Lily loves all things dark and mysterious, so when she discovers a magic mirror in a locked room it's like a dream come true. Or is it ... Lily now has a new friend who desperately needs her help. But
If Jane Austen was twenty-five today would she be a greenie or a member of the Young Liberals? Probably neither. But for 25-year-old Hazel, reading the classics starting with A is a way to pass the ti
Told in the tradition of teaching stories, these avian tales, collected for the first time, take young readers on adventures of self-discovery and fulfilment with endearing animal characters and excit
Who holds the whip hand? From a young mother stealing back her child to a disillusioned lover seeking revenge with a potion, from house cleaners contemplating a life of crime to a woman parting way
Indonesia, November, 2004: after the Bali and Denpasar bombings; just before the Boxing Day tsunami. Penny has escaped the confines of life in Perth and gone to East Java to reconnect with the Ind
Twelve-year-old David Donald is a simple boy with an amazing gift?he is a spinner: a sportsman who becomes the stuff of legend. His guardian, Uncle Michael, is a spinner as well, though a different ki
Combining an engaging and confrontational story about growing up with a twist of adventure, this novel centers on Joel and Craggs, two loyal friends who drink together, commit robbery together, and, w
San Francisco, 1849: a place gripped by gold fever, swarming with desperate men come to seek their fortune. Among them are former convicts, Australians quick to seize control in a town without masters
Just when famed youth reporter Pollo di Nozi thinks she’ll never find another news story she stumbles upon not one, but two very surprising secrets. With hidden treasure, cunning crooks, mistaken iden
With senior exams approaching and needing to achieve an 80 percent average in order to get into university and land his dream job, Oliver decides to get away from the chaos that is his home life. Flee
Kayla could not be more excited to visit the carnivala day filled with cotton candy and fun rides. But Kayla and her mean cousin Peter quickly discover that there's much more to be had at this particu
For Orla, living in the suburbs in 1968 on the cusp of adolescence, her father is a great shining light, whose warm and powerful presence fills her world. But in the aftermath of his sudden death, Orl
The past casts long shadows in the Kimberley’s high country.A murder in the remote bush in 1916 sparks a chain of events that will haunt a family for generations. Hidden in the refuge of a secre
When Jay’s husband lands a diplomatic job in Warsaw, she jumps at the chance to escape a predictable life in Canberra for adventure in the heart of central Europe. From glamorous cocktail partie
When push comes to shove, there is nothing as fundamental as a well-functioning bowel. Dr. Michael Levitt, highly respected surgeon, has restored hundreds of patients to bowel health and happiness. Th
As a young man, Harvey Beam got the hell out of his hometown, confirming his suspicions that you can successfully run away from your problems. But after forging a big-city career in talkback radio, Ha
Sally is the world’s foremost inventor under the age of 12, and she just knows she can build a better brother than the messy, smelly version she has. Sally’s invention—Brobot—i
From the illustrator of The Last Viking and The Last Viking Returns, comes a second graphic novel in the S. Tinker Inc. series. Sally has built a machine capable of enlarging any object, but when she
Told through the eyes of Farida, as well as her inquisitive siblings, this is a beautiful story about growing up in Sudan. Sudanese culture and customs are brought to life, from the ubiquitous tea ser
In 1999, a number of young women go missing in the Perth suburb of Claremont. One body is discovered. Others are never seen again. Snowy Lane (City of Light) is hired as a private investigator but nei
Warri and Yatungka were believed to be the last of the Mandildjara tribe of desert nomads to live permanently in the traditional way. Their deaths in the late 1970s marked the end of a tribal lifestyl
Jasmine Lovely has it all – the looks, the grades, the friends. But when a house party spins out of control, Jazz discovers what can happen when your mistakes go viral ... We know our kids are at risk
It’s the early 1980s: the heady days of excess, dirty secrets and personal favours. Former detective Frank Swann is still in disgrace, working as a low-rent PI. But when he’s offered a security job by
The Sound is set in the 1820s, in the violent and lawless world just before the English established colonial law in Western Australia. It is a historical fiction about the men of many nations who made
Throughout the 1930s May Holman was a household name and an inspiration to the women of her generation. She made history in 1925 when, at age thirty-one, she became Australia’s first female Labor parl
A fresh take on traditional, indigenous Australian storytelling, this volume tells the tale of Crow who lived in a tree by a waterhole and gazed into the water each morning at another wonderful crow s
Meet Me at the Intersection is an anthology of short fiction, memoir, and poetry by authors who are First Nations, People of Color, LGBTIQA+, or living with disability. The focus of the anthology is o
Spencer Gray is just an ordinary kid, but he manages to get in to some pretty extraordinary situations. Playing soccer at school with his mates he accidentally uncovers a sinister animal smuggling ope
Pete lives with his mum. His dad lives far away and, as far as Pete knows, that's all the family he has. Until one day, just before Pete turns ten, a birthday card arrives in the mail with stars o
Sally Tinker, the world’s foremost inventor under the age of 12, has an extraordinary new challenge. The brain-enhancing nanobots she is testing have been accidentally swallowed by her baby brot
This collection draws together four tales for younger readers from the Waarda series of Indigenous stories, first edited by acclaimed author Sally Morgan. Two stories feature Lilli and her magical com
After months of entrapment in a shopping centre, Nox, Taylor and Lizzy are desperate to uncover the secret of the Disappearance. But there is more to the new world than they ever suspected, and the da
Red Read’s life takes a surprising ? and alarming ? turn when his mother sells him to an infamous smuggler plying his trade off the north-west coast of Australia in the closing days of the 19th centur
Caitlin Maling’s second volume, Border Crossing, continues to showcase the development of an exciting new voice in Australian poetry. Now Maling’s poems shift from the first volume’s gritty treatment
It the summer of 1976 in this work of fiction, and Frank and Laura travel down south to a cottage by the sea as their son Toby lays bare all that he sees. It is the summer Frank is called away and Lau
