Go Global! Australia Trav el the w orld t his summer without leaving your chair! Bulu: African Wonder Dog by Dick Houston Discusses how Bulu, a Jack Russell terrier born on a crocodile farm in Zambia, became a foster parent for orphaned b aby anima ls after being adopted by Anna and Steve Tolan, former police officers who left England to live in the African bush. Butterfly by Sony a Hartnet t In 1980s Australia, nearly fourteen-year-old Ariella "Plum" Coyle fea rs t he disapproval of her friends, feels inferior to her older brothers, and hates her awkward, adolescent body but when her glamorous neighbor befriends her, Plum starts to become what she wants to be--until she discovers her neighbor's ulterior motive. Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escapin g the Civil War in Sudan by John Bul Dau and Martha Arual Akech YA 962.404 DA U One of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survive d h unger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships. In this memorable book, the two convey the best of African values while relating sea ring accounts o f famine and war. There’s warmth as well, in their humorous t ale s of adapting to American life . Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Tay lor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia. The Ghosts of Ashbury High by Jaclyn Moriarty Various writings reveal interactions between a group of modern-day students at an exclusive New South Wales high school and their strange connection to a young Irishman transported to Australia in the early 1800s. The Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay by Rebecca Sparrow In h er final ye ar of high school in 1989, Australian teenager Rachel has her world turned upside down when the most popular (and disturbed) boy in school comes to liv e with her family for a semester. Pink Lili Wilkinson Sixteen-year-old Ava does not know who she is or where she belongs, but when she tries out a new personality--and sexual orientation--at a different school, her edgy girlfriend, potential boyfriend, and others are hurt by her lack of hon esty. Africa New Zealand Unless noted, books are located in TeenSpace! under the author’s last name.