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Jaguar Warrior

By: Sandy Fussell

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Imprisoned in a box, Atl waits for death. He is not afraid. Anger burns too deeply within him. Then, unexpectedly, he is released. Released to deliver an urgent message. But it is not the mission that sets him running. It is the sudden chance for freedom. Nothing can stop this Jaguar Warrior. Not even the one who hunts him. Jaguar Warrior is a thrilling page-turner for younger readers by award-winning Australian author Sandy Fussell. Set in ancient Aztec times, this historical adventure novel is about a slave boy trying to protect his people from Spanish invasion, while avoiding being sacrificed himself. It was a Notable Book at the 2011 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards. For more junior fiction reads check out Sandy’s other books, Polar Boy and the Samurai Kids series. “From the opening pages to the climax, Jaguar Warrior will have your heart thumping. The hunt throughout is expertly paced and well-balanced with character reveals and historical information … Fussell has a special prowess in recreating bygone civilisations and filling them with realistic, thought-provoking characters so the past leaps into life. She did it in her Samurai Kids series and achieves it well in Jaguar Warrior.” The Sun Herald “What a page-turner: Aztec blood sacrifices, a ravenous crocodile, feisty companions, secret passages and a heart-stopping pursuit. Indiana Jones move over! … It is not only the fascinating details of Aztec life in Mexica and the Spanish invasion of that civilisation that hold the reader captive – Atl and Lali are resourceful and engaging and their lively bickering provides welcome touches of humour as a counterpoint to their terror. Fussell manages to integrate facts without ever breaking the tension of the narrative. Atl and the Captain speak alternatively, their voices vivid and compelling. The language is poetic yet riveting.” Magpies magazine “Fussell, a gifted writer, has again created outstanding characters and a suspenseful, informative and well-crafted storyline.” Good Reading magazine “A gripping historical novel for children, set in Aztec times … Set in a well-researched, thoroughly believable world, this is a thrilling adventure which will appeal to upper primary and secondary readers. Brilliant.” Aussie Reviews

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Walker Books Australia

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1921977353

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9781921977350

Polar Boy

By: Sandy Fussell

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Polar Boy

By: Sandy Fussell

An absorbing historical adventure by the award-winning author of the Samurai Kids series, Sandy Fussell. “The ancient ones whisper to me, Iluak,” Nana says. “They talk about you. They say a bear is waiting.” In the land of snow and ice, where the midwinter sun doesn’t rise and it’s black all day, Iluak is afraid. But he’s not afraid of the darkness. No one here is. He’s afraid of whiter things.

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136

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Walker Books Australia

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192197737X

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9781921977374

Shaolin Tiger

By: Sandy Fussell,Rhian Nest James

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Shaolin Tiger

By: Sandy Fussell,Rhian Nest James

Sensei Ki-Yaga leads the disabled samurai-in-training of the Cockroach Ryu across the Sea of Japan to China, where they study the ways of the Shaolin monks before facing Qing-Shen, a skilled soldier seeking revenge against his former teacher, the Sensei.

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Candlewick Press

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0763657026

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9780763657024

Samurai Kids 2: Owl Ninja

By: Sandy Fussell

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Samurai Kids 2: Owl Ninja

By: Sandy Fussell

The uniquely talented samurai kids are back -- and ready to join forces with a ninja clan! -- as the fast-paced martial arts series continues. (Ages 9-14) Across the valley, a drumbeat echoes. For ten days, the drum will call the mountain ryus to war, including the samurai kids from the Cockroach Ryu. Only Japan’s feudal emperor can stop the war, so Niya and Sensei Ki-Yaga set off on a grueling journey with all the Cockroaches, whose firm friendship and unusual skills must be put to the test in order to beg the Emperor to maintain peace. Sensei Ki-Yaga is respected and wise, but unfortunately, the last time he encountered the Emperor, the Emperor threatened to cut off his head. All seems hopeless until Ki-Yaga guides the Cockroaches to meet with the Owl Ninja clan. Samurai and ninja are supposed to be enemies, but can these two groups somehow work together to save the sensei and stop the battle in time?

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Candlewick Press

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0763654515

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9780763654511

White Crane

By: Sandy Fussell,Rhian Nest James

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White Crane

By: Sandy Fussell,Rhian Nest James

Even though he has only one leg, Niya Moto is studying to be a samurai, and his five fellow-students are similarly burdened, but sensei Ki-Yaga, an ancient but legendary warrior, teaches them not only physical skills but mental and spiritual ones as well, so that they are well-equipped to face their most formidable opponents at the annual Samurai Games.

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Candlewick Press

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0763653462

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9780763653460

Red Day

By: Sandy Fussell

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Red Day

By: Sandy Fussell

Set against a backdrop of the 1944 Cowra Prisoner of War Camp breakout, this powerful story explores an important part of Australia’s past and how it informs the future. Set in a modern-day small town among the remnants of a Japanese POW camp, this is the story of Charlie. Charlie has synaesthesia and hence sees and hears differently: people have auras; days of the week are coloured; numbers and letters have attitudes. But when Charlie meets Japanese exchange student Kenichi, her senses intensify and she experiences flashbacks, nausea, and hears unfamiliar voices in her head pulling her back to the town’s violent past. This is heartfelt contemporary storytelling at its best.

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Walker Books Australia

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176065244X

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9781760652449

History in the Text

"Quatrevingt-treize" and the French Revolution

By: Sandy Petrey

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History in the Text

"Quatrevingt-treize" and the French Revolution

By: Sandy Petrey

The title of this study History in the text is an oxymoronic phrase, and by this, the main focus of the book is clear immediately. On the other hand, there still remains the question to what extent text and history are comparable. The author of this volume tries to answer this by discussing the famous novel of Victor Hugo Quatrevingt-Treize against the background of the French Revolution.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027217130

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9789027217134

Face of War

New Zealand's Great War Photography

By: Sandy Callister

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Face of War

New Zealand's Great War Photography

By: Sandy Callister

An authoritative history of combat photography and its cultural, emotional, and memorial roles, this collection is the first to examine the vernacular photos of World War I taken by its New Zealand participants. The book discusses how photography was used to capture and narrate, memorialize and observe, romanticize and bear witness to the experiences of New Zealanders at home and abroad. The first to argue for the importance of New Zealand photography to the history of war, this overview examines in depth the contradictions of war photography, as a site of remembrance and forgetting, nation and sacrifice, mourning and mythology, subjectivity and identity.

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Auckland University Press

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1775581802

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9781775581802

Polar Boy

By: Sandy Fussell

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Polar Boy

By: Sandy Fussell

An absorbing historical adventure by the award-winning author of the Samurai Kids series, Sandy Fussell. "The ancient ones whisper to me, Iluak," Nana says. "They talk about you. They say a bear is waiting." In the land of snow and ice, where the midwinter sun doesn't rise and it's black all day, Iluak is afraid. But he's not afraid of the darkness. No one here is. He's afraid of whiter things.

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1921150386

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White Crane

By: Sandy Fussell

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White Crane

By: Sandy Fussell

Can a one-legged boy train to become a great Samurai warrior? Niya Moto is the only one-legged Samurai kid in Japan, famous for falling flat on his face in the dirt. None of the samurai schools will teach crippled Niya, until an offer arrives from the legendary samurai warrior Ki-Yaga, sensei of the Cockroach Ryu. Together with the other Cockroaches, Niya must defeat the fierce Dragons Ryu at the Samurai Trainee Games.

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1921150203

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Red Day

By: Sandy Fussell

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Red Day

By: Sandy Fussell

Heartfelt contemporary storytelling at its best, with vivid historical flashbacks Set in a modern-day small town among the remnants of a Japanese POW camp, this is the story of Charlie. Charlie has synaesthesia and hence sees and hears differently: people have auras; days of the week are coloured; numbers and letters have attitudes. But when Charlie meets Japanese exchange student Kenichi, her senses intensify and she experiences flashbacks, nausea, and hears unfamiliar voices in her head pulling her back to the town's violent past. This is heartfelt contemporary storytelling at its best.

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1760651885

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Jaguar Warrior

By: Sandy Fussell

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Jaguar Warrior

By: Sandy Fussell

Nothing will stop him. Imprisoned in a box, Atl waits for death. He is not afraid. Anger burns too deeply within him. Then, unexpectedly, he is released. Released to deliver an urgent message. But it is not the mission that sets him running. It is the sudden chance for freedom. Nothing can stop this Jaguar Warrior. Not even the one who hunts him.

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1921529296

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Samurai Kids 2: Owl Ninja

By: Sandy Fussell

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Samurai Kids 2: Owl Ninja

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Candlewick Press

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0763654515

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Monkey Fist

By: Sandy Fussell,Rhian Nest James

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Monkey Fist

By: Sandy Fussell,Rhian Nest James

Preparing to return from China when Kyoko is abducted, the Samurai Kids journey to the Forbidden City where they meet the forest-dwelling Lin People and confront Sensei's enemy, Lu Zeng, an evil minister obsessed with eternal life.

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0763658278

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Red Day

A Novel

By: Sandy Fussell

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Red Day

A Novel

By: Sandy Fussell

Set in a modern-day small town among the remnants of a Japanese POW camp, this is the story of Charlie. Charlie has synaesthesia and hence sees and hears differently: people have auras; days of the week are coloured; numbers and letters have attitudes. But when Charlie meets Japanese exchange student Kenichi, her senses intensify and she experiences flashbacks, nausea, and hears unfamiliar voices in her head pulling her back to the town's violent past. This is heartfelt contemporary storytelling at its best.

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1760652431

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Jaguar Warrior

Jaguar Warrior

Polar Boy

Polar Boy

Shaolin Tiger

Shaolin Tiger

Samurai Kids 2: Owl Ninja

Samurai Kids 2: Owl Ninja

White Crane

White Crane

Red Day

Red Day

History in the Text

History in the Text

Face of War

Face of War

Polar Boy

Polar Boy

White Crane

White Crane

Red Day

Red Day

Jaguar Warrior

Jaguar Warrior

Samurai Kids 2: Owl Ninja

Samurai Kids 2: Owl Ninja

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Monkey Fist

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