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        The Bonza Beach Dig

        by John Lockyer

        There were prizes to be won. T-shirts, movie tickets, book vouchers, boat rides, computer games, surfing lessons, fishing trips at the Bonza Beach Dig. Team Turbo joined in the fun and caught a thief, too.

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        The Winner Is…

        by Adele Broadbent

        The school fete was bigger than ever. Benji accepted Pumpkin’s challenge to see who could win the most games. The scores were even at the end of the Crockery Crash, the Ring Toss, the Sponge Throw and the Bungy Stretch. But it was Stace who helped to decide the winner.

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        The Fear Factor

        by Sandy McKay

        Who is afraid of the Fear Factor? The Saltspray Funday had a Fear Factor competition and Stace had entered all of Team Turbo, even Kylie. Maddy wasn’t sure that she wanted to enter but she was the one who faced the fear that no one else would.

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        The Puppet Theatre

        by Elizabeth Pulford

        Team Turbo wants to win the prize for the most innovative invention using recycled materials. The children decide to make a puppet theatre. Then they create puppets, write a story and perform a play. Will this be enough to win the prize?

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        Detective Kylie

        by Susan Frame

        Kylie is only six but she has a good memory for numbers. When she and Nonna are nearly knocked over by a car on a crossing, Kylie spots the number plate. The same number plate turns up at the Car Boot Sale. Kylie puts two and two together.

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        The Bake-Off

        by Samantha Montgomerie

        Stace and Carlo have perfected their marshmallow slice for the Saltspray Bake-Off. Pumpkin and Curly are baking a monster chocolate cake. But something goes terribly wrong. Hari knows why and who is responsible.

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        Kitty Cat Rescue

        by Adele Broadbent

        Team Turbo gets treats when they do good deeds. Pumpkin wants treats, too. But first he has to do a good deed. So he decides to rescue a kitten that is stuck in a tree in the school playground. This doesn’t work out quite as he had planned.

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        Pumpkin's Brand New Pants

        by Sandy McKay

        Pumpkin can’t find his new jeans anywhere. Then he spots them at the Saltspray Market Day. His mother had given them to Team Turbo’s recycled clothing stall because they had rips all over the knees. Poor Pumpkin – his best jeans gone!

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        Maddy's Meltdown

        by Sandy McKay

        It’s Saturday and Maddy is left in charge of her mother’s ice-cream shop. When there is a power cut, she has to do something to stop the ice creams from melting. Team Turbo is a great help!

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        Quiz Masters

        by Adele Broadbent

        Hari isn’t too popular. He is always on his phone so Team Turbo misses out on free tickets to the bungy tramps. They decide to enter the junior section of the school quiz. There is a tie for first place and Hari’s phone research pays off.

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        The Mystery of Juliana's Gold

        by John Carr

        Stace’s catch when she goes magnet fishing is a vessel’s name plate. Team Turbo takes it to the town librarian, Mrs Winston, for information. Together, they uncover a mystery that includes a shipwreck, stolen gold and the founding of the Naneek Museum and Public Library.

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        Saltspray Cross-Country

        by Susan Frame

        Pumpkin wants to beat Carlo in the Saltspray Cross-Country. So he trains hard using positive thinking as his inspiration. But during the race, there is a medical incident. Will Pumpkin win or will he stop

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        The Pink Flamingo

        by John Carr

        Team Turbo is at the beach when they notice a bird on a mudbank. Hari flies his drone to see what the problem is. The bird is an eastern curlew and it is covered in a plastic bag. Kylie’s inflatable pink flamingo comes to the rescue.

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        Tip it

        by Paul George

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        Tap the tin

        by Paul George

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