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New Releases by Gillian Rubinstein

Gillian Rubinstein is the author of Terra-Farma (2023), Answers to Brut (2022), Space Demons (2021), Shinkei (2018), Pure Chance (2004), Across the Nightingale Floor (2004).

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Terra-Farma

release date: Dec 01, 2023
Terra-Farma
In the second book of the Galax-Arena duology, the children try to put their lives back together as they uncover the deeper secrets of Project Genesis Five. The long-awaited sequel to the Galax-Arena, the dark, uncompromising thriller and a cult classic.

Answers to Brut

release date: Sep 27, 2022
Answers to Brut
When Kel decides to borrow the magnificent bull terrier Brut he soon regrets his decision-but returning Brut is not as simple as acquiring him in the first place. He and his friends are led into increasing danger requiring courage they never knew they had and exposing the fears and frailties of the adults around them.

Space Demons

release date: Jan 01, 2021
Space Demons
Book one in the Space Demons trilogy. Andrew has never seen a computer game like Space Demons before--a mysterious experiment, captivating in every way, blurring the boundaries between the real and the virtual. But as the demons creep into the real world, he can no longer afford to treat it as a game.Gillian Rubinstein is an internationally bestselling, award-winning writer. Her works include the much loved books for children and young adults the Space Demons trilogy and the Galax-Arena duology, both of which are also part of the Untapped Collection. Writing as Lian Hearn, Rubinstein is also the author of the internationally bestselling Otori series. Space Demons was first published in 1986.

Shinkei

release date: Nov 16, 2018
Shinkei
''Its general meaning is nerve, or the nervous system. But originally it meant the channel of the gods, the divine pathway... It was to be the name of the new game.''

Pure Chance

release date: Jan 01, 2004
Pure Chance
Lizzie would love to have a horse. But her dad says it''s too expensive, so Lizzie can only watch and dream. Then, a chance meeting with a woman called Moya and a little horse called Spud gives Lizzie''s riding hopes an unexpected spur.

The Whale's Child

release date: Jan 01, 2002
The Whale's Child
Novel for older children. Ken, an aspiring young country-bred athlete, is daunted at his own lacklustre performance when he joins a city swimming squad. A visit from his Japanese Aunt Maya and her recounting of the story of the Whale''s Child has an eerie effect on Ken''s dreams and swimming skills. He is compelled to explore his own cultural heritage and travel to his family''s traditional home in Japan. Author''s other works include ''After Dark'', ''Space Demons'' and ''Answers to Brut''.

Jake and Pete and the Catcrowbats

release date: Jan 01, 2002

Under the Cat's Eye

release date: Jun 01, 2000
Under the Cat's Eye
Jai and his friends at a boarding school join forces with shape-shifters in their attempt to defeat the headmaster who steals the souls and futures of the students.

The Fairy's Wings

release date: Jan 01, 1998
The Fairy's Wings
When Tania takes a beautiful little pair of wings from the garden, she makes someone very unhappy. Tania thinks it''s a fairy, but Troy insists that there is no such thing as fairies. Who owns the wings then? And is someone trying to leave messages for Tania? A surprising and magical tale from the creators of the award winning The Giant''s Tooth and The Pirate''s Ship.

Sharon Keep Your Hair On

release date: Sep 05, 1997
Sharon Keep Your Hair On
If you were Sharon or Jase what would you do? They never seem to have enough room in their house but everyone wants to come and live with them anyway. You''ll laugh (and groan) at all the changes they have to make, and you''ll read their story aloud so many times that your own family will want to build on a special room - just for you!

Galax-Arena

release date: Jan 01, 1997
Galax-Arena
Peter, Joella, and Lianne are forced onto a spaceship and taken to the planet Vexa where they are made to perform death-defying stunts for their alien captors. Joella has never been a good gymnast and now she faces the unspeakable alternative--becoming a Vexan''s pet. Then she discovers the hair-raising truth--they''ve never left Earth! Who''s behind this elaborate hoax and why? Young Adult.

Foxspell

release date: Jan 01, 1996
Foxspell
Twelve-year-old Tod''s mystical links with a spirit, half man and half fox, and with the natural world surrounding his grandmother''s house in the Australian countryside challenge his attempt to adjust to the real world.

At Ardilla

release date: Jan 01, 1991
At Ardilla
When her father invites a family of strangers along on their usual summer holiday at Ardilla, Jen feels that the magic of the house is threatened, and she must come to terms with her unhapppiness and confusion as she leaves her childhood rituals behind. Suggested level: intermediate.

Beyond the Labyrinth

release date: Jan 01, 1988
Beyond the Labyrinth
Winner of the 1989 Children''s Book of the Year Award for older readers.
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