in each book, and prizes at [|www.the39clues.com]. The library has these titles: = = = = French, Jackie. //A// // waltz for Matilda. // Pymble, NSW : HarperCollins, 2010. "In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie and he′s wanted by the troopers. In front of his terrified daughter, he makes a stand against them, defiant to the last. ′You′ll never catch me alive, said he...′ "Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of one girl′s journey towards independence. It is also the story of others who had no vote and very little but their dreams. "Drawing on the well-known poem by A.B. Paterson and from events rooted in actual history, this is the untold story behind Australia′s early years as an emerging nation." ([]) = = Click here for a review of this new book by popular Australian author Jackie French. // [] // = = Westerfield, Scott. //Behemoth//. Camberwell, Vic. : Penguin, 2010. "The living airship //Leviathan//, carrying a top secret cargo under the care of Dr. Barlowe, has finally arrived in Istanbul... but not before running afoul of two German warships stranded in the Mediterranean by the onset of war. In theory, the Ottoman Empire is still neutral; though it has strong Clanker tendencies, its machines tend to resemble animals and myths more than the utilitarian German contraptions, making them more amenable to Darwinist sympathies. But the sultan, already gravely insulted when Britain's Lord Churchill confiscated a bought-and-paid-for Darwinist ship for the war effort, may not be open to Britain's diplomatic overtures, and the //Leviathan// crew finds more than a few German fingers resting on the Turkish shoulders. Midshipman Deryn and Prince Alek have come to be friends despite their different stations and upbringings. For Deryn, she fears it's more than friendship; her deception as "Mr. Dylan Sharp" requires her to hide her gender, though more and more she finds it difficult to hold back, even as Alek confides in her. For Alek, their friendship is equally confounding; though he was raised to think of Darwinists and their fabricated animals as an affront to divine will, he has found a peace among the beasties of the //Leviathan// that he has never known before, and the rough-mannered commoner "Dylan" has proven himself a true and loyal friend. Strained by their opposing loyalties, Deryn and Alek must nevertheless stand together as they face traitors, revolutionaries, intrigue, and secrets that could change the course of the entire war." = = ([]) [] Click on the above links for a review of this sequel to the amazing "steampunk" fantasy //Leviathan,// also availabe in the Library. Check out the illustrations by Keith Thompson which really enhance these reading experiences. = = New Jewish Fiction just arrived: W**ebner, Naomi. //Double check//** = =
 * Riordan, Rick ||  || The maze of bones ||
 * Korman, Gordon ||  || One false note ||
 * Watson, Jude ||  || Beyond the grave ||
 * Carman, Patrick ||  || The black circle ||
 * Korman, Gordon ||  || The emperor's code ||
 * Park, Linda Sue ||  || Storm warning ||
 * Watson, Jude ||  || In too deep ||
 * Isner, Sarah. //Oasis//**
 * Levin, Menucha Chana. //The castle builders//** **Merlmelstein, Yael. //Second chances//**
 * Perl, Shaindy. //Blueprints//**
 * Schreiber, Yehudis. //Not guilty//**

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