A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr

A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley MarrEverything is vast and unknown to Meixing including the house she names Big Scary. She is embarrassed by her second hand shoes, has trouble understanding the language at school, and is finding it hard to make friends. Finding Solace in Imagination Meixing's only solace is a glasshouse in the garden, which inexplicably holds the sun and the moon and the secrets of her memory and imagination. Learning Courage and Resilience When her fragile universe is

thought-provoking and accessible read

If only he could land and look about him

Set when the women's suffrage movement was at its height and the Great War loomed

When a super bloom arises

and that a new look at Australia’s past is required

including pants

and the way strangers can become the ones we hold dear

with sharp insight gained from years of experience

he only finds letters

'Brene cuts through the noise and speaks to what makes us human' Brigadier General Brook J

Strehlow—and Albert Namatjira

In this hilarious memoir