Most Popular Books by Margaret Clark

The Aussie Angels - Meg and Mike - are busy again. This time, as well as rescuing an echidna that''s been hit by a bike rider and a kangaroo that''s been knocked down by a car, they have to save a koala that insists on clinging to a TV antenna. Boris Boola is in big trouble, Elsie the emu has a fight with the clothesline and of course, that little Aussie devil Mark is running around with a video camera and being no help at all! Then the whales are in danger of stranding themselves on the beach and saving them is the hardest job the Angels have ever tackled - until unexpected help comes their way. WHALE OF A TIME is the second instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.

From one of Australia''s most popular writers for young adults comes the third novel in the Studleys series! To Sam the Stud, living with Leanne''s bad enough. But when his mother says she''s getting married again - to the town cop! - Sam wishes he was anywhere else. You''ve got to be careful what you wish for: you might get it. Someone''s pulling the moves, all right, and suddenly Sam''s on a joyride heading in the opposite direction fast.Forget the white dresses, the soppy words and the tissues - this wedding''s burning rubber all the way. And it''s a cack! The first two novels about the Studleys:''Hold My Hand - Or Else!'' ''Living With Leanne''

In this new adventure, Meg and Mike learn about the plight of thirty-three species of native Victorian frogs and Mark wants to keep a pet frog to help save Australia''s frogs from extinction. Boris is shocked by the death of his parents in a car crash and has to deal with some very complicated feelings about them. LEAP FROG is the twentieth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.

Carol the camel is tired of the animals and humans at Animal Haven teasing her about her yellow teeth and bad breath. So when she finds out that the dental caravan is visiting the local school, she takes off on a safari in search of clean teeth. But on the way she discovers a rare native orchid. CAMEL BREATH is the thirteenth 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.

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.

Charmwood High and Year 8 plans to turn the school play, ''Romeo and Juliet'' into a rock musical. Everything''s moving along until someone mentions Equal Opportunity. There aren''t enough roles for girls in this production. For the Narrator, Peter Nutt, Equal Opportunity means more opportunities for teachers like Poxon and girls like Ravolini to get at him. And then there''s Millie Miletic from the Holy Family of the Little Sisters by the Sea: she''s in love!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Larceny Leyton is a wild child - tough, smart, willful and proud. Like so many others, she wears her attitude like armour.''Trust'' isn''t a word in Larceny''s dictionary. It means opening up and taking the risk that you''ll be hurt. Truth and dare.Nobody gets close enough to earn her trust. Larceny makes sure of that. Yet deep down, she''s afraid of the voices that bring with them a wild consuming rage, a killing rage that drove her to the streets in the first place. She''s afraid of being betrayed by the only person she''s been able to trust - herself.

There are lots of brushtail possums at Animal Haven and Fur Bag is the resident mischief maker. But when Ringlet the female ringtail possum is rescued, she needs special care and attention, and Meg and Mike, the Aussie Angels, make sure she gets it. Then another ringtail is rescued from a flooded river and nearly causes a terrible disaster, but Boris Boola - who''d secretly like to be one of the Angels if only he could - and Carol the Camel, save the day. HELLO, POSSUM! is the fourth 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.

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.

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?