New Releases by Wendy Orr

Sophie lives in a tall building that overlooks a large green park. In the middle of the park is the biggest, strangest, most wonderful pet shop in the world. Built like a ship, with tall glass sails stretching to the sky, the pet shop is called The Noahs'' Ark. Every evening Sophie makes three secret wishes as she gazes at the ark in the park. Over at The Noahs'' Ark, Mr. and Mrs. Noah, who own the pet shop, also make a secret wish. On a very special birthday, a magical meeting shows Sophie and the Noahs that secret wishes really can come true.

Izzy, Talia and Roland may have to sell their new home. Roland decides to enter a competition to make a video showing Why Paradise is the Best Place in the World Although he doesn''t win the prize, there is a wonderful surprise in store for all the family.

Nadat een 17-jarig Australisch meisje een ernstig auto-ongeluk heeft gehad, kost het haar veel moeite te accepteren dat ze verder moet leven met een aantal beperkingen.

When a storm washes away Grandpa''s replica of the Arabella, a beautiful sailing ship that brings Grandpa good luck, Matthew climbs aboard a real boat and faces a raging sea to save Grandpa''s pride and joy.

Alroy enjoys a world of adventure and fantasy in his own room. Supa Dooper Chapter Book.

An honest, unsentimental story of pain and change and love. A powerful novel about a girl re-making her life after a car accident. For teenagers and young adults.

Dylan wanted a puppy more than anything in the world, he didn''t care what sort of puppy it was, he just wanted a dog. But his parents say that he is too young. So when Dylan finds a puppy hiding in a tin can at the tip, Dylan takes the puppy home and hides it.

Humorous beginner reader which has a focus on bullying.

When Andrew encounters a space alien in a tiny spaceship, he thinks that Ysdran will be his own personal space pet, especially when she teaches him to move things with his mind, but Ysdran thinks she is training a new slave who will help her people mine the Earth.

Science fiction story for young teenagers. Andrew''s mind is linked with that of an alien as her spacecraft approaches earth. But what are her motives in teaching Andrew amazing ways to manipulate matter?.

Simon is busy inventing machines to do his chores for him! Australian.

Micki and Daniel are complete opposites, but they have been best friends since babyhood. When they are together strange things happen, and often afterwards people are never quite the same. Brief chapters include in-text illustrations (half in colour) for readers of 8 - 11.

Megan is sick and can''t go to daycare, so her mother takes her to work with her.

Linda''s class are off visiting old people. She is assigned to visit Mrs Pugh who she finds to be fascinating.

Even though there are many other animals on her parents'' farm, Amanda wishes she had a dinosaur, and when she discovers an egg in an old log, she is certain that it must be a dinosaur ready to hatch.