My Sister Sif


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Erika Magnus is a 14-year-old stirrer with complete confidence that she alone knows best. So, when her homesick sister Sif longs to return home to the island of Rongo, Erika successfully plots to get her there, and runs away to join her shortly after. Arriving on the island she finds the locals frightened by the changes happening to their world, and the cracks beginning to form in their once-perfect environment. However, it isn't only Erika's home that needs her attention, Sif has caught the eye of Henry Jacka, a young American shell-collector, and Erika decides that won't do at all. But Henry has already guessed the secret of Sif's and Erika's family. He can hardly believe his eyes. He can hardly believe his own scientific conclusion.




My Sister Sif


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Fourteen-year-old Riko manages to get her sister Sif and herself to their Pacific island home, where a scientist who falls in love with Sif discovers her connection with an underwater race.




Swish and Squeak's Noisy Day


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Two sibling mice contend with a variety of sounds—and an active imagination—as they go about their day in this charming book that’s just right for preschoolers. A little mouse hears all sorts of noises as she gets ready for school. What is that CRUNCH? Is it an alligator chomping the kitchen table into tiny pieces? No, it’s her sister eating her breakfast cereal! Join two adorable furry siblings as they crunch, stomp, swish, nibble, and smooch their way through their day, finally ready to listen to the soothing sounds of a story before bed. Filled with familiar noises and daily activities, this delightful book celebrates both the sense of hearing and the imagination! Praise for Birgitta Sif’s Where My Feet Go: “[A] sweet testament to creativity and the power of imagination.” —Booklist “Pleasingly reflective of familiar childhood inner and outer wanderings, this picture book encourages little readers’ feet and minds to run on and on.” —Kirkus “Will get kids thinking about where their feet go in an unusual and truly entertaining way.” —School Library Journal




The Head of Mimir


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The young Heimdall must undertake a mighty quest to save Odin – and all of Asgard – in the first heroic fantasy novel set in Marvel’s incredible Legends of Asgard It is a dark time for Asgard. The All-Father is trapped in a bewitched Odinsleep, inspiring an all-out assault from the Frost Giants. They evade the gods’ defenses with uncommon ease, as if guided by augury. Heimdall, a quick-witted young warrior still finding his place amongst Asgard’s defenders, believes it no coincidence that Odin lies enchanted and that the Giants are so well-informed. Sneaking into Odin’s inner chambers, he discovers that the severed head of Mimir, a great source of wisdom, is missing. Accompanied by his sister, Lady Sif, Heimdall must quest across the Nine Realms to retrieve it, lest mighty Asgard fall.




Playing Beatie Bow


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'Now then,' thought Abigail, 'something very weird has happened to me. I'm in the last century. I don't know why, and that doesn't matter. I've got to get back.' Every so often, there comes a story so brilliant and lively and moving that it cannot be left in the past. Rediscover the magic of our country's most memorable children's books in the Penguin Australia Children's Classics series of stories too precious to leave behind.




Wren


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The Serpent & The Dead


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"An extraordinary duo of Asgardian Heroines battle across the Ten Realms, in this epic fantasy adventure set in Marvel's Legends of Asgard. Valkyrie, the fearsome Asgardian warrior entrusted with conveying worthy souls to the heroes' afterlife, stalks a battlefield finding only empty husks. Yet the souls are not already in Valhalla, or the lesser afterworlds - they have vanished. She enlists the aid of the valiant Lady Sif, and together they scour Asgard for answers. Rumors abound of towns being attacked by a horde of soldiers who cannot be killed. Someone is building an immortal army and stealing Asgardian souls... A worthy challenge for two of Asgard's mightiest champions!"--Provided by publisher.







My Sister's Husband


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Even as a child, Leta Dolphys mother hated her because she looked like her mother-in-law. One day Leta is ousted and her Aunt Julia took her in. Years went by, Rosalind; Letas sister pretended she was just visiting when she left her son with Leta, who loved him immediately. Rosalinds husband, Theodore Thomas Edmonton III, ignorant of her pregnancy had divorced her. She returned to sell him his son for half a million dollars. Meeting Leta, Theodore decided to marry her for his sons sake. When Rosalind learns of this she changes her mind and now she wants her husband and son back