Secret Sparrow by Jackie French
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
This is the story of women who fought during WW1, but not as nurses or ambulance drivers. In 1917 sixteen-year-old Jean McLain is working as a Post Office assistant in England. But when she wins a national Morse code competition, the British army makes a request Jean cannot refuse – to take a secret pos ...Show more
When Days Tilt by Karen Ginnane
$18.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Series: TIME CATCHERS
Magic, mystery and darkness - a gripping fantasy adventure for lovers of Philip Pullman's Northern Lights. In this page-turning debut, one girl must figure out why she is the key to two worlds, before time itself falls under the control of the powerful and the greedy. A historical fantasy adventure for ...Show more
Berani by Michelle Kadarusman
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Malia, Ari and Ginger's three distinct voices are interwoven to tell the story of Ginger Juice, an orangutan kept captive in a cage in this powerful and uplifting novel suitable for readers of The One and Only Ivan. Malia has had a privileged upbringing in Indonesia, but since her Indonesian father die ...Show more
Hamlet is Not OK by R.A. Spratt
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Selby didn’t plan to read Hamlet. She certainly never planned to meet him. Selby Michaels is totally busted. Her parents found out she hasn’t read any books for her English class – not ever! Which was particularly upsetting to them since her parents run the local bookshop. They sentence Selby to hard l ...Show more
Skellig by David Almond
$17.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Series: Skellig
When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature - part owl, part angel, a being who needs Mic ...Show more
We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Sometimes it's good to be wild. Sometimes you have to be wild. When the Russian Army marches into East Prussia at the end of the war, the Wolf family must flee. Liesl, Otto and their baby sister Mia find themselves lost and alone, in a blizzard, in the middle of a war zone. Liesl has promised Mama that ...Show more
The Haven (#1) by Simon Lelic
$17.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Series: The Haven | Reading Level: near fine
An adrenaline-fuelled adventure in a new series by top thriller writer Simon Lelic. Ollie Turner isn't sure he's ready to be a hero ... Our city. Our secret. Our rules. Snatched from his bed in the middle of the night, Ollie Turner is thrust into a world of danger and excitement. Below the streets of ...Show more
Evie and Rhino by Neridah McMullin
$18.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
A young girl with a tragic past and a rhinoceros facing life in captivity form an unlikely and magical bond after a fateful storm and a shipwreck bring them together. A moving tale about love, connection and the healing power of friendship. On a stormy night off the coast of southern Australia, a ship t ...Show more
Pony by R J Palacio
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
The highly anticipated, unforgettable new story from the internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning author of WONDER.When Silas Bird wakes in the dead of night, he watches powerlessly as three strangers take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared and alone, except for the presence of his co ...Show more
Take the Shot by Susan White
$19.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
Bug has a secret. Actually, he has a lot of secrets … NUMBER ONE: he’s formed a basketball team at his new school based on a giant lie.NUMBER TWO: his parents don’t know he’s playing basketball again.NUMBER THREE: his new team-mates have no idea he isn’t allowed to play, and they definitely don’t know w ...Show more
Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief by Katrina Nannestad
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Readers Cup 2023 Winner of the 2022 Indie Book Awards for Childrens Literature Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into the life of Sasha, a soldier at only six years old ... Wood splinters and Mama screams and the nearest soldier seizes her rou ...Show more
The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time by Mark Haddon
$19.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: very good
Mark Haddon's bestselling The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is an unusual detective story written from the perspective of an autistic boy. Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock ...Show more