Meg McKinlay

• Mar-2012
• / General Fiction
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What would you do to take care of the class duck for a day? A genuine, warm, and witty tale of determination and unlikely friendship. Abby's class has a duck named Max who waddles and quacks and makes your feet all warm when he sits on them. Even ...

• Apr-2012
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Ella is in charge of this book, and she will tell you something right now. There are NO BEARS in it. Not even one. Ella wants to tell you a story - a story with absolutely no bears. You don't need bears for a book. You need pretty things like fair...

• Oct-2012
• / General Fiction
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Tessa and Zachary have a machine that is swift and splendiferous. Every day, it carries them from here to there and back again in cool, calm comfort. But one morning, the machine breaks down. Tessa and Z...

• May-2013
• / General Fiction
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Secrets have a way of floating to the surface. . . . Mystery, compelling characters, and an abandoned town beneath a lake make for a must-read adventure. On the day Cassie was born, they drowned her town. The mayor flipped a lever and everyone che...

• Sep-2015
• / Action Adventure
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Her parents are too busy to notice, but even they can't pretend it's not happening when they wake up a few days later to find their house on the banks of a lake. Night after night, the house moves and the family wakes to a new location. When ...

• Mar-2017
• / Action Adventure
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In an isolated society, one girl makes a discovery that will change everything -- and learns that a single stone, once set in motion, can bring down a mountain. Jena -- strong, respected, reliable -- is the leader of the line, a job every gi...

• Jul-2018
• / General Fiction
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From the masterful pen of multi-award-winning Meg McKinlay and dynamic new illustrator Andrew Frazer, Drawn Onward explores shifting perspective and the inner voice. The text is a palindrome that takes readers from the glass half empty -- "There is n...

• Mar-2019
• / General Fiction
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• Apr-2019
• / General Fiction
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Amos is counting himself to sleep. It’s a good plan, until the cranky sheep land in his bedroom -- and start in with their many demands.

It’s bedtime for Amos, who smiles as he closes his eyes and counts some fluffy sheep trotting away i...

• Jun-2019
• / General Fiction
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• Aug-2019
• / General Fiction
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In this funny nod to Chicken Little, a quiet afternoon on the farm might be the scene of a barnyard disaster waiting to happen.

When Duck runs around the farm shouting “DUCK!” to the other animals, they grow exasperated as they haughtily e...

• Apr-2020
• / Mystery
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A compelling coming-of-age mystery for younger readers by multi-award-winning Australian author Meg McKinlay. On the day Cassie was born, they drowned her town. Twelve years later, she and her classmate Liam are drawn to the man-made lake and the mys...

• Apr-2021
• / General Fiction
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Stunning imagery and moving language let imagination take flight in an ethereal primer on making a bird.Breathe deeply and take your time.The making of a bird is not a thing to be hurried.To make a bird, you’ll need hundreds of tiny, hollow bon...

• Oct-2021
• / General Fiction
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Bella's house likes to travel, setting sail across the ocean while everyone sleeps. Bella's parents don't mind as long as the house is home by daylight. One night, Bella has a wonderful idea for her grandfather's birthday. She wants to find a figurin...