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Books to get your teeth into!
1.
Keeper
by Mal Peet
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Blurb: El Gato,the Cat, tells his incredible life story - how he, a poor logger's son, learns to become a goalkeeper so good he is almost unbeatable. He tells of the man who teaches him - the mysterious Keeper who haunts a football pitch at the heart of the claustrophobic forest.
Comment: An amazing story - if you like football, if you want to read about someone who succeeded at something he loved, if you like a mystery - pick up 'Keeper'.
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Fat, Four-Eyed And Useless
by David Hill
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Makes me sick, the way everyone goes on about sport, sport, Sport! I'm useless at sport. In fact, I'm fat, four-eyed and useless. That's what Athol 'He-Man' Maxwell and his gorilla mates say, anyway. But now I've found something I'm good at.....
Comment: Written in diary form, Ben describes his experiences, and his growing feeling of empathy with his class mates.
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Shooting the Moon
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
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Blurb: When twelve-year-old Jamie Dexter's brother joins the Army and is sent to Vietnam, Jamie is plum thrilled........
Comment: Jamie has to come to terms with what war really means. She also comes to a deeper understanding of her own family.
4.
The Goodbye Time
by Celeste Conway
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A story about family and friendship....and getting ready for middle school.
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Homeless Bird
by Gloria Whelan
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A young 13 year old girl enters an arranged marriage, only to find that her husband is dying, and her dowry was used to try to get medical help for him. Koly shows great courage, ingenuity, compassion and creativity to weave a life for herself out of a seemingly impossible situation.
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Two Hands Together
by Diana Kidd
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A friendship develops between an aboriginal family and their white neighbours. Can prejudices be overcome?
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Crash! the Story of Poddy
by William Taylor
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Poddy, a Down syndrome boy, can present his older brother, Jack with embarrassment and annoying situations. In this story Poddy shows heroic qualities, and justifies his mother's faith in him. A wonderful story of courage, empathy, family values.
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