Books - Children & Young Adult
The Never Boys
Set in the Barossa Valley area of South Australia, The Never Boys tells the story of Dean Mason, a boy with many secrets.
On the run from the law, he gets a job as a rouseabout on a sheep farm, …
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The Other Face of Janus
A quirky and exotic story about Edwina Nearly.
One day, standing in front of the painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights, she finds herself in that world, in the painting and walking around in it and begins to come …
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The Pearl Hunters
In the warm waters of the Indian Ocean Alexandre dives for pearls – but they are not his to keep. His talents are far greater than the ability to hold his breath longer than all the other divers. He is …
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The Phantasmic Detective Agency
London, Christmas Eve, 1911: the world is changing fast: giant warships, aeroplanes with bombs, spies and assassins, fear of war with Germany. And the cosy lives of teenagers Lily and Leo Keeler, who long for adventure, are about to be …
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The Puzzle Duck
The Puzzle Duck is always answering questions and has become a bit of a guru. But her advice is more imaginative than accurate! When she comes face to face with the fox she would certainly lose her life if it …
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The Secret of the Lonely Isles
Four kids on a yacht, a seafaring aunt, and a hundred-year-old mystery . . .
Jem’s world has been turned upside down by a family crisis, and then it gets worse. Just when it all seems too hard, along comes …
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The Sorcerer’s Tower – Black Crypt (Book 3)
Meadowhythe has lost its magic, but Kym has a plan to get it back. She and her friends Mel and Tamly must creep into the heart of the mountain, then down a crevasse deep enough to swallow them forever, to …
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The Sorcerer’s Tower – Giant’s Lair (Book 2)
Evil does not die. It merely sleeps – awakening when we least expect it.
Meadowhythe is again in danger – evil magical forces are growing stronger every day. Giants, flesh-eating birds and powerful sorcerers lie in wait for Tamly and …
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The Sorcerer’s Tower – Thorn Castle (Book 1)
The orphan Tamly and his best friend Kym are as different as fire and snow. Kym has magic coming out of her fingers, and Tamly has none at all. When their village is threatened by bad magic this unlikely pair …
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The Sunken Kingdom
Asa and Rollo are the royal children of the Star Lands. The kingdom of King Sigurd and the Star Queen have been taken over by the court sorcerer. Emperor Flood has used his power to drown the kingdom, turning it …
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The Sunken Kingdom Quartet – Tide Stealers (Book 2)
Following on from Ghost Ship, the royal children, Asa and Rollo, must avenge the death of their parents, King Sigurd and the Star Queen, and save the kingdom of the Star Lands, which the evil court magician Flood has …
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The Sunken Kingdom Quartet – Ghost Ship (Book 1)
Cornish Asa and Rollo are royal children. Their parents, King Sigurd and the Star Queen, are dead. Flood, the evil court magician, has taken over and used his powers to drown the kingdom.
Asa and Rollo are the only hope …
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The Sunken Kingdom Quartet – Sorcerer of the Waves (Book 3)
After facing the sea giants in Tide Stealers, in their quest to save the kingdom of the Star Lands, which has been drowned by the evil magician Flood, royal children Asa and Rollo meet Skalti Wolfkiller. He tells them …
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The Sunken Kingdom Quartet – The Star Queen (Book 4)
This book follows on from the events of Ghost Ship and The Tide Stealers, where royal children of the Star Lands, Asa and Rollo, must avenge their parents’ death and survive evil court magician Flood’s evil plots against them …
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Tomorrow
Chase and jump and dream and splash through puddles. You’ve got so many things to do tomorrow, if you can just find the time. Better start today!…
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Unwanted
All her life, eighteen-year-old Bea has wanted nothing more than to become a sniper on the wall and earn the coveted ink of a Dread warrior – a mark of distinction among her people.
She knows that one day the …
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Votive – Book 2 of The Curse of the Bond Riders
One look will steal your heart, but her touch will take your soul , , ,
La Serenissima – a beautiful but deadly city where corrupt aristocrats rule and everything, including love, has a price.
Tallow is anything but a …
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Walter Wants to be a Werewolf!
Walter was different. Every full moon his family turned into handsome werewolves, but Walter stayed the same…until that one moonlit night.…
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Watercolours
The story of a boy artist, a river town and its mysterious underworld
Eleven-year-old Novi just wants to blend in — not easy when you′re named after a silkworm and have the most eccentric family in town. A descendent of …
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Whatcha Building?
An Australian picture book event – a special new work from two extraordinary talents
The old milk bar on the corner is coming down to make way for something new. Little Davey Durak is gathering scrap – a short piece …
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