Alison Lester

During summer vacation in rural Australia, best friends Bonnie and Sam are taking care of two horses and helping with sheep shearing when they stumble upon a crime at Skull Rock.

On the way to assist their riding teacher at the Royal Show, Bonnie and Sam find a starving pony that they feel they must try to rescue.

"Sophie Scott is only nine years old, but she's going to Antarctica on an icebreaker with her dad, the ship's captain. During the voyage to Mawson Station and back, Sophie keeps a diary. She sees icebergs, penguins, seals and whales. She makes new friends, wonders at the southern lights and even becomes stranded in a blizzard!"--Jacket flap.

After a life marbled with exploration, academia, and domesticity, the writer Valerie Lester retired to a residential hospice and set about enjoying the final act of her life. She knew just where she wanted to be, with whom, doing what, and she communicated this to her family and friends with clarity and consistency. She died nine weeks later, having engaged in dying with equanimity, curiosity, and even amusement. In Absolutely Delicious, Valerie's...