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The Dragon Orb

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This audiobook by Mike Shelton is about a few apprentices that differ in opinion to their mentors. and this is partly because they have become aware of how powerful they are.

One of the apprentices, is Roland who wants permission to become a full wizard.

He also has two older brothers and seems to have a problem with how people treat him. It also appears that he has a tendency to think that he is better than anyone else.

Then the other male apprentice had found out that dragons may be real, and he disappears. Also, his superiors are quite concerned that he may, swap sides.

As he was last seen with a female healer. Though they hope that his disappearance was just because he was gathering information for them.

The Magic Pudding

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This audiobook is by Norman Lindsay, and it has been made into a movie and is a puppet show. In this story Bunyip Bluegum goes to his uncle to get his advice. As he has made a decision to travel the world as he wanted to have an adventure. Though he couldn’t make the decision to go with a swag, or just take, a bag.

His uncle advised that he should take a walking stick and sometime after Bunyip Bluegum had set off, he meets Bill Barnicle, Sam Sawnoff, Bert the Magic Pudding, and of course he also meets the pudding thieves.

The story was enjoyable to listen to.

Storm Boy

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This story is by Colin Thiele and has been made into a couple of movies and is available as an audiobook which is narrated by Roger, Cardwell.

The locals in this story say that Storm Boy’s Dad moved to ninety-mile beach with his son, when his boy’s Mum had died, and some, people were horrified. As they thought that living on a beach wasn’t good for a child, but Storm Boy and his Dad, were happy.

They also got their names from the locals and their nearest neighbour was their friend called Fingerbone who lived in a place, that’s called a humpy.

One day, Fingerbone showed Storm Boy three orphaned pelican chicks and Storm Boy decided that he would look after them. Storm Boy also gave them names too, but Mr Percival was his favourite,

Though, when the three pelicans were old enough to be looking after themselves, Storm Boy’s Dad told him that they will have to go: and although he did what he was told and let them go Mr Percival was the only one that had returned.