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  Dance Sequence: Book 5

  Postcards From No Man's Land

  by Aidan Chambers

  Seventeen-year-old Jacob Todd is about to discover himself. Jacob's plan is to go to Amsterdam to honor his grandfather who died during World War II. He expects to go, set flowers on his grandfather's tombstone, and explore the city. But nothing goes as planned. Jacob isn't prepared for love or to face questions about his sexuality. Most of all, he isn't prepared to hear what Geertrui, the woman who nursed... (more)
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  The Trout Opera

  by Matthew Condon

  Sensual, sweet, creepy, The Trout Opera is a triumph A significant and moving achievement The Australian Literary Review A vividly descriptive and masterfully constructed narrative...An insightful, brilliant Australian novel destined to become a classic Australian Bookseller An instant classic...A gorgeous glorious epic, beautifully but accessibly written...A towering achievement The Herald Sun As it shifts... (more)
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  The Last Coiner: Every Coin Has Two Sides

  by Peter M. Kershaw, Vince Danks

  Inspired by true crime records of the late 18th Century. Following the legends left by the highway men, the most famed being Dick Turpin, there were the crime gangs now known as Coiners. They were a craftier type, avoiding direct violence, and instead opting for coin forgery.During those times, money was made from gold, and often had greater than face value...they would be melted, and mixed with cheap... (more)