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EXCITING NEW RELEASE

EXCITING NEW RELEASE

The Secret Stalker of the Prostate
by Dr. Judith O'Malley-Ford

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Until recently, it was a relatively rare event for a man to bring a problem with the functioning of his uro-genital system to medical attention without prompting by a significant other.

For those men who are in the process of taking that difficult step of presenting prostate problems to their doctors, including those unfortunate enough to be facing investigation for prostate cancer, this book is for you.
While this book especially addresses the need for information and guidance during the process of coming to terms with prostate cancer, we’ll also be taking a look at other medical conditions which affect the prostate, including benign prostate hypertrophy, prostate infections and prostate pain. The bigger picture relating to prostate cancer also includes the associated risk of breast cancer for women in a family where the men are diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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DIPPY THE DANCING DIPROTODON
Book one in the Meet The Megafauna series.
Author: Elaine Ouston. Illustrator: Kevin Burgemeestre.

This is the first book in a series of picture books that will feature two of the megafauna interacting as they would have in the wild. This one features the marsupial lion and the diprotodon.

The unique and hardly known megafauna in this book were first introduced by the author in her fantasy series The Mystery of Nida Valley.

Many school teachers, librarians, and parents have requested books for younger children with stories and illustrations of the animals.

SYNOPSIS: 
More than 50,000 years ago, Dippy the diprotodon (di-prot-o-don) danced through the dense forest heading for his breakfast of fresh eucalyptus leaves.

What he didn't know was that right behind him, stalking him, was a marsupial lion wanting to make Dippy his breakfast. Who will win this battle?
The books are available through Morris Publishing Australia, bookshops through Dennis Jones and Associates, and all library suppliers. Release date: August 2016.
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LOVE YA WORK
by Clancy Tucker

This is a collection of Clancy’s short stories, bush poetry and anecdotes from a ‘Life on the run’. Many of the stories are based on true-life. So, get in, buckle up and hold on. This book will make you laugh and cry. 
Clancy Tucker is an award-winning author, photographer, poet and screenwriter who writes young adult fiction. He has lived in four countries, speaks three languages, has photography published in the USA, photographic work registered with the International Library of Photography, and included in literary magazines. He has also written more than 140 short stories and an anthology of bush poetry.
 
Clancy’s been short-listed, commended and highly-commended in many writing contests, and had short stories and poems published in literary magazines. He has been a political speechwriter, public servant, farmer and vocal advocate for human rights, social justice and independent authors. Clancy has worked with street kids, currently mentors aspiring writers, and draws on life’s experiences to write stories for young adults.

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MEET THE MEGAFAUNA by Elaine Ouston

BOOK INFORMATION:
This book is educational and introduces the young reader to Australia’s unique megafauna in an entertaining way.  It is written as if the animals are introducing themselves to the reader.

The book was written at the request of school librarians who purchased my fantasy series for middle readers featuring the megafauna of Australia, The Mystery of Nida Valley. They asked for an entertaining book for younger readers with illustrations of the animals. A series of illustrated books will follow featuring two of the animals interacting as they would have in the wild.  
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'KICK-ASS' TYLER  by Clancy Tucker

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Sam Tyler is a feisty 14 year-old girl who lives in a seaside town, and becomes rebellious after the death of her father. When a classmate, Zoran Cepnic, is abducted, Sam forms a committee to find him, and the entire school is fired-up to help. While investigating her friend's disappearance, she is also abducted and ends up in an isolated farmhouse with Zoran. He’s alive! Sam and Zoran attempt to escape, but are stopped by their abductor. Will they escape? How will the police find them?

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MISTER RAINBOW by Clancy Tucker

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Maddie and Toby love fishing, and live in a small mill town where people are dying from ‘Mill Flu’. Keen to catch the biggest rainbow trout ever, ‘Mister Rainbow’, they disobey orders, fish in the ‘Big Pool’ and find a recluse, Colonel Bolt, living in a shack in the bush. Then, Toby goes missing.

Desperate to find her fishing partner, Maddie calls Colonel Bolt for help. Will they find Toby alive? Will the colonel win a prize in the art competition, and will they catch Mister Rainbow?
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CQ Literary Festival 2015 Student's Anthology

A collection of short stories inspired by our presenters and written by students who attended the festival.

Cost: $12 including postage.

CAT-apult by Robert Favretto

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CAT-apult is a fun and entertaining read that I'm sure will be enjoyed by young boys.

This story is along the same lines as the Just books and Captain Underpants series: crazy, funny and really silly – everything a nine-year-old boy loves in a book.

SYNOPSIS
Rhys is in trouble again. Despite his recent Cat-astrophe, his teacher, Mr Shakespeare, still wants him to hand in a story – pronto!
To make things worse, Rhys’s friend, Oscar, runs into trouble and needs his help to rescue Mrs Watt’s prize cat – urgently!  Short on time, Rhys has a story to finish that he hasn’t started, and to find a cat that’s gone missing – ASAP!
But things don’t always work out as planned.  Will he save the day? Or is he destined for another catastrophe!

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KY! By Clancy Tucker
This award-winning, modern fiction novel deals with bullying, refugees, asylum seekers, sickness, sport, competing, friendships, racism and bigotry.
Rida Khalid is a Muslim refugee from Iran. She is bullied by two girls at school for wearing a hijab (Muslim headscarf), reading books and wearing glasses, and seeks refuge in an old man’s garden after school. Rida meets an Asian girl at school, Ky, who also loves books, but Rida soon dumps her for a gawky girl, Carmen, who teaches her about fitting in. To be accepted, Rida removes her hijab at school, but she must wear her headscarf whilst competing in the inter-school sports. Her family will attend.

Rida enters the State Athletics Championships, but two athletics clubs lodge an objection to her hijab. Rida is shocked when a retired Queens Counsel (QC) represents her at the Equal Opportunity Commission. Who is he? Will Rida win the case? Will she run in the State Championships?  Will Ky beat leukaemia, and who owns the garden that Rida has used as a sanctuary?
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THE BUNYIP IN
THE BILLABONG

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By Elaine Ouston

SYNOPSIS: 

The newborn lambs are going missing and Matthew thinks the bunyip that lives in a cave under the water in their billabong is taking them. His grandfather told him about it. His mum, dad and big brother say bunyips don’t  exist, but Matthew is not so sure.

He and his grandfather camp out one night to watch the sheep. Matthew sees a dark shape dive into the waterhole. Now he is sure it is the bunyip.
His big brother brings home his scuba gear to find out once and for all what Matthew saw diving into the  billabong.

Will they find the bunyip or will it find them?

Extract from review by author, Sally Odgers:
Bunyips are popular subjects with a lot of readers, and The Bunyip in the Billabong makes use of many icons of the Australian bush from billabongs to dingoes to sheep. Granddad is a quintessential teller of bush tales.

Elaine Ouston tells a good story. The pace moves along smoothly, with likable characters and a warm family-centred tone. This short but fully-formed chapter book is ideal for reading aloud or for independent reading. Since the protagonist, Matthew, is eleven, it would also work for less able or less engaged older readers. 
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SHEEZA by Clancy Tucker

Danny Morandi lives in a large Australian country town and is bullied by a local farm boy, Kyle ‘Mad Dog’ Fletcher, because Danny has an artificial leg, wears glasses and wants a sheep dog. Danny’s best friend, Joey, defends him in a fight with the bully and they end up before the school principal.

Inspired by videos he has seen about English sheep dogs, Danny earns money by doing odd jobs, and his parents finally agree to him having a sheep dog after some rousing fights. He purchases a female pup born with a deformed hind leg and names her Sheeza. Danny trains her to compete in the Wanganui Sheep Dog Trials and finally enters the prestigious contest. It rains during his presentation, Danny falls over and the bully’s dog deliberately interrupts his trial, but Danny pushes on. Will he finish? Will he win?

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For many generations the people of the spires believed they were the only living human race left on their planet. They had been told that Daemons had inhabited the planet surface and driven their ancestors into the domed cities. When Markus and Filona fall in love, they break the strict laws of the domes. Markus is son of the Prefect of Alpha Dome, Filona an innkeepers daughter and their union is forbidden. Select the cover to learn more.
The exciting sequel to Gunnedah Hero.
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Banjo is an experienced stock horse and about to be retired. But his wisdom and experience will be needed on his last muster, not only by his owner, but by the young less experienced horses working with him. Not everything goes to plan.

Join him for the excitement of his last muster.
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YOUR LITERARY FESTIVAL: WANT TO HOLD A LITERARY FESTIVAL OR BOOK A PRESENTER FOR YOUR TOWN, LIBRARY, SCHOOL OR WRITERS' GROUP?

We will come to you. Tell me your ideas and needs on the contact form and I will send you the details.

Or phone or email me for more information.
Ph: 07 54 399 038 and 0417 351 717 - Email: elaine@austlitfest.com

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Andrew Weatherby, a bullied computer nerd from Central Queensland is ripped from his world to lead The Knights of Katesch in their direct attack on Maligor the Destroyer.
In the midst of the battle in Mountain City, he rescues princess Katarin to find he has been betrothed to her since birth. This feisty young lady risks her life to save Andrew. The Knights believe that have finally defeated Maligor after ten thousand years of conflict.
In an attempt to escape the fanatic red guards seeking revenge for the death of their god, Agmar accidentally releases a monster army: the Kazdoom. But,  have they really defeated the cause of evil in the universe?

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Boo is a seven-year-old Thai girl whose father is dying. She must leave home and travel 1700 kilometres to live in an orphanage, ‘Pa Joe’s Place’, run by a foreigner (farang). With a bag of clothes, some food and a mysterious envelope addressed to ‘Pa Joe’, she endures an adventurous train trip to Songkhla. On the way, she meets influential people who know Pa Joe, and a wise monk who gives Boo a lucky amulet.  

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ON THE NOSE
By Robert Favretto
You will laugh out loud as you read this hilarious book.
SYNOPSIS:
Justin Credible is a real live Pinocchio with a keen sense of smell. Trained as a super sleuth for the DNA (Department of Nasal Affairs), he is often called upon at the first sniff of trouble.
With a nose for those hard to crack smelly cases, it's no surprise when Justin responds to an urgent call for help. Someone or something has dropped a stink bomb in the city of Aroma – and the stench is devastating! Gardens are wilting, birds are dropping out of the sky, and the residents are leaving in droves!
With sleuth-like determination, Justin follows his nose to solve the mystery of the phantom smell before it wipes Aroma off the map!
ABOUT THE BOOK: On the Nose  is a fun and entertaining read that I'm sure would be enjoyed by young boys. This story is along the same lines as the Just books and Captain Underpants series: crazy, funny and really silly – everything a young  boy loves in a book.
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Praise for Captured - The Mystery of Nida
Valley Series: Review by Cecilia Jansink

"Captured" is the second book in The Mystery of Nida Valley series, but even if, like myself, you haven't read the first; the events prior are explained enough that you won't be left feeling lost. 

Our protagonist, Meg is an absolute delight to get to know and the adventure she takes us on will leave you on the edge of your seat. Packed to the brim with magic, mystery, the ultimate bad guy and unwavering friendship, "Captured" is the ultimate story to re-affirm or develop your love for all things fantasy. 

The plot is timed perfectly and the world and characters are all well developed and the scenery vivid. This is truly and all ages book. While it is aimed at older children/young teens there is plenty to delight adults as well. The only downside? Well it will leave you desperate for more, and eagerly anticipating reading its predecessor.

Bring a little extra magic to your life and take the leap into Nida Valley - you won't regret it.

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