Nette Hilton Nette's Books

Jenny never minds going to stay with her great-grandmother, Violet-Anne. there's Misty the possum and Saffron the lizard waiting in the yard and all the bits and pieces that Violet-Anne keeps in the spare room. this time, though, there's something else - Sam, the seven-legged spider. Sam is no ordinary spider - he spins webs full of memories for Violet-Anne. But his last web is the most wonderful of all. It is a special one that Jenny saves and hangs on her wall. A shared web that is full of memories for Violet-Anne - and comfort for Jenny.

This is a novel about adopting convenient truths. On one level it is the story of a child, Missie Missinger, whose life experience is not sufficient to allow her to explain the desperate truth of her situation. Her attempts to rationalise her feelings lead her into real danger. It is also a portrait of the willingness of young children to try to accept situations that they know are wrong, and attempt to live with them. On another level it is the story of Olexander Shevchenko, a young man who has left his own home to begin a new life in a small town in Australia. His life has been a war zone and conflicts of forced loyalties. In spite of this he is unprepared for the small-mindedness of people in his new country that has been shielded from many of the harsher truths of foreign countries. Like Missie, he is innocent - she, because she is a child and has only the knowledge of a child; he, because his innocence was not able to flourish in the corruption of survival as a war-child and refugee and now, in this new place, it begins to surface again. This is a narrative set in the 1950s with truths that are still convenient today.

Serena Sweetmay is Perfect. Serena Sweetmay is beautiful and clever; she's good at school, is always chosen for the best parts in any activity, and so when Aimee’s class is selected to perform the school’s Christmas play, everyone knows exactly who’s going to be the star of the show. But for once, just once, Aimee wants to shine, and to do that she has to out-angel the perfect Serena Sweetmay. Luckily though, she has a plan, so nothing can go wrong. Can it?

As the seventh born of the seventh born, Ari Greimshaw has the gift of second sight. She didn't ask for this gift and she doesn't want it either. Ages 13+.

Bold, colourful readers with kid-friendly characters and subjects they'd choose for themselves.

Meet D'Lila LaRue, whose charm and pizzazz will leave readers wanting more! D’Lila LaRue lives in the smallest house with the neatest fence and the rosiest garden in the street with her trusty sidekick, Nanny-Anny (who is probably very old but it doesn’t matter). This trilogy of stories features D’Lila and Nanny-Anny sharing many fun-filled adventures, whether it's by building an award-winning rose garden, becoming an artist, or attending a favourite play. Even if things don't go exactly to plan...

Bonnie Bennet wanted to be the best at something. She lives on a farm on the far edge of town. Bonnie loves the farm and shares with the farm animals her burning desire to be the best. When her teacher announces the best pet competition Bonnie is determined to get a pet and to teach it to do the best tricks ever.But nothing ever turns out as intended and when the farm animals come to the aid of the circus, Bonnie's real talents are revealed.

Yasmin is the only one in her class with glasses, and she tries not to wear them, even though she can't do her schoolwork without them. It's not fun being the class freak - until Lulubelle arrives, even more different, and enjoying it! A 'Young Bluegum' illustrated story for young independent readers. Ages 8-10.

Every night the smallest bilby looks up at the midnight sky and searches for his favourite star - the smallest one that hangs close to the edge of the sky. Every night she shines down on him. But one night, fearful that she may go away and never come back, the bilby decides to give her something to remember him always.

It's the night before Easter and for the first time Billy and his band of little bilbies must deliver the eggs. 'This is fun,' they sing as they hide eggs here and there and up and down. But when one of the bilbies gets into trouble, only Billy knows what to do.

A picture book about friendship.

Wake up Isabel (big book)

The Intruder is a stream of consciousness story told in beautiful blank verse by a deaf child. She treasures her silent world: From my window/I can see/Birds in suits of black and white march across green grass./I see them cock their heads/And with one quick, bright-eyed jab/Fetch a worm. The child s world is changed by a cochlear implant, the intruder, which at first she has fearful reactions to: What are we doing here? / Why are we here? She learns to accept the intruder: Sound./Sound, I hear you./I will learn you too, but You can never be as loud/As my silent world.

Annabella feels like a proper little lady in her fancy clothes but finds them a bit inconvenient when she goes out and gets embroiled in messy fun.

Picture book - humour.

Speedy Simpson is the best at everything at Oompha Primary School, at least he is until Bebe LaMouche arrives in town. Bebe can swear better than anyone the children have ever heard. And what's more, she always manages to get away with it. Desperate to outdo her, Speedy sets about finding himself the perfect swear word. When he does, he rolls it around in his mouth and his head until, finally having perfected it, Speedy can contain it no more and the word takes on a life of its own! A funny adventure story from the author of the 2008 CBCA Notable Book, Star of the Circus.

Bold, colourful readers with kid-friendly characters and subjects they'd choose for themselves.

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