New Releases by Victor Kelleher

SUMMARY: From captivity, two baboons are returned to their natural environment but they are unable to cope and must flee to survive.

After a mysterious flash of light in the night sky, strange music drifts from the woodland. To begin with the soft haunting melody entices only birds and animals. But then, three of the townsfolk - Angie, Ross and Mad Jack - are affected. Alone, unaided, they investigate.

Derin sets out to look for his missing father after their home is destroyed in an attack and is caught up in a war between the people of the mountains and the people of the plains, leading to a confrontation with the Master of the Grove.

Reissue of a children''s novel first published in Australia in 1983. Winner of the Special Award in the WA Young Readers'' Awards (1983), it is set in a mythical land and concerns the perilous journey of a youth cast out of his clan. The author has written many highly regarded children''s books, including the award-winning ''Master of the Grove''.