The birdstones
(by) Jane Curry
A group of children in a crowded school invent a girl who does not exist and find their prank played back at them in a most unexpected way.
Read Time: ~3.1 hr
Goontown
by written and directed by John Larkin (2008)
About this book
A humorous novel about four 11-year-olds living in an eccentric town who travel back to the Cretaceous Period in a time machine. Satirises reality television.
Setting / LocationDeep Space
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreGoontown Lead Character
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