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| A | Agosta | B | Baines | Briscoe | C | Cameron | Cather | E | Elkes | Emslie | F | Feeny | G | Gorman | Gray | H | Henry | Hovey | J | Jee | K | Kish | M | Mahonen | McAuley | P | Paterson | R | Ravenscroft | Raymond | S | Saki | Sheehan |
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  A
  Agosta, Carolyn Steele
Flags Waving
J.L. sees her dad at the Old Soldier's Parade.
- Date Added: March 2007
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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  B
  Baines, Elizabeth
Compass And Torch
A boy goes on a camping trip with his estranged father.
- Date Added: March 2003
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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  Briscoe, H.
The Scream
A tale set in a fairground that will strike a chord with anyone who has siblings.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 12 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  C
  Cameron, Jamie
Crimson Pirates
An unpleasant encounter with a local drunkard leads a boy's brothers to act to protect their mother. Contains strong language.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:4 stars
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The Nicht Afore Christmas
Alternately funny and sad but ultimately heartwarming: a boy's experiences on Christmas Eve illustrate the harsh realities of his life.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 13 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  Cather, Willa
The Enchanted Bluff
On an island in a Nabraskan river, six boys build their last watch fire of the year and tell stories of extinct civilisations.
- Date Added: July 2000
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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  E
  Elkes, Ken
David's Haircut
A boy goes for a haircut with his father.
- Date Added: March 2003
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  Emslie, William
Tickling Trout
Jim and Ray are best friends - until Jim moves in with the Flocktons and starts acting like a tosser. But a camping trip reveals a few truths.
- Date Added: July 2000
- Length: 21 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:4 stars
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  F
  Feeny, Penny
Once An Ice Maiden
A mother has great ambitions for her daughter's ice-skating career.
- Date Added: May 2002
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  G
  Gorman, John G.
Time Lost
The relationship between a father and his son is explored through their differing pastimes.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:3 stars
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  Gray, Karin
One For Sorrow
The planned felling of a cherry tree causes conflict between a father and daughter in this childhood recollection.
- Date Added: August 2001
- Length: 15 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:3 stars
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  H
  Henry, Amina
Waiting For Her
A young girl prepares herself for the return of her mother - a heroine addict, in prison since her daughter's birth.
- Date Added: August 2000
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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  Hovey, Dean
Against Gravity
A young boy talks about his grandfather.
- Date Added: May 2002
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:3 stars
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  J
  Jee, Gaye
The Way The Pit Works
A childhood holdiday to the seaside reveals some unhappy family truths.
- Date Added: November 2001
- Length: 14 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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  K
  Kish, Nicholas
Heart is Home
Two men at a fishing spot see Joe and Teddy Emmanual and their sister Carrie ...
- Date Added: October 2006
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:3 stars
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  M
  Mahonen, Suvi
I Told You!
Jake gets home from school, but can’t find his key…
- Date Added: December 2008
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:4 stars
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  McAuley, Mo
Sorting Out The Ponies
A confrontation between an imaginative nine year old girl and an agressive young boy.
- Date Added: January 2002
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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  P
  Paterson, Mark
Counting to Prettidase-Nine
A boy is influenced by his father's unusual explanations.
- Date Added: January 2002
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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Pit
In the mosh pit at a Tricky Woo gig, a confession concerning a young man's adventure with Lisa the Buzz Cut. Contains strong language.
- Date Added: September 2002
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:4 stars
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  R
  Ravenscroft, John
Fishing For Jasmine
A woman feels an affinity with a coma patient in her care.
- Date Added: March 2003
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:4 stars
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