The Talisman
Author James Styring
Adventure
Uncle Rex is obsessed with the thylacine, ‘the Tasmanian tiger’. He takes his niece and nephew Livia and Jude into the Australian outback. They want to find a living example of this animal. But there is an accident, and soon they will be on their own with desert sands everywhere…
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Chapters
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Chapter 1 The Road to Nowhere
Livia and Jude are on a car journey with their Uncle Rex. They are traveling in the outback of Australia. They have a mission: they want to find a mysterious animal called a thylacine...
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Chapter 2 The End of the Road
In the outback, Uncle Rex, Livia and Jude arrive at the town of Coolabah. They start to ask questions about the mysterious thylacine, but the local people aren’t very friendly...
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Chapter 3 Danger in the Desert
On the way to MacDonald’s Hill, Uncle Rex’s Jeep has an accident. Now Livia and Jude are stuck in the outback and they need help. They soon discover that in the desert, there is danger everywhere...
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Chapter 4 The Billabong
After a day alone in the desert, Livia and Jude still have no news from Uncle Rex. Then, when they wake up in the morning, Livia makes a shocking discovery...
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Chapter 5 The Cleverman
Livia and Jude are in danger. They are alone in the outback in the middle of an enormous storm. While they wait in a cave, they see a stranger on a hill, and then, an unusual animal appears...
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