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Georgie Spider by ISBN: 9781921720109A storm was stretching out across futures to swallow everything in nothing, and it was growing larger, which meant it was getting nearer …
Georgie Spider has foretold the end of the world, and the only one who can stop it is Ashala Wolf. But Georgie has also foreseen Ashala’s death.
As the world shifts around the Tribe, Ashala fights to protect those she loves from old enemies and new threats. And Georgie fights to save Ashala. Georgie Spider can see the future.
But can she change it?
About the Author
Ambelin Kwaymullina loves reading sci-fi and fantasy books, and has wanted to write a novel since she was six years old. She comes from the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. When not writing or reading she teaches law, illustrates picture books and hangs out with her dogs. She has previously written a number of children's books, both alone and with other members of her family. Her first novel, The Tribe Book 1: The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf, was short-listed in both the Science Fiction and Young Adult Fiction categories of the 2012 Aurealis Awards.
The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by ISBN: 9780763680206Publication Date: 2016-04-26"If an 'exhilarating dystopia' strikes you as oxymoronic, this vivid, original debut just might change your mind." -- Kirkus Reviews A compelling novel asks what happens when children develop inexplicable abilities--and the government sees them as a threat. They're known as Firestarters. Boomers. Skychangers. Ashala Wolf and her Tribe of fellow Illegals have taken refuge in the Firstwood, where they are hidden and free. But when she is betrayed by a friend and captured by an enemy, Ashala is forced to succumb to a machine that will pull secrets from her mind. Will the Tribe survive the interrogation of Ashala Wolf?
Who am I? by ISBN: 9781741697261I woke up this morning and I couldn’t stop crying, cos this place is not my home, even though everyone says it is. When I was a little girl Mum would always hug me when I cried and tell me everything would be all right. Who’s gunna hug me here? Mary lives with the Burkes, but they’re not her real family. She hasn’t seen her real mum and dad since she was taken away from them five years ago. Everyone tells her to forget about them, but she can’t. She wants to find out why she was taken, and where she really belongs.
