Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Thursday, 18 March 2021
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Clues From Beyond and Never Alone
Debbie Malone, a psychic medium, explores the truth about
some intense real-life Australian crimes. She has assisted police departments
across Australia in missing persons and murder investigations for over two
decades.
Welcome to the Strangeworlds Travel Agency where every
suitcase transports you to a different world. All you have to do is step
inside. Pack your bags for a magical adventure!
Havenfall
Maddie Morrow knows that Havenfall is more than it seems.
Beneath the beautiful sprawling Inn lie the hidden gateways to three ancient
realms: Bryn, Fiordenkill and Solaria. Maddie’s destiny is here, rooted in her
family’s promise to protect the fragile alliance between the worlds.
Monstrous Devices
When twelve year old Alex receives an old tin robot in the
post, the note from his grandfather simply reads: ‘This one is special.’ But as
strange events start occurring around him, it doesn’t take Alex long to suspect
that the small toy is more than special; it might also be deadly.
We Dream of Space
Family is a complicated galaxy. Cash, Fitch, and Bird live
in the same house but exist in their own orbits, dreaming of hope, dreaming of
belonging, dreaming of friendship, dreaming of family, dreaming of space.
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
Agent:
Brangwain Spurge – elfin emissary and historian; spy.
Mission: to
cross the Bonecruel Mountains, infiltrate the dark, foul goblin kingdom and spy
on the evil goblin government and the kingdom’s mysterious overlord, Ghohg.
Objective: send visual transmissions back to Lord Clivers,
elfin spymaster, and – with luck – do what no elf in living memory has done:
return from the goblin kingdom alive.
TRUEL1F3
A grimy, beautiful, devastating, hilarious, all-out
post-apocalyptic girl-buddy-road-warrior-lost princess-techno-thriller.
Girl Upside Down
The upside to hitting rock bottom is that there’s only one
direction left to go. Up!
Gloves Off
Lily is sixteen and feels utterly trapped. Bullied at school, she doesn’t want to lay her unhappiness at her parent’s door – they have their own problems. When the kids at school finally go too far, lily and her family must face reality and decide if she’s going to fight back or remain a victim. An extraordinary story of a girl taking on the world, boxing, and body-image. A verse novel.
War stories
From World War II to the Crusades, 1970s Beirut to the
modern-day Middle East, these stories sweep across wars throughout history.
Both heartbreaking and heartwarming, they consider not only the immediate
consequences of war but also what happens after the fighting is over.
Love Lie Repeat
Three girls loyal to each other? That never happens. All the
groups of three implode eventually. Two in, one out. Change. Betrayal. Again
and again. But not us. I make sure of it. I’ll keep us safe, whatever it takes.
Watch me!
Football crazy
Darren and his mates are over the moon when football legend
Jock Ramsey agrees to coach their team. For the first time ever the Rovers
might have a chance of winning something! But Ramsey’s a tough coach. They
train every night and Saturday’s too. It’s a lot of pressure for lads who just
want a kickabout in the park
Football mad
It’s 2-1 to Dale Juniors. They are about to win the schools’
cup final. But then – DISASTER – Scott scores and own goal… But this is only
the start of Scott’s problems.
19 love songs
A new collection of stories about love born from Leviathan’s
tradition of writing a story for his friends each Valentine’s Day. This
anthology brings together a spectrum of romantic tales, including fiction,
non-fiction and stories in verse.
Alpha Girls
Award-winning journalist Julian Guthrie takes readers behind
the closed doors of venture capital, an industry which transforms economies and
shapes how we live. We follow the lives and careers of four women who shaped
the tech landscape we know today while overcoming unequal pay, actual punches,
betrayals and the sexist attitudes prevalent in Silicone Valley. Despite the
setbacks, they would rise to rewrite the rules for an industry they love.
The cats came back
Small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson often seems to get
mixed up in murder, but luckily, her very special cats always find a way to
help her close a case…
The light in hidden places
Everything changes when the German army invades Poland.
Stefania is alone in an occupied city and the only one left to care for her
six-year-old sister. Then comes the knock at the door. Max Diamant has jumped
from a train headed to a death camp. Stefania makes the dangerous yet
extraordinary decision to hide Max, which will eventually lead to her hiding thirteen people in her home. But
discovery could destroy everything…
The Six
Six friends are trapped by one dark secret. But now the pact
has been broken. And the killing has started again… Who knows what we did? And
what price will they make us pay?
All the way to summer
A powerful collection of stories exploring love and longing.
This volume brings together a variety of Kidman’s previously published stories
as well as several that are new or previously uncollected. All moving,
insightful and written with love.
Bugs in danger
Bees are disappearing. Populations of butterflies and
ladybugs have all been in decline too. Learn how much bugs matter in our world
and maybe start to take action to save bugs in your own backyard.
Dare you to lie
When her FBI agent father is framed for murder, Kylene is
forced to move back to the small town that turned its back on her, and the boy
who betrayed her. All Ky cares about is clearing her father’s name, but her reappearance
comes with its own consequences.
Friday, 5 March 2021
New on OC Library shelves this week...
Justice League
More heroes and villains in the Quick Read section.
The tell
Rey ‘Raze’ Tanic is not like other 14 year olds. His dad is
a mafia boss. His dad is also in jail. When Rey’s life explodes, every decision
he makes will shape the rest of his life. How far does the apple fall from the
tree?
The honey bee
Bees know left from right, have a concept of zero, can count
up to four, memorise landmarks on an internal brain map, and if they are ill
they will go on a health food diet. Explore the mysteries of the life of the
queen, workers and drones and their sophisticated language and navigation
systems…
Orion lost
There was a ship, in space, lost. The transport ship Orion
is four months out of Earth when catastrophe strikes – leaving the ship and
everyone on board stranded deep in space. A heavily-damaged ship, space
pirates, a mysterious alien species, and an artificial intelligence that Beth doesn’t
know if she can trust means that getting home has never been so difficult.
The sky is mine
Izzy feels invisible. Trapped under the weight of
expectation and censored by shame. As threats to her safety grow, Izzy wants to
scream. But first she must find her voice. And if the sky is the limit, then
the sky is hers.
Just wreck it all
Two years ago, Bett was badass – the type of person who’d bike down a mountain ledge just for the thrill of it. Give her a dare and she’d get it done, no question. But then her best friend attempted one of Bett’s Fizzicle Feets, and instead of a thrill came horror and guilt.
Amazing dogs with amazing jobs
Find out how Bailey the border collie became the Assistant
Director of Seagulls at the Australian National Maritime Museum, or what
Caesar, the Western Bulldogs’ mascot, does during footy season.
Conscious leadership
Reveal your potential. Inspire excellence. Be the change.
The sun sword trilogy
After their village is attacked, a young brother and sister
set off on a dangerous quest to save their captured family and friends – and free
their land from the Sedah invaders. Where are Ethan and Lily’s parents being
held? And where have the Sun Sword and its magical gems been hidden?