The What on Earth Institute of Wonder by Lisa Nicol
$16.99 AUD
Category: Junior Readers
One elephant, one kakapo, one unlicensed teenage driver, one boy waiting for the world to end and one twelve-year-old girl with a very special gift. Sal has always had an affinity with animals – especially the lost kind. And so when a kakapo appears on her windowsill, she befriends it. And when an Afri ...Show more
The Chameleon Thief by Mat Larkin
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
How far would you go to save your enemy? Attica Stone has fantastic friends, a great life and a massive problem: her bestie, Jinni Miscamble, suddenly hates her. Attica doesn't know why – but she does know Jinni's done something bad. Really bad. And only Attica can help her deal with the consequences. ...Show more
The Bravest Word by Kate Foster
$18.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
A rescue story of love and trust between a boy and a dog from the talented author of Paws. Do you hear that? You’re Cliff now, and your life is going to get better, I promise. When eleven-year-old Matt finds Cliff, a hurt, neglected dog abandoned in the bush, he knows the brave little pup needs saving. ...Show more
The Amazing Spencer Gray by Deb Fitzpatrick
$14.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Spencer Gray is twelve - finally old enough to join Dad in his glider. His mates are going to be so jealous! Going up is awesome - but when disaster strikes, Spencer will need to be nothing short of amazing.
The Blue Cat by Ursula Dubosarsky
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
A boy stood in the playground under the big fig tree. 'He can't speak English,' the children whispered. Sydney, 1942. The war is coming to Australia - not only with the threat of bombardment, but also the arrival of refugees from Europe. Dreamy Columba's world is growing larger. She is drawn to Ellery, ...Show more
Rose Campion and the Curse of the Doomstone (#2) by Lyn Gardner
$14.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers | Series: The Campion Mysteries | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
Business has never been better for Campion's Palace of Variety and Wonders - and the music hall is about to open its doors to its biggest act yet: the Illustrious Gandini, the stage magician known as the Great Wizard of the North. But when the Doomstone Diamond - a priceless jewel with a disturbing hist ...Show more
The Republic of Birds by Jessica Miller
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Olga loves the stories of the old cartographers and pores over their ancient books and maps, trying to unlock their secrets. Sometimes, she thinks she can even feel through the maps- almost see into them-as if by magic. But magic is banned in Tsaretsvo, ever since the war with the birds that divided the ...Show more
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers | Reading Level: very good
'Every page is crowded with invention, both funny and scary' PATRICK NESS 'A tale of unforgettable enchantment' NEW YORK TIMESNobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, raised and educated by ghosts. There are dangers and a ...Show more
Carbonel (Puffin Modern Classics) by Barbara Sleigh
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Carbonel is a magical fantasy story by Barbara Sleigh. This is the story of a cat, a broomstick and an ordinary schoolgirl called Rosemary. She bought them both in the market, quite cheaply. Of course, neither the cat nor the broomstick were just what they seemed, and they turned up just when Rosemary b ...Show more
Mr Romanov's Garden in the Sky by Robert Newton
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Living in the commission, Lexie is left to fend for herself. Her mother is mostly absent, out searching for something to help her forget the tragic death of Lexie's dad. But then, after witnessing the aftermath of a shocking incident, Lexie finds solace in the most unlikely of places - in a troubled old ...Show more
The Orchard Underground by Mat Larkin
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
An explosive, suspenseful and utterly brilliant middle-grade mystery for fans of Louis Sachar's Holes. Not-quite twelve year-old Pri Kohli knows the town of Dunn's Orchard better than anyone. After all, he was the first kid ever to live there. He knows its mysteries (none), its secrets (also none) and ...Show more
The Raven's Children by Yulia Yakovleva
$14.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Russia in 1938 is a place of great terror. Joseph Stalin is in charge. His Secret Police are everywhere, searching for anyone who might be his enemy. People have no idea who they can trust. Seven-year-old Shura doesn't know about any of this. He's happy in his little home in Leningrad going to school i ...Show more