Paul is trying to escape. He's trying to escape from an Italian heritage that just doesn't seem to have relevance for him any more, and he's trying to escape from his nonno. They come from two different worlds, he and his grandfather, and Paul is more interested in his own world – his friends, the girls, the fast cars, the go-carts – than Nonno's strange and embarrassing behaviour. Nonno is more than just a silly old man getting in the way of Paul's lifestyle, though. Nonno has more stories to tell than Paul can even begin to imagine. But there is one big problem – Nonno is losing his mind. From the author of the highly successful Sparring with Shadows comes an irresistible, inspiring and brilliantly evocative story of family love, loyalty and wisdom.
Under the influence of his idol, the hot-headed seventeenth-century Italian painter Caravaggio, Alex draw his mate Ces into an uncontrollable cycle of destruction and hurt.
David Martinesi is a first-generation Italian Australian growing up in an inner-city suburb. He is fighting the shadows cast by his Italian upbringing, and this summer he is quietly waiting for change. He is befriended by confident, street-wise Nathan and finally his wishes seem to be coming true, but not all change is good, and tragedy arrives on his doorstep too.
Ape stepped up toe to toe with Falco. Brad stepped in, but Falco gently pushed him aside. Brad hadn't seen what Falco had seen in Ape's eyes the night before. Welcome to bunkhouse five – it's a scene of power struggles, hidden agendas and psychodramas. There's Brad with the troubled past, and fat, harmless Mountain-Man Singh. There's spineless Anthony Cannucia – and charismatic, dangerous Ape who keeps constant pressure on the group. And there's Falco – who never wanted to come on camp in the first place; who has enough to deal with at home. He has just been made leader. Ape looked at the others. 'Now that he's been blooded, our fearless leader fears no man!
Ray, Matty and Lurch have planned their best prank ever - a backyard pet swap! They'll be legends! Young readers will love these mouthwatering, bite-size stories from their favourite authors and illustrators.
Guide to short story writing for secondary students in years 9Q11. Presents a variety of stories to analyse by contemporary Australian and NZ authors. Provides written and oral exercises and models for story writing. Includes a bibliography. The author is an English teacher whose short stories have appeared in a variety of anthologies and journals. He won the Mary Grant Bruce Award for children's literature in 1984.
In the garage at the back of the family home sits Primo’s father’s pride and joy; a red Fiat 500 Classic. Bambino. It waits amongst the dust motes for Primo’s father to recover, to come out of his paranoia and delusions. It waits and teases, like nothing else can – least of all the demands of everyday life, for things to return to normal. And that isn’t going to happen any time soon . . .
This summer life will change for Lucy. Her younger brother Jess isn't coping with the world, and the strain is beginning to take its toll on the family. And when the mysterious and charismatic Tiranna comes into Lucy's life what had seemed so perfect and ordered is suddenly less so. What is it in Tiranna's fractured background that Lucy sees reflected back at her, her family and all that she had taken for granted? And how will it make her question everything she has come to believe in?
David and Nick have a secret. It's a Fart in a Jar! And only kids know about it. David and Nick sell stacks of jars every week and are on their way to becoming millionaires before they finish fifth grade...until David's grandma comes to town and takes the wind out of their plans. Grades 2-4
Claude is very big for his age. He has been teased about his size all his life, especially by Tom De Silva, the school champion of everything. Hes too slow to be good at running, football, soccer, swimming any sport. But then he meets Mario, a small, skinny boy, who is a wrestler. Mario sees Claudes potential and begins training him for an exhibition bout. Then Claude discovers something about his father, who has passed away something that links him with Mario and with a famous wrestler. Claude also discovers many things about himself as he comes to believe he must win the exhibition bout not only for himself, but also for his father.
At Belinda's school boys play soccer and girls play volleyball. But Belinda wants to play soccer. She's good at it, really good, but she's a girl.Something's got to give . . .
Mum hopes it's just a phase he's going through when Grandad decides he won't let age get in the way of living life to the MAX No more bowls, it's bongo drums instead and getting dreadlocks in his beard and his very own perfect Tom Cruise-style false teeth. Ages 4-8.
Alex banged on the windscreen with his fists, wolf-whistling and howling ... "We are the bravi, Ces. No one has a clue about who we are."' Under the influence of his idol, the hot-headed seventeenth-century Italian painter Caravaggio, Alex draws his mate Ces into an uncontrollable cycle of destruction and hurt ..."--Back cover.
The 'Makers and Shakers' series focuses on 'the stories of people making Australia'. This title follows the life and career of a famous and sometimes controversial photographer and war correspondent who died in action in the Pacific in 1944. Illustrated with many photographs taken from his files. Includes a glossary, index and a list of books for further reading. For ages 10-15 years.
In the garage at the back of the family home sits Primo’s father’s pride and joy; a red Fiat 500 Classic. Bambino. It waits amongst the dust motes for Primo’s father to recover, to come out of his paranoia and delusions. It waits and teases, like nothing else can – least of all the demands of everyday life, for things to return to normal. And that isn’t going to happen any time soon . . .
Two stories from one of Australia’s master storytellers. In “Draining the Lake”, two boys discover what they think to be the Lost City of Atlantis, submerged in a spooky lake near their town. They alert the press and are poised for fame and fortune. What could possibly go wrong? In “The Family Business”, Elvis impersonator dad hatches a scheme for a new act, featuring his stage-shy son as Young Elvis. The son pretends to go along with it, but has a different act in mind, which doesn’t quite go to plan.
Only the good die young is just a cliché, until it impacts directly on you. When the “new” neighbours, Frankie Rescio’s newest mate Lochie Marsh’s parents, invite his family over for an Australia Day BBQ, Frankie knows the idea is fraught with danger. It’s not just that the two families have their own take on the world and how it functions. They have each created a suitable veneer of respectability to mask the fractures and dysfunctions that might otherwise tear their lives apart. Each family holds fast to its own tribal lores of what is and isn’t ‘normal’ in a world that needs to be held at arm’s length for the sake of survival-the individual and the family’s both. Frankie Rescio is in Year 10. His sister is dead. His younger brother is about to start Year 7 at Frankie’s school, and next door, Lochie is about to have his already less-than-perfect world invaded by an estranged family member, his now pregnant half-sister Emma and her layabout boyfriend. Just when it seems each family’s life had found a safe passage between ‘them’ and ‘us’, Frankie and Lochie inadvertently construct a rickety bridge that may prove too perilous to cross, even as everyone is forced to.
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