Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
One whole and perfect day One whole and perfect day Judith Clarke As her irritating family prepares to celebrate her grandfather's eightieth birthday, sixteen-year-old Lily yearns for just one whole perfect day together. OL16070246W
The winds of heaven The winds of heaven Judith Clarke Clementine and her cousin Fan both grow up in 1950s Australia but have very different lives, Clementine coming from a stable, city family and Fan from a broken, country home, and their destinies are … OL16500902W
Three Summers Three Summers Judith Clarke This is a magnificent and deeply moving story about two girls, a life-long friendship, and the heart's search for the real true thing. A careful, gentle, deeply passionate novel about how a young lov… OL17874946W
Kalpana's dream Kalpana's dream Judith Clarke While an English class of 7B students at Wentworth High in Australia struggle with a six-week essay assignment answering, "Who am I?," one child's great-grandmother arrives unexpectedly from India to… OL449832W
Starry nights Starry nights Judith Clarke Guilty over their older brother's drowning and their mother's subsequent breakdown, fourteen-year-old Vida ventures into the occult but it is ten-year-old Jess who meets the ghost who is trying to he… OL449838W
The torment of Mr. Gully The torment of Mr. Gully Judith Clarke A collection of eleven short stories on supernatural themes. OL449840W
Al Capsella and the watchdogs Al Capsella and the watchdogs Judith Clarke Whether goofing off with his friends or fleeing the unwanted attentions of a girl from school, fifteen-year-old Al suffers from constant surveillance by a growing horde of watchdog parents. OL449842W
The heroic life of Al Capsella The heroic life of Al Capsella Judith Clarke Fourteen-year-old Al Capsella, desperately trying to be normal and blend in with the rest of the crowd, is constantly embarrassed by his highly unconventional parents. OL449843W
Night train Night train Judith Clarke His family, peers, and teachers despair of eighteen-year-old Luke, who seems to have turned himself into a loser, failing at school, paralyzed with fear and indecision, losing touch with reality. OL449845W