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Don't Breathe A Word by Marianne Musgrove
Category: Children's Fiction
I, Mackenzie Elizabeth Carew, do solemnly swear never to communicate anything about what happened tonight. That's what I promised my sister Tahlia, and I've tried my best to keep that promise. It's hard, though. Grandpa is acting so strangely since his accident. I'm sure Mrs B. suspects something, and M ...Show more
Frieda: A New Australian by Marianne Musgrove
Category: Children's Fiction
Frieda, her mother and father arrive in Australia to look for a better life. Her father is to open a pharmacy with Frieda's uncle and they will live over the shop. But as the First World War takes hold, the family is devastated by the internment of Papi and Onkel Heinz as enemy aliens, and Frieda has he ...Show more
Lucy the Good by Marianne Musgrove
Category: Children's Fiction
Lucy van Loon knows she’s a good girl. So why is she always sitting on the Time Out chair? After all, she had a very good reason for tipping Jacinta’s unicorn pencils all over the floor. And she only had a shriek because her grumpy aunt called her a bad girl and a greedy liar, which was UTTERLY not true ...Show more
Lucy the Lie Detector by Marianne Musgrove
Category: Children's Fiction
When Lucy accidentally scratches Dad's brand new car, one small mistake turns into an enormous fib involving Lucy's best friend Harriet, Lucy's worst enemy Jacinta, a telepathic camel and a guinea pig with an escape plan. Is it time for Lucy the Lie Detector to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothin ...Show more
The Beginner's Guide to Revenge by Marianne Musgrove
Category: Children's Fiction
As a soldier's daughter, Romola's been to six schools in eight years, always having to make new friends a and now enemies. Meanwhile, Sebastian's mum is about to make the biggest mistake of their lives, unless Sebastian can find his dad in time to stop her. Thrown together by chance, these two thirteen- ...Show more
The Worry Tree by Marianne Musgrove
Category: Children's Fiction
Juliet's a worrywart, and no wonder! Her little sister, Oaf, follows her around taking notes and singing 'The Irritating Song' all day long. Her parents are always arguing about Dad's junk. Nana's so tired of craft lessons that she starts barbecuing things in the middle of the night. And Juliet's friend ...Show more
The Worry Tree (Vintage Classics) by Marianne Musgrove
Category: Picture Books | Series: Vintage Classics
Just because something's not magic doesn't mean it can't be magical... Juliet's a worrywart, and no wonder! Her little sister, Oaf, follows her around taking notes and singing 'The Irritating Song' all day long. Her parents are always arguing about Dad's junk. Nana's so tired of craft lessons that she ...Show more
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