Books - Children & Young Adult
Sassycat: The Night of the Dead
Cats know about ghosts. But what if there’s a whole army of them?
Sassycat has moved into a new neighbourhood and the local animals are acting very weirdly. No welcome here for a fun-loving cat! And why is the cemetery …
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Scarlett, Startlet
From award-winning author Emma Quay comes a gorgeous new picture book for every little girl who loves to dance.
Scarlett loved to dance, and her house was always filled with rhythm.
Her parents would clap along, and Little Jazzy Jo-Jo’s …
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Shrieking Violet
You know the smallest person can make the most noise. Meet my sister, VIOLET! Violet shouts the loudest, but that doesn’t make her the star.…
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Skoz the Dog – Leader of the Pack
The problem with being a sleepwalking dog is you don’t have a clue where you are when you wake up. When he wakes up today, he has a lot of a chill and this time Skoz is going to give …
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Skoz the Dog – Ready, Steady Kaboom
The problem with being a sleepwalking dog is you don′t have a clue where you are when you wake up!
When Skoz wakes up feeling all cosy and warm, he′s relieved to be safe in his kennel for once. But, …
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Skoz the Dog – All at Sea
The problem with being a sleepwalking dog is you don′t have a clue where you are when you wake up!
When Skoz finds himself in a small boat in the middle of the ocean, he′s got not one, but two …
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Skoz the Dog – Up in the Air
More adventures by sleepwalking Skoz!
When Skoz finds himself falling from a great height – with no parachute – he has no idea how he got there. It’s going to take more than an emergency flying lesson from a very …
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Snugglepot and Cuddlepie Christmas
‘One more day.’ Snugglepot put a mark on the calendar.
‘I wish Christmas would hurry up and come.’
Christmas is coming, and Snugglepot and Cuddlepie are getting everything ready.
But the list of things to do is long, and Cuddlepie …
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Snugglepot and Cuddlepie Sleepover
When Snugglepot and Cuddlepie gain six extra guests at their sleepover, they wonder how they will find room for everyone.
But soon it becomes a case of the more the merrier!…
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Song of the Slums
In the slums of Brummingham, the outcast gangs are making a new kind of music, with pounding rhythms and wild guitars. Astor Vance has been trained in refined classical music. But when her life plummets from riches to rags, the …
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Sprung Again!
Fergus Kipper is at it again! This guy is a case study in: how to be a champion at everything from smelling to spelling; delivering a baby in the front seat of the car; driving like a winner (and not …
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Sprung!
The stories in Sprung! are the kind that parents and grandparents long for, and the kids themselves love: stories of adventure, comedy and mischief from an almost legendary Australia, a place that is often not reported in the daily news.…
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Stuff Happens
Stuff happens sometimes
Everyday stuff.
At school, at home, with sport, with mates
For Ned it happened with a new teacher.…
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Swear Wolves
Kids love naughty, parents love safe – and Swear Wolves delivers both.
Luna Wilkinson wants to stand out – but not like this.
Something that lurks in the dark and shadowy woods behind her house just bit her.
Rude. And …
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Tallow – Book 1 of The Curse of the Bond Riders
In a world of darkness, there is one who will bring light . . .
On the edge of a mystical border called the Limen, close to a beautiful canal-laced city, a humble candlemaker rescues a child, whom he raises …
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Thank You for My Yukky Present
Charlie doesn’t want the present his grandma sends him. It’s yukky. But one special night, Charlie’s present makes an amazing suggestion….…
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That Aussie Christmas Book
So. Have you been naughty? Or Nice? Christmas is about heaps of stuff. Holidays. Sunburn. Puddings with cash in them. Family drives gone bad. Weird relatives who eat their pets and fights – what about one between Santa and the …
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The Crush
Fifteen-year-old Matthew Cassidy is an up-and-coming rugby league star. The talent scouts are circling him, his school team has reached the finals for the first time ever and he’s determined to one day play professional. It’s not bad for a …
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The Girl Who Chose: The Chess Raven Chronicles – Book 2
They said I was The One. They made me their Queen.
The truth is, I was the last resort.
But I’m not done yet. I may be alone, but I have learnt one thing:
I am the one I’ve been …
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The Girl Who Fell: The Chess Raven Chronicles – Book 1
The first book in a thrilling fantasy series about a girl who learns to embrace her inner power.
Chess Raven is a hacker who has grown up with nothing and no one. Her parents died when she was three and …
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