Strange Objects collected in Messenger's scrapbook. Steven Messenger has several psychotic episodes and eventually kills Charlie Sunrise and a lizard in Strange Objects. The book was partly a response to Australia's Bicentenary, which occurred in 1988. This event caused a revival of interest in Australian history, particularly in the "discovery" of the land. The bicentenary celebrated the landing of the "First Fleet" in 1788, and the beginning of permanent European settlement in Australia. James Cook charted the east coast of Australia in 1770, however there were a number of sightings and landings prior to this. In "Strange Objects", Gary Crew takes the
Summit Country Day School Summit Country Day School The Summit Country Day School is a private, Roman Catholic, PreK–12 school located in Cincinnati, Ohio. , 153 students are enrolled in the Montessori preschool, 459 in the Primary and Middle schools, and 398 in the Upper School division. , 402 are enrolled in the Upper School. Although located within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, the school is run by the board of trustees. The Summit Country Day School is a private, Catholic, co-ed school in Cincinnati. Its Montessori preschool celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013 and is one of a few schools in Greater Cincinnati to