Picasso and the Greatest Show on Earth by Anna Fienberg
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Frances is in a new house in a new neighbourhood and going to a new school, but no amount of new can make her forget the old, sad secret dragging at her heart. Not the pictures of bacteria that she draws with painstaking precision, not even Picasso, the puppy with the long soft ears and the cute black c ...Show more
The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
$15.99 AUD
Category: Junior Readers | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (An elephant An elephant will lead him there ) sets o ...Show more
The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly
$18.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult | Reading Level: 8
THE COMING END When Skye Rogers and her twin brother Red move to Manhattan, rumours of a coming global apocalypse are building. But this does not stop the young elite of New York from partying without a care. CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? And then suddenly Skye is invited to join an exclusive gang known as the ...Show more
Malamander (#1 Eerie-on-Sea) by Thomas Taylor
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers | Series: The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers
Sea-monsters are strange beings. They’re frightening, especially when they may have something to do with the disappearance of your parents. This is the story of Violet, who needs the assistance of Herbert Lemon, a professional Lost-and-Founder. Herbert returns things to their owners, and Violet happens ...Show more
To the Lighthouse by Cristy Burne
$14.99 AUD
Category: Junior Readers | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 2-3, Age 7-8
With Emmy daring him on, Isaac's life gets more and more exciting. But when things go horribly wrong on their secret midnight adventure, they both wonder whether this time they've gone too far . . .
The Secret Explorers and the Comet Collision (#2) by SJ King
$9.99 AUD
Category: Early Readers | Series: The Secret Explorers
Blast-off into space in this second adventure with The Secret Explorers, a brand-new fiction series. This group of brilliant kids come together from all four corners of the globe to fix problems, solve mysteries and gather knowledge all over the planet - and beyond. Whenever their help is needed, a spec ...Show more
Vincent and the Grandest Hotel on Earth by Lisa Nicol
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers | Series: Australian | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers
Vincent is an ordinary boy - he lives in an ordinary house in an ordinary town. But Vincent's life changes dramatically when he meets young Florence from The Grandest Hotel on Earth. From shining shoes next to a dirty train station, to working in a hotel where your wildest dreams can come true, Vincent ...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
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne, the author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, is another extraordinary historical fiction about World War II and innocence in the face of evil. When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his aunt Beatrix, a ser ...Show more
Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds by Jeremy Lachlan
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers | Series: The Jane Doe Chronicles
Step inside. Don’t look back. Forward is the only way. His Dark Materials meets Mad Max in this unforgettable blockbuster adventure about the world between worlds. When a fierce quake strikes the remote island of Bluehaven, and her father disappears, Jane Doe is thrown headfirst into an epic quest to br ...Show more
Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief: CBCA Honour Book 2022 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
Annie's Snails by Dianne Wolfer
$14.99 AUD
Category: Early Readers
Annie loves her pet snails. They have lots of adventures together. She even makes them a special home in an ice-cream container. She thinks they'll be very happy. But will they?