Best Selling Books by Margaret Clark

Lisa Trelaw has a big decision to make. She doesn’t know if she''s won Teen Model of the Year or not, so should she go to Sydney and continue her modeling career? Her decision is made easier when her boyfriend Mike is offered modeling work in Sydney. But what will happen when Mike meets all those gorgeous Bondi Beach babes? Lisa finds that life has lots of ups and downs. For a while it looks like she and Mike are all washed up when modeling and love don''t mix. Fame has its price and maybe it''s too high.

Animal Haven is a temporary home for all sorts of Australian wildlife, although there are a few permanent residents as well, like Oscar the owl, Fur Bag the possum, Cinnamon the koala and Alice the labrador. Meg and Mike live there, too, and they work so hard to help their parents rescue and look after the animals that the locals at Jeff''s Creek have nicknamed them the Aussie Angels. Trying to get some attention from the Aussie Angels, Mike and Meg, can be a tough job, even when you''re the top dog at Animal Haven. Alice the labrador is surrounded by orphaned wallabies and possums, and then there''s that camel and emu and there are all the other residents and visitors! But Alice is determined to carve out her own career. She can smell trouble in the air, and her motto is always "Have nose, will travel". But Alice''s travels lead her into some frightening adventures. DOG ON THE JOB is the eleventh instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.

Margaret Clark invites you to come into her Parlour - and die! Mike and Kristy have been packed off to Camp Star by their mother and it''s the original camp from hell. Dumb Leaders blowing whistles and jumping around in shorts, gross food, beds like concrete and everyone going feral: the usual good time! But something in this strange black box starts quivering... Rowan, Beth, Jamie and Belinda think their holiday in this rundown seaside resort looks boring until they meet ''Mother''. She only bites the heads off those she loves, and she wants to rule to world. So, as you enter her bizarre underground headquarters don''t just keep your head down - keep your head! Ben Lombardi has years of overdue library books stacked up in his wardrobe and under his bed, and the new librarian at his school says she knows everything! Other kids say she kills you if your book''s overdue. She drives a weird car with something mysterious in the back, demands silence in the library and no one wants to end up there alone with her.

Cattle dogs are extremely intelligent, love to work hard and are fiercely loyal. So when Ben, the old hermit who''s lived in the bush for years, suddenly vanishes, his blue heeler dog Sheila is very agitated, and comes to Animal Haven for help. When the Aussie Angels go back to the farm with her, there''s no one around. Can Meg and Mike help Sheila to find old Ben? They spot some new tyre tracks and one of the neighbours has seen a big black Mercedes headed for the farm. So who''s been visiting old Ben, and why has he disappeared without a trace? SHEILA THE HEELER is the seventh instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.

Three major stress factors... a marriage break-up, moving house, loss of income for the family, and a new school. Link James and his sister Claire get the lot! How does a boy from the wealthy side of town cope with the tough guys at Westlands? How does the bad boy tag his father gave him influence his life? The constant moving threads of Link''s life up their tempo as he becomes a victim of his own perceptions and actions.

When that little Aussie devil Mark goes to a birthday party at a nearby farm, he is delighted to find that the family has a herd of goats. He falls in love with two energetic kids and names one Butter (because he has tiny bumps on his head where the horns are growing) and the other one Cup (because she has a cup-shaped patch on her back). With Alice''s help, he smuggles his new friends into Animal Haven, much to the disgust of Carol the camel. But how is he ever going to keep their presence a secret? KIDDING AROUND is the seventeenth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.

Everyone at Animal Haven is stunned when Alice has eight pups: four golden and four black labradors! Clearly, the father is Lex, the pedigree black lab from down the road. But before long the pups get out of control and need training - and good homes. Meg and Mike find trouble at puppy school, however, and when they try to organise homes for the pups, the Angels discover that some families and their motives are not very honest. PUPS 4 SALE is the sixteenth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.

Collection of eight stories from the Mango Street series for young readers. Stories include ''Butterfingers'', ''Weird Warren'', ''Britt the Boss'', ''Wally the Whiz Kid'', ''Wacky Mac'', ''Copycat'', Millie the Moaner'' and ''Bold as Brass''. Includes characters such as Stacey the wrecker, Horace Morris and his wacky new girlfriend, and Millie Minor. Includes illustrations. Author''s previous titles include ''Pugwall'' and the Chickabees series.

When a flock of wild ducks move into the swampy area near Animal Haven, everyone is excited. But among them is one pure white duck. The mysterious white duck seems quite out of place amongst the wild flock and Eddy the cheeky, sulphur-crested cockatoo decides that the Green family should adopt it. But Elsie the emu is feeling quite miffed and has other ideas! DUCK FOR LUCK is the fourteenth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.

Oscar the owl feels left out because when all the action''s on, he''s fast asleep. He plans to stay awake all day and only sleep at night, but it''ll never work. So someone has to make him feel important, fast! OWL EXPRESS is the fifteenth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.

No fat chicks? When Mansy Miratoosi sees that bumper sticker on her brother Mark''s car, she''s ready to pluck his cocksure tail feathers once and for all.Mandy is a big girl and Mark''s mates need to know that lean is not always dream material. Featherweights and bantamweights beware. Mandy is out to prove that big chicks can be winners! If you like Famous For Five Minutes and Fat Chance, you''re going to love this one!

A fun novel from one of Australia’s best writers for children and young adults You want to ask a boy out on a date but what if he says no? Your best friend suddenly isn''t talking to you. Your clothes don''t fit. Your family just doesn''t understand you. You don''t understand yourself either. One minute you''re happy and the next you''re sobbing into your pillow. Does this sound like you, or someone you know? Then read on...

Something''s stirring Alice up, and she''s ususally such a placid dog. When the Green family follow her she leads them to an abandoned foal, and only Eddy the cocky seems to know where he comes from: a brumby herd led by the magnificent thoroughbred stallion Rise and Shine. Meg calls him Sunshine. A HORSE, OF COURSE is the eighth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.

There''s trouble in school when the Angels get a new principal and a new teacher. And it seems that suddenly Greash and Foxie are the teacher''s pets. Pests, more like it. Sneaky deeds with Feral the ferret get the twins busted, but wombats are involved in the situation too, and Mike and Meg need to find out how. Whatever the answer, you can bet Greash and Foxie are up to no good. OKAY KOALA is the first book in a series loved by children all over Australia.

Sara hates bad-luck Tuesdays! She writes a secret diary to lift the jinx. Sara Swan''s family has settled the problem of moving house (they are NOT moving!). But now her father is going through a mid-life crisis and leaves home on a Tuesday. And speaking of Tuesdays, Sara discovers that Tuesdays are bad-luck days for her in more ways than one. So when she hears a turn-your-life-around guru on TV say that you can change things if you write about misfortunes and analyse them, she decides to write a diary on Tuesdays, mainly about Tuesdays! Although she does include snippets of other important stuff that happens during the week! Great Aunt Grace (GAG) moves into town, causing problems as usual. Sara''s friends have their ups and downs, romances grow and wane, and all the bad luck still happens on Tuesdays. Finally, towards the end of the year, things begin to change for the better on Tuesdays, but... what happens on Wednesdays?

Omnibus edition of author''s Shorts series of stories for children. Comprises Footy Shorts, Board Shorts, Dirty Shorts, Holey Shorts, Boxer Shorts and Stinky Shorts. Characters include Lennie, Pup Morgan, his dad Mad Dog Morgan, the Razorblades, Jack, Boxer, and William Wilstinki. All stories have been previously published in 2000/2001. By the author of the ''Chickabees'' and the Mango Street series.

Can you become ''The Face'' when you look like a pregnant rhinoceros? Lisa wants to know.Can you snatch a modelling contract when you''re fourteen and a social outcast, with a mother who pumps donuts, hot dogs and chilli pancakes into you like there''s no tomorrow?FAT CHANCE!

LLAMA DRAMA is the nineteenth book in Aussie Angels, the very popular series about the adventures of twins Meg and Mike, and their mischievous little brother Mark, and their life at Animal Haven, a temporary home for Australian wildlife.

Magical, mythical dragons engaged in great acts of derring-do--from flying around the globe to visiting fourth-grade classroom--will keep young readers and listeners enthralled. Includes 15 fantastic stories.

Another great read from one of Australia''s greatest authors A kidnapping? Rival gangs? Ransoms? What''s happening in Coolini Beach? All the teenagers in Coolini Beach use the expression ''cool bananas''; life is pretty relaxed and free and easy but what does it mean when police crime tape is found around the public phone box and rumours of death threats start circulating through the beach town? Has there been a murder? The sequel to Coolini Beach 1: The Search.

A cockatoo is brought into Animal Haven. The cocky can talk so the Aussie Angels want to find it''s owner.

Novel for young teenagers. Since Annie''s dad left her mother has been on the run from her crooked ex-boyfriends. Now they have settled in an isolated town on the west coast, Annie realises she will have to face her own problems. The author''s other publications include ''Care Factor Zero'' and '' The Mango Street Stories''.