Devils in Danger

Devils in Danger

Samantha Wheeler

Samantha Wheeler

From the beloved author of Wombat Warriors, Mister Cassowary and Turtle Trackers comes another thrilling adventure about Australia's endangered animals. Eleven-year-old Killarney thinks school is boring. She'd rather be exploring the wilderness around her Tasmanian hometown or helping her hairdresser mum. When strange things start to happen – ear-splitting screams in the dead of night and missing items found under the house – Killarney is too busy solving the mystery to do schoolwork. Before long, she discovers the culprit: a wild Tasmanian devil, denning under the house! When rumours about dangerous devils begin spreading, Killarney is determined to protect her precious visitor. But can she convince an entire town these wild creatures are worth saving?
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Smooch & Rose

Smooch & Rose

Samantha Wheeler

Samantha Wheeler

This is an inspiring tale about one girl and her fight to make a difference for koalas. When Rose and Gran save a baby koala from a pack of blood-hungry dogs, he's named Smooch because he loves to cuddle. With the help of wildlife caretaker Carol, Rose and her dog Lizzie look after Smooch until he is old enough to make the trees on their strawberry farm his home. Rose is deliciously happy—caring for bush babies is her dream come true. But things change for the worse when Gran gets a letter from the bank. Does this mean they have to sell the farm? Then Uncle Malcolm mentions bulldozers and Rose realizes it's not just her home that's at stake. Rose has a voice and wants to make a difference but what can one girl and her koala do? Like Gran always said, things don't have to be big to be special.
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Wombat Warriors

Wombat Warriors

Samantha Wheeler

Samantha Wheeler

From the beloved author of Mister Cassowary, Smooch & Rose and Spud & Charli comes another thrilling adventure about Australia’s endangered animals.Mouse by name, mouse by nature.Mouse is not prepared for her last-minute stay at Aunt Evie’s. How will she cope at a new school without her parents around?But before Mouse has even unpacked her suitcase, she makes a new friend – a wombat called Miss Pearl!Suddenly, being in a strange cottage doesn’t seem so bad, especially when she can snuggle up with a wombat.Mouse soon learns that not everyone in the area loves wombats, including Aunt Evie’s landlord, a sheep farmer who destroys them on sight.Can Mouse find her voice in time to keep her furry friends safe?
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Spud & Charli

Spud & Charli

Samantha Wheeler

Samantha Wheeler

Does your imagination ever run wild? Charli is at riding camp, where her dream is about to come true – she will finally learn to ride a real, live horse. But when show-off Mikaela picks the horse Charli wants, her heart bungees to her toes. Instead of the beautiful palomino Razz, Charli's stuck riding the massive retired racehorse Spud. And what about the bats that fill the night sky? Don't bats spread deadly diseases? Riding camp isn't turning out the way Charli planned, especially when she finds herself in the middle of a life-threatening disaster. An action-packed adventure about horses, bats and getting carried away by your imagination.
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Mister Cassowary

Mister Cassowary

Samantha Wheeler

Samantha Wheeler

From the author of Smooch & Rose and Spud & Charli comes another thrilling adventure about Australia's endangered cassowaries 'Cassowaries are not just birds,' Dad growled. 'They're the most dangerous birds in the world.' When Flynn and Dad arrive at Grandad Barney's banana farm, it's clear that Flynn has a lot of investigating to do. Everything in the place is a mystery, especially his grandad who died almost a year ago, and the strange dinosaur-like birds called cassowaries that make his dad so scared. Why won't Dad tell Flynn what happened? After Flynn meets local girl Abby and discovers two orphaned baby cassowaries, the mystery deepens. Can Flynn find out the truth about his grandad and the cassowaries before it's too late?
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