https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=BIBITM%3E%20(FILTER%3A%201%20%2B%20ITMFADTE%3A%20%22TODAY(-60)%20-%20TODAY%22%20-%20MINOR%3A%20ITD16)%20-%20BIBITM%3E%20(FILTER%3A%201%20%2B%20ITMFADTE%3A%20%22%3C%20TODAY(-60)%22)&QRYTEXT=New%20to%20the%20Library&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=267165&CF=BIB Years ago he had comrades in arms and a cause to believe in, but now the man who calls himself Nomad knows only a life on the run. Forced to hop from world to world in the Cosmere whenever the relentless Night Brigade gets too close, Nomad lands on a new planet and is instantly caught up in the struggle between a tyrant and the rebels who want only to escape being turned into mindless slaves--all under the constant threat of a sunrise whose heat will melt the very stones. Unable to understand the language, can he navigate the conflict and gain enough power to leap offworld before his mind or body pay the ultimate price? Years ago he had comrades in arms and a cause to believe in, but now the man who calls himself Nomad knows only a life on the run. Forced to hop from world to world in the Cosmere whenever the relentless Night Brigade gets too close, Nomad lands on a new planet and is instantly caught up in the struggle between a tyrant and the rebels who want only to escape being turned into mindless slaves--all under the constant threat of a sunrise whose heat will melt the very stones. Unable to understand the language, can he navigate the conflict and gain enough power to leap offworld before his mind or body pay the ultimate price?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sanderson, Brandon<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Gollancz, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />xii, 385 pages ; 24 cm.<br />Secret projects ; 4.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Science Fiction & Fantasy - SAN - Available - W00197275<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=267540&CF=BIB Scares, mysteries, and adventures await the Mane 5 in this collection of stories featuring the new generation of ponies! Spooky! Scary! Ahh!!! are all words that can be used to describe the latest challenge going viral in Maretime Bay. Pipp, never one to shy away from a trend, persuades her friends to try it. But as the challenge gets creepier, an unexpected friend starts to come to life! Can the Mane 5 survive the fright of their lives? Then, have you heard? Hitch has his very own podcast! Maretime Bay's cold cases are reopened by the sheriff himself. Mysteries, crimes, and disappearances will all be solved with Hitch on the case! It's the annual cook-off in Maretime Bay, and this year is the first time Pegasi and Unicorns can compete! The Mane 5 are excited to work together to make something great, but when the competition actually begins, they find they can't agree on a dish. Then, Izzy's babysitting her cousin Violette Rainbow, who often gets blamed when things go wrong, but is it really her fault? Finally, Izzy decides to fix up an old treehouse next to her home and make it a cool hangout for the Mane 5, but she finds it's more work than she can handle alone. Luckily, she has a group of friends willing and ready to help! Scares, mysteries, and adventures await the Mane 5 in this collection of stories featuring the new generation of ponies! Spooky! Scary! Ahh!!! are all words that can be used to describe the latest challenge going viral in Maretime Bay. Pipp, never one to shy away from a trend, persuades her friends to try it. But as the challenge gets creepier, an unexpected friend starts to come to life! Can the Mane 5 survive the fright of their lives? Then, have you heard? Hitch has his very own podcast! Maretime Bay's cold cases are reopened by the sheriff himself. Mysteries, crimes, and disappearances will all be solved with Hitch on the case! It's the annual cook-off in Maretime Bay, and this year is the first time Pegasi and Unicorns can compete! The Mane 5 are excited to work together to make something great, but when the competition actually begins, they find they can't agree on a dish. Then, Izzy's babysitting her cousin Violette Rainbow, who often gets blamed when things go wrong, but is it really her fault? Finally, Izzy decides to fix up an old treehouse next to her home and make it a cool hangout for the Mane 5, but she finds it's more work than she can handle alone. Luckily, she has a group of friends willing and ready to help!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gilly, Casey<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>San Diego, CA : IDW Publishing, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly colour illustrations ; 23 cm.<br />My little pony (IDW Publishing)<br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Junior Fiction - J GIL - Graphic Novel - Onloan - Due: 17 Jun 2024 - W00197249<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=267546&CF=BIB When child protection worker Dana Gibson arrives in the sleepy rural town of Killarney, she has one goal in mind: locate the whereabouts of foster child Jayden Maloney and return him to care. What she isn't anticipating is an unexpected attraction to her colleague's younger brother Sean, or to become embroiled in their simmering family feud. When criminal allegations surface against a member of the local parish and a police task force discovers an increase in drug trafficking across the border, Dana is forced to consider that Jayden's disappearance is not simply a case of a teen on the run. To complicate matters further, torrential rain leads the Condamine River to break its banks, and the town gets cut off. As Dana continues to ask questions, tensions peak with the rising flood waters and she soon realises that the tightknit community is not all that it seems. As long-held secrets start to unravel and loyalties are questioned, Dana must make a decision about who she can trust and how much she is willing to fight for what she believes in. When child protection worker Dana Gibson arrives in the sleepy rural town of Killarney, she has one goal in mind: locate the whereabouts of foster child Jayden Maloney and return him to care. What she isn't anticipating is an unexpected attraction to her colleague's younger brother Sean, or to become embroiled in their simmering family feud. When criminal allegations surface against a member of the local parish and a police task force discovers an increase in drug trafficking across the border, Dana is forced to consider that Jayden's disappearance is not simply a case of a teen on the run. To complicate matters further, torrential rain leads the Condamine River to break its banks, and the town gets cut off. As Dana continues to ask questions, tensions peak with the rising flood waters and she soon realises that the tightknit community is not all that it seems. As long-held secrets start to unravel and loyalties are questioned, Dana must make a decision about who she can trust and how much she is willing to fight for what she believes in.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mottram, Nikki<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />283 pages ; 24 cm.<br />Dana Gibson ; 2.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3 reserves</span><br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - MOT - On reserve shelf at Dalby Library - W00207261<br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - MOT - On reserve shelf at Jandowae Library - W00195040<br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - MOT - In-transit from Jandowae Library to Wandoan Library (Set: 13 May 2024) - W00206041<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=267757&CF=BIB Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed--no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love. But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val. Is it real love? Could this be her chance to break the family curse? Or is she destined to live with a broken heart forever? Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed--no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love. But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val. Is it real love? Could this be her chance to break the family curse? Or is she destined to live with a broken heart forever?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Yang, Gene Luen<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Macmillan, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />343 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 22 cm<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - Y YAN - Graphic Novel - Onloan - Due: 30 May 2024 - W00197200<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=267827&CF=BIB Meet Theo. Handsome, sexy, funny. kind. And he can cook. He is literally the man of Esme's dreams. But Esme's sensible enough to know that you cannott just manifest your perfect boyfriend then have him turn up on your doorstep. Or can you? Meet Theo. Handsome, sexy, funny. kind. And he can cook. He is literally the man of Esme's dreams. But Esme's sensible enough to know that you cannott just manifest your perfect boyfriend then have him turn up on your doorstep. Or can you?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Manning, Sarra<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />360 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Bell Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Romance - MAN - Available - W00197231<br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Romance - MAN - Onloan - Due: 15 Jun 2024 - W00197230<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268121&CF=BIB The crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit are ready to celebrate our planet! The Crayons love our planet and are proud of their contributions. White ice caps, Green trees, Blue oceans and skies, Brown soil . . . and more! Even Beige is proud of his contribution: Wheat! This funny book shows the beauty of our planet and why it needs our help. Perfect for Earth Day! The crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit are ready to celebrate our planet! The Crayons love our planet and are proud of their contributions. White ice caps, Green trees, Blue oceans and skies, Brown soil . . . and more! Even Beige is proud of his contribution: Wheat! This funny book shows the beauty of our planet and why it needs our help. Perfect for Earth Day!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Daywalt, Drew<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.<br />Crayons<br /><br />Jandowae Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Picture Book 2-3yrs - DAY - Available - W00197296<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268123&CF=BIB Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it... right up until the moment he realised he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra. Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children's librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra's ex, Miles Nowak. Scruffy and chaotic -- with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads -- Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she's either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them? But it's all just for show, of course, because there's no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé's new fiancée's ex... right? Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it... right up until the moment he realised he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra. Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children's librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra's ex, Miles Nowak. Scruffy and chaotic -- with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads -- Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she's either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them? But it's all just for show, of course, because there's no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé's new fiancée's ex... right?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Henry, Emily<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[London] : Viking, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />387 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Romance - HEN - Onloan - Due: 06 Jun 2024 - W00195127<br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Romance - HEN - Onloan - Due: 18 Jun 2024 - W00195128<br />Miles Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Romance - HEN - Onloan - Due: 06 Jun 2024 - W00195129<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268125&CF=BIB When Bunny arrives at the park wearing Grandpa's hat, he thinks it has made him invisible. But Bird can still see him! The more Bunny tries, the less invisible he seems. The best friends enjoy the hat even if it's not magical. But are they sure it's not a magical hat. When Bunny arrives at the park wearing Grandpa's hat, he thinks it has made him invisible. But Bird can still see him! The more Bunny tries, the less invisible he seems. The best friends enjoy the hat even if it's not magical. But are they sure it's not a magical hat.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bland, Nick, 1973-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Gadigal Country ; [Sydney, NSW] : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.<br />Bunny and Bird<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Picture Book 2-3yrs - BLA - Onloan - Due: 14 Jun 2024 - W00197293<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268126&CF=BIB A heart-warming aspirational picture book for new mums and babies from First Nations tennis champion and new mum, Ash Barty, with Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin, the bestselling team behind Little Ash. My dream for you begins earlier than dawn, in the magical days before you are born. I dream of our future with you in my arms, waking to birdsong, sharing sunlit yarns. A loving story about a mother's hopes and dreams for her new baby. A heart-warming aspirational picture book for new mums and babies from First Nations tennis champion and new mum, Ash Barty, with Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin, the bestselling team behind Little Ash. My dream for you begins earlier than dawn, in the magical days before you are born. I dream of our future with you in my arms, waking to birdsong, sharing sunlit yarns. A loving story about a mother's hopes and dreams for her new baby.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Barty, Ashleigh, 1996-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Gadigal Country ; [Sydney, NSW] : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm<br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Picture Book 0-2yrs - BAR - Onloan - Due: 27 May 2024 - W00197295<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268128&CF=BIB Mim has arrived in wonderful Venice, city of canals, palaces, bridges, boats and... quarrels. Gondolier battles, cat nappings and laundry theft are just the beginning. The Magnifico family and the Forte family are at war. Mim knows they're here to help the feuding families. To show them a better way to behave. To bring an end to the vicious vendetta. If only Mim could find each of them the right book. If only they'd all stop reading the wrong books. Mim has arrived in wonderful Venice, city of canals, palaces, bridges, boats and... quarrels. Gondolier battles, cat nappings and laundry theft are just the beginning. The Magnifico family and the Forte family are at war. Mim knows they're here to help the feuding families. To show them a better way to behave. To bring an end to the vicious vendetta. If only Mim could find each of them the right book. If only they'd all stop reading the wrong books.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Nannestad, Katrina<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Gadigal Country ; [Sydney, NSW] : ABC Books / HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />221 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.<br />Travelling bookshop ; 5.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2 reserves</span><br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Junior Fiction - J NAN - Onloan - Due: 02 May 2024 - W00197304<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268129&CF=BIB An ode to the mother/baby relationship and ties to family and land. Being your miimi (mother) is the most precious gift life can give. When you were born you opened my heart as wide as the ocean. Join Miimi (Mother) as she shares stories with her Buwaarr (baby) about the environment, language and totems; passing on the wisdom of Gumbaynggirr culture and a mother's hopes for baby's future. An ode to the mother/baby relationship and ties to family and land. Being your miimi (mother) is the most precious gift life can give. When you were born you opened my heart as wide as the ocean. Join Miimi (Mother) as she shares stories with her Buwaarr (baby) about the environment, language and totems; passing on the wisdom of Gumbaynggirr culture and a mother's hopes for baby's future.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Greenwood, Melissa<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Gadigal Country ; [Sydney, NSW] : ABC Books, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />22 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Picture Book 2-3yrs - GRE - Available - W00197204<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268130&CF=BIB For years the firefighters of New York's Engine 99 have rushed fearlessly into hot zones, saving countless lives and stopping devastating blazes in their tracks. They've also stolen millions from banks, jewellery stores and art galleries. With their inside knowledge and specialist equipment they've become the most successful heist crew on the East Coast. Their newest member, Andrea 'Andy' Nearland, is not what she seems either. She's an undercover operative, hunting the men of Engine 99 for a host of crimes - including the murder of an off-duty cop and the disappearance of a mother and child. As the clock counts down to the gang's most daring heist yet, loyalties begin to fray and mistrust boils over. Andy's career is all smoke and mirrors, but infiltrating this crew of 'heroes' might prove her most dangerous job of all . . . For years the firefighters of New York's Engine 99 have rushed fearlessly into hot zones, saving countless lives and stopping devastating blazes in their tracks. They've also stolen millions from banks, jewellery stores and art galleries. With their inside knowledge and specialist equipment they've become the most successful heist crew on the East Coast. Their newest member, Andrea 'Andy' Nearland, is not what she seems either. She's an undercover operative, hunting the men of Engine 99 for a host of crimes - including the murder of an off-duty cop and the disappearance of a mother and child. As the clock counts down to the gang's most daring heist yet, loyalties begin to fray and mistrust boils over. Andy's career is all smoke and mirrors, but infiltrating this crew of 'heroes' might prove her most dangerous job of all . . .<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Fox, Candice<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Sydney : Bantam, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />449 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3 reserves</span><br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - FOX - Onloan - Due: 13 May 2024 - W00197218<br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - FOX - In-transit from Dalby Library to Chinchilla Library (Set: 20 May 2024) - W00197219<br />Miles Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - FOX - Onloan - Due: 17 Jun 2024 - W00197220<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268131&CF=BIB Grace is a thief - a good one. But she's always on the move, always looking over her shoulder, always alone. It's not the life she wants. Then a run-in with an old associate forces her to lie low in a small rural town, where she happens across an antiques shop. The owner Erin is timid but friendly, and has a room to rent. And Grace glimpses a different life, and perhaps a home. But there are dangerous men watching her, and Grace should know better than to let her guard slip. Because no matter how far she runs, her past is always just a few steps behind... Grace is a thief - a good one. But she's always on the move, always looking over her shoulder, always alone. It's not the life she wants. Then a run-in with an old associate forces her to lie low in a small rural town, where she happens across an antiques shop. The owner Erin is timid but friendly, and has a room to rent. And Grace glimpses a different life, and perhaps a home. But there are dangerous men watching her, and Grace should know better than to let her guard slip. Because no matter how far she runs, her past is always just a few steps behind...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Disher, Garry, 1949-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Wurundjeri Country ; Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />363 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - DIS - In-transit from Dalby Library to Miles Library (Set: 17 May 2024) - W00195035<br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - DIS - Onloan - Due: 30 May 2024 - W00195034<br />Jandowae Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - DIS - In-transit from Chinchilla Library to Jandowae Library (Set: 20 May 2024) - W00195036<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268132&CF=BIB A REMOTE HOTEL. FIVE GUESTS. ONE MURDER. During a broiling heatwave, the inner circle of a high-profile charity attend a critical meeting at White Ash Ridge, a small hotel nestled in the Australian wilderness. As the temperature rises, a body is found lying in the thick bush, bludgeoned to death. One of the four remaining guests is a murderer - but who, and why, is a mystery. Detective Dana Russo knows the national spotlight will be sharply focused on the case. The charity was formed when the founders' teenage son was killed after intervening in a vicious assault - sparking public outrage and a damning verdict on the police investigation. But under huge pressure and with few clues - plus suspects who instinctively distrust the police - how can Dana unravel the truth? A REMOTE HOTEL. FIVE GUESTS. ONE MURDER. During a broiling heatwave, the inner circle of a high-profile charity attend a critical meeting at White Ash Ridge, a small hotel nestled in the Australian wilderness. As the temperature rises, a body is found lying in the thick bush, bludgeoned to death. One of the four remaining guests is a murderer - but who, and why, is a mystery. Detective Dana Russo knows the national spotlight will be sharply focused on the case. The charity was formed when the founders' teenage son was killed after intervening in a vicious assault - sparking public outrage and a damning verdict on the police investigation. But under huge pressure and with few clues - plus suspects who instinctively distrust the police - how can Dana unravel the truth?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>White, S. R. (Crime writer)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Headline, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />342 pages ; 24 cm.<br />Detective Dana Russo ; 4.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - WHI - Available - W00197243<br />Wandoan Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - WHI - Onloan - Due: 13 Jun 2024 - W00197244<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268133&CF=BIB What would Bluey's Mum do? Find out all the answers for real life with Chilli's very own checklist. What would Bluey's Mum do? Find out all the answers for real life with Chilli's very own checklist.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Southbank, VIC] : Puffin Books, 2024.<br />1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 19 cm.<br />Bluey series<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Picture Book 2-3yrs - WHA - On reserve shelf at Dalby Library - W00197202<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268134&CF=BIB It's a brutal winter in Des Moines, Iowa, and the city is gripped by fear. A serial attacker known as the Sin Eater is stalking women and has just struck again. It's a tough time and a tough place for Riley Fisher, a former small-town sergeant, to be reporting for duty as an FBI agent on her first assignment. Teamed with a man she's not sure she can trust and struggling to prove herself - while fighting the pull of her old life and family dramas - Riley is tasked with investigating a vicious death threat against the newly elected female state governor. Gradually, she traces a disturbing connection between this case and the hunt for the Sin Eater. Through snow, ice, violence and lies, Riley Fisher is drawn towards a terrifying revelation. It's a brutal winter in Des Moines, Iowa, and the city is gripped by fear. A serial attacker known as the Sin Eater is stalking women and has just struck again. It's a tough time and a tough place for Riley Fisher, a former small-town sergeant, to be reporting for duty as an FBI agent on her first assignment. Teamed with a man she's not sure she can trust and struggling to prove herself - while fighting the pull of her old life and family dramas - Riley is tasked with investigating a vicious death threat against the newly elected female state governor. Gradually, she traces a disturbing connection between this case and the hunt for the Sin Eater. Through snow, ice, violence and lies, Riley Fisher is drawn towards a terrifying revelation.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Young, Erin, 1975-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />342 pages ; 24 cm.<br />Riley Fisher ; 2.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - YOU - Available - W00197271<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268136&CF=BIB Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost. Drawn into an uneasy alliance with the mysterious vampire Liathe, Gabriel must now deliver the Grail to ancients of the Blood Esani, and learn the truth of how Daysdeath might be finally undone. But the Last Silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by terrors of the Blood Voss, drawn into warfare between the Blood Dyvok and duskdancers of the frozen Highlands, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the Grail learn her truth. And that truth may be too awful for any to imagine. Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost. Drawn into an uneasy alliance with the mysterious vampire Liathe, Gabriel must now deliver the Grail to ancients of the Blood Esani, and learn the truth of how Daysdeath might be finally undone. But the Last Silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by terrors of the Blood Voss, drawn into warfare between the Blood Dyvok and duskdancers of the frozen Highlands, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the Grail learn her truth. And that truth may be too awful for any to imagine.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Kristoff, Jay<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Harper Voyager, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />646 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.<br />Empire of the vampire (Series) ; 2.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Science Fiction & Fantasy - KRI - Available - W00197308<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268140&CF=BIB The Cruel Prince meets For the Wolf in a sizzling fantasy romance set in a world of perilous magic and moonlit forests, spinning a seductive tale of a changeling princess, her cursed sister, and the dangerous fae lord she must defeat to save her family. In a kingdom where magic has been lost, Fia is a rare changeling, left behind by the wicked Fair Folk when they stole the High Queen's daughter Eala and locked the gates to the Otherworld. When a hidden gate to the Otherworld is discovered, Fia is tasked by the High Queen to retrieve Eala and break her curse. But she doesn't go alone: with her is prince Rogan, Eala's betrothed and Fia's childhood best friend. As the two journey into a world where magic winds through the roots of the trees and beauty can be a deadly illusion, Fia's mission is complicated by her feelings for the prince. . . and her unexpected attraction to the dark-hearted fae lord holding Eala captive. Irian might be more monster than man, but he seems to understand Fia in a way no one ever has. The Cruel Prince meets For the Wolf in a sizzling fantasy romance set in a world of perilous magic and moonlit forests, spinning a seductive tale of a changeling princess, her cursed sister, and the dangerous fae lord she must defeat to save her family. In a kingdom where magic has been lost, Fia is a rare changeling, left behind by the wicked Fair Folk when they stole the High Queen's daughter Eala and locked the gates to the Otherworld. When a hidden gate to the Otherworld is discovered, Fia is tasked by the High Queen to retrieve Eala and break her curse. But she doesn't go alone: with her is prince Rogan, Eala's betrothed and Fia's childhood best friend. As the two journey into a world where magic winds through the roots of the trees and beauty can be a deadly illusion, Fia's mission is complicated by her feelings for the prince. . . and her unexpected attraction to the dark-hearted fae lord holding Eala captive. Irian might be more monster than man, but he seems to understand Fia in a way no one ever has.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Selene, Lyra<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orbit, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />472 pages ; 24 cm.<br />Fair Folk ; 1.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Science Fiction & Fantasy - SEL - Available - W00197265<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268142&CF=BIB After a tense birthday celebration in Haddley, journalist Ben Harper watches his boss, Madeline, get into the car that has come to collect her. He walks home, never imagining that by the next morning, Madeline will be missing. To find Madeline, Ben will have to return to the now infamous murder case that made her journalism career over a decade ago. A case which, Ben quickly discovers, was never as simple as it seemed. But time is of the essence, and soon it's not just Madeline's life on the line... After a tense birthday celebration in Haddley, journalist Ben Harper watches his boss, Madeline, get into the car that has come to collect her. He walks home, never imagining that by the next morning, Madeline will be missing. To find Madeline, Ben will have to return to the now infamous murder case that made her journalism career over a decade ago. A case which, Ben quickly discovers, was never as simple as it seemed. But time is of the essence, and soon it's not just Madeline's life on the line...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gold, Robert (Novelist)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Sphere, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />415 pages ; 24 cm.<br />Ben Harper ; 3.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - GOL - Onloan - Due: 17 Jun 2024 - W00197272<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268145&CF=BIB Who is Ada? With Sadie she's an Aussie girl in London, a performer, a ball of creativity and a lover of food. With Stuart she's funny and quirky, capable of finding romance in a dinner of crisps on a cold harbour and long train rides. With her family she's the joker, the peacekeeper, the entertainer. But she doesn't have to choose which version of herself to be, right? Ada's answer to most questions is: yes. Every night is an opportunity to be thrilled and every morning a chance to recount it to her friends, so when she falls for Sadie and Stuart at the same time, she sees no reason not to pursue them both. But as the realities of modern life begin to catch up with her, and everyone wants Ada to define herself in relation to them, she feels the weight of the questions: which version of yourself is most true? And do other people enhance your best self, or distort it? Who is Ada? With Sadie she's an Aussie girl in London, a performer, a ball of creativity and a lover of food. With Stuart she's funny and quirky, capable of finding romance in a dinner of crisps on a cold harbour and long train rides. With her family she's the joker, the peacekeeper, the entertainer. But she doesn't have to choose which version of herself to be, right? Ada's answer to most questions is: yes. Every night is an opportunity to be thrilled and every morning a chance to recount it to her friends, so when she falls for Sadie and Stuart at the same time, she sees no reason not to pursue them both. But as the realities of modern life begin to catch up with her, and everyone wants Ada to define herself in relation to them, she feels the weight of the questions: which version of yourself is most true? And do other people enhance your best self, or distort it?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lee-Kennedy, Brydie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />367 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Bell Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Romance - LEE - Available - W00197267<br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Romance - LEE - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - W00197268<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268146&CF=BIB Cambridge, UK, 1947. Martin Friedrich, a German philosopher who is in Cambridge to give a series of lectures, is cycling through an intersection on his way to give a lecture when a speeding car runs through him and kills him. A grisly death for one of the finest minds of the age. Shortly afterwards, Detective Sergeant Stephen Minter, an Austrian-born, cockney Jew, whose parents were interned during the war as enemy aliens, stands over the body of Friedrich contemplating the age-old question - who did it? Because Friedrich might be one of the finest minds of his age, but he's also problematic. A brilliant philosopher whose lectures attracted students from all over Europe before the war and is regarded as the founder of modern existentialism, Friedrich was also, in the 1930s, a member of the Nazi Party. As Stephen is soon to discover, there is no shortage of suspects. Friedrich -arrogant, a womaniser dedicated solely to his own work over anything or anybody else - was hated by almost everybody, even those who loved him. Is there any sense to his death - a logic to the sequence of events that led to it - or was his death just a case of rotten, random luck? Has the universe spoken, and, in this sense, should Friedrich be pleased with the nature of his death as it is, after all, confirmation of his life's observations on our indifferent, random universe? Or are there more sinister factors at work? Cambridge, UK, 1947. Martin Friedrich, a German philosopher who is in Cambridge to give a series of lectures, is cycling through an intersection on his way to give a lecture when a speeding car runs through him and kills him. A grisly death for one of the finest minds of the age. Shortly afterwards, Detective Sergeant Stephen Minter, an Austrian-born, cockney Jew, whose parents were interned during the war as enemy aliens, stands over the body of Friedrich contemplating the age-old question - who did it? Because Friedrich might be one of the finest minds of his age, but he's also problematic. A brilliant philosopher whose lectures attracted students from all over Europe before the war and is regarded as the founder of modern existentialism, Friedrich was also, in the 1930s, a member of the Nazi Party. As Stephen is soon to discover, there is no shortage of suspects. Friedrich -arrogant, a womaniser dedicated solely to his own work over anything or anybody else - was hated by almost everybody, even those who loved him. Is there any sense to his death - a logic to the sequence of events that led to it - or was his death just a case of rotten, random luck? Has the universe spoken, and, in this sense, should Friedrich be pleased with the nature of his death as it is, after all, confirmation of his life's observations on our indifferent, random universe? Or are there more sinister factors at work?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Carroll, Steven, 1949-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Gadigal Country : Fourth Estate, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />267 pages ; 24 cm.<br />Stephen Minter ; 1.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Mystery & Crime - CAR - In-transit from Chinchilla Library to Dalby Library (Set: 20 May 2024) - W00195064<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268148&CF=BIB 'And we're going to live here, happily ever after, just like a fairy tale.' When Dad tells Luna and her little sister Aurora that they're moving to live in a real tower, it's almost like they've stepped inside a fairytale. But everything is not as magical as it first seems. The tower needs patching up, Dad still doesn't have a job and they're not even allowed in the room up at the very top. When it's time to start at their new school, Luna quickly finds a friend, but six-year-old Aurora absolutely hates the children in her class. She prefers to spend her time with her imaginary friend Tansy. Aurora's make-belief life causes problems for them all - and it seems like Aurora really believes Tansy exists... Is there really a curse on the tower - and will Luna be able to break it? 'And we're going to live here, happily ever after, just like a fairy tale.' When Dad tells Luna and her little sister Aurora that they're moving to live in a real tower, it's almost like they've stepped inside a fairytale. But everything is not as magical as it first seems. The tower needs patching up, Dad still doesn't have a job and they're not even allowed in the room up at the very top. When it's time to start at their new school, Luna quickly finds a friend, but six-year-old Aurora absolutely hates the children in her class. She prefers to spend her time with her imaginary friend Tansy. Aurora's make-belief life causes problems for them all - and it seems like Aurora really believes Tansy exists... Is there really a curse on the tower - and will Luna be able to break it?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Wilson, Jacqueline<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Puffin, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />408 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm<br /><br />Meandarra Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Junior Fiction - J WIL - Onloan - Due: 28 Jun 2024 - W00197300<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268150&CF=BIB Everyone Wants an Octopus Book! is a thought-provoking picture book about how everyone deserves to see themselves in books. Inky the octopus wants to read a book with a character that looks like them. With their best friend, Quack the duck, they scour every shelf, but all they seem to find are more books about ducks! Why aren't there any stories with octopuses? They decide maybe it's time for one. Everyone Wants an Octopus Book! is a thought-provoking picture book about how everyone deserves to see themselves in books. Inky the octopus wants to read a book with a character that looks like them. With their best friend, Quack the duck, they scour every shelf, but all they seem to find are more books about ducks! Why aren't there any stories with octopuses? They decide maybe it's time for one.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ledden, Liz<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Wurundjeri Country ; Richmond, Victoria : Bright Light, Hardie Grant Children's Publishing, 24 cm.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 29 cm<br /><br />Tara Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Picture Book 4-5yrs - LED - Available - W00197205<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268151&CF=BIB A bear hug from my mama is the warmest place to be. We'll sleep inside our cave, all snuggly brave ... my Mama Bear and me. Bears can be cuddly soft and grizzly grumpy. But who is the cuddliest, grizzliest bear of all? Why, it's MAMA BEAR! From the best-selling author of Love Makes a Family comes this loving tribute to real-life mama bears. A bear hug from my mama is the warmest place to be. We'll sleep inside our cave, all snuggly brave ... my Mama Bear and me. Bears can be cuddly soft and grizzly grumpy. But who is the cuddliest, grizzliest bear of all? Why, it's MAMA BEAR! From the best-selling author of Love Makes a Family comes this loving tribute to real-life mama bears.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Beer, Sophie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Wurundjeri Country ; Richmond, Victoria : Bright Light, Hardie Grant Children's Publishing, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm<br /><br />Miles Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Picture Book 0-2yrs - BEE - Available - W00197294<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268178&CF=BIB Best friends Alice and Leo love making things, and they're never happier than when they're working together in Leo's garden shed, which they've turned into an arts and crafts studio. Then one day they are transported to a miniature world where magical creatures - the Pixies and Glitterbugs - use their creative talents to make special objects from items that were once treasured. Pixie Magic gives these objects the power to solve people's problems! But disaster strikes when Grimble and Grumble, the mean Nixies, steal Pippin the Baking Pixie's magical tools. Now Pippin can't bake a magical birthday cake to help the children's friend Hannah's birthday party go with a swing. Can the friends work together to use their talents - and a dash of Pixie Magic - to save the day, so that everyone can enjoy the magic of creativity? Best friends Alice and Leo love making things, and they're never happier than when they're working together in Leo's garden shed, which they've turned into an arts and crafts studio. Then one day they are transported to a miniature world where magical creatures - the Pixies and Glitterbugs - use their creative talents to make special objects from items that were once treasured. Pixie Magic gives these objects the power to solve people's problems! But disaster strikes when Grimble and Grumble, the mean Nixies, steal Pippin the Baking Pixie's magical tools. Now Pippin can't bake a magical birthday cake to help the children's friend Hannah's birthday party go with a swing. Can the friends work together to use their talents - and a dash of Pixie Magic - to save the day, so that everyone can enjoy the magic of creativity?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Meadows, Daisy<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orchard Books, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />140 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.<br />Pixie magic ; 3.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Junior Fiction - J MEA - Onloan - Due: 20 May 2024 - W00197245<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268179&CF=BIB The highly anticipated conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology by #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Holly Black. After the shocking events of THE STOLEN HEIR, Prince Oak is in deeper trouble than ever before. As his situation grows more precarious, Oak is desperate to find a way out, before all of Elfhame is caught in the coming storm .. The highly anticipated conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology by #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Holly Black. After the shocking events of THE STOLEN HEIR, Prince Oak is in deeper trouble than ever before. As his situation grows more precarious, Oak is desperate to find a way out, before all of Elfhame is caught in the coming storm ..<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Black, Holly<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hot Key Books, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />356 pages : illustration ; 24 cm.<br />Stolen heir ; 2.<br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - Y BLA - Available - W00197279<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268181&CF=BIB A thrilling original fairytale from Megan Hess about the daughter of a locksmith, an evil queen and her secret cage of crows. A thrilling original fairytale from Megan Hess about the daughter of a locksmith, an evil queen and her secret cage of crows.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hess, Megan (Fashion illustrator)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Wurundjeri Country ; Richmond, Victoria : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.<br />Young queens collection<br /><br />Miles Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Picture Book 4-5yrs - HES - Available - W00197203<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268186&CF=BIB A fun-filled fantasy quest starring an unforgettable new hero: BRONTE TEMPESTRA! Bronte Tempestra of the Storm Kingdom is taking charge of her own destiny - she will be the first ever princess to become a knight! But knight school isn't the fun-filled adventure Bronte is expecting - the knights don't seem interested in saving . . . anything. And when she discovers that the Lightning Steeds have gone missing, leaving the Thunder Trolls to wreak havoc across the lands, she knows it's her moment to prove just how brave a princess can be. Bronte must face down pompous griffin lords and bare-bottomed cloud-stealing gnomes, monstrous horrorflies and spooky zombits. The future of the entire kingdom is at stake! It's time for the princess to rescue the knights! A fun-filled fantasy quest starring an unforgettable new hero: BRONTE TEMPESTRA! Bronte Tempestra of the Storm Kingdom is taking charge of her own destiny - she will be the first ever princess to become a knight! But knight school isn't the fun-filled adventure Bronte is expecting - the knights don't seem interested in saving . . . anything. And when she discovers that the Lightning Steeds have gone missing, leaving the Thunder Trolls to wreak havoc across the lands, she knows it's her moment to prove just how brave a princess can be. Bronte must face down pompous griffin lords and bare-bottomed cloud-stealing gnomes, monstrous horrorflies and spooky zombits. The future of the entire kingdom is at stake! It's time for the princess to rescue the knights!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hogan, Bex<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Piccadilly Press, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />208 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.<br />Bronte Tempestra ; 1.<br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Junior Fiction - J HOG - Onloan - Due: 15 Jun 2024 - W00197246<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268187&CF=BIB In a near-future Australia, the death penalty is back. But if the victim's family wants the perpetrator to die, they have to do it themselves. Twenty-four hours alone in a room with the condemned. No cameras. No microphones. Just whatever punishment they decide befits the crime. Ten-year-old Lucy was murdered in bushland adjoining her family farm. Through counselling sessions with their court-appointed psychologist we learn the stories of her family members: Lucy's two mothers -- Stella and Matisse, her much older brother and her bookish teenage sister, who is too young to participate in the execution, but who has plans of her own . . . Tensions build as the family discover secrets about each other that threaten to drive them further apart than grief already has. As the execution date nears, already-struggling Stella remains adamant that she must carry out the punishment. But it becomes clear that if she steps into that room, the family may lose her too. What would you do? In a near-future Australia, the death penalty is back. But if the victim's family wants the perpetrator to die, they have to do it themselves. Twenty-four hours alone in a room with the condemned. No cameras. No microphones. Just whatever punishment they decide befits the crime. Ten-year-old Lucy was murdered in bushland adjoining her family farm. Through counselling sessions with their court-appointed psychologist we learn the stories of her family members: Lucy's two mothers -- Stella and Matisse, her much older brother and her bookish teenage sister, who is too young to participate in the execution, but who has plans of her own . . . Tensions build as the family discover secrets about each other that threaten to drive them further apart than grief already has. As the execution date nears, already-struggling Stella remains adamant that she must carry out the punishment. But it becomes clear that if she steps into that room, the family may lose her too. What would you do?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Harper, Georgia<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Southbank, VIC] : Vintage, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />325 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Australiana - HAR - Available - W00197233<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268188&CF=BIB Eleven-year-old Benjamiah Creek believes in science, logic and the power of reason. He definitely does not believe in magic. But when he receives a mysterious gift in the post - a doll that can transform into a bird - he is led into the impossible (and most definitely magical) world of Wreathenwold, where dark secrets are lost amongst a vast labyrinth of streets. Benjamiah soon finds himself swept along in a dangerous quest - led by the fierce and brilliant Elizabella, who is determined to solve the disappearance of her missing brother. Will Benjamiah ever find his way home and discover his puzzling connection with this strange, enchanted world? Eleven-year-old Benjamiah Creek believes in science, logic and the power of reason. He definitely does not believe in magic. But when he receives a mysterious gift in the post - a doll that can transform into a bird - he is led into the impossible (and most definitely magical) world of Wreathenwold, where dark secrets are lost amongst a vast labyrinth of streets. Benjamiah soon finds himself swept along in a dangerous quest - led by the fierce and brilliant Elizabella, who is determined to solve the disappearance of her missing brother. Will Benjamiah ever find his way home and discover his puzzling connection with this strange, enchanted world?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lees, Jordan<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Puffin, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />417 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.<br />Whisperwicks ; 1.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Junior Fiction - J LEE - Available - W00195042<br />