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With the past safely restored to the past, Trilby Moffat is looking forward to sitting down to a big slice of cake and a good crossword puzzle. But she's about to find out that the job of Time Keeper is never done and the future has other plans for her . .. extremely perilous plans. 'This looks dangerous,' said Trilby, who was tied to an antique parlour chair teetering on the edge of a rocky cliff.The man in the top hat arched one prickly eyebrow. 'Children can be so ungrateful. This will be the trip of a lifetime!' he said, pointing to the endless dark water below.Trilby Moffat is in grave danger, again. When she arrives on a secret island outside of time, in search of her missing mother, she knows she's in trouble. A strange festival is about to take place and Trilby is the guest of honour.Travellers from all over time are flocking to this mysterious carnival with its treasure markets, floating cupcakes and a terrifying surprise. Now Trilby and her friends must race against time (lit

A 2026 CBCA NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR OLDER READERSSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 INDIE BOOK AWARD - YOUNG ADULTAn astonishingly raw and beautiful verse novel about survival, love and the bonds between humans and animals from an important young Australian poetSam, a teenager, lives on a farm with his mother and emotionally distant father, a horse trainer. Haunted by trauma and depression, struggling with school and disillusioned with his home life following the death of his older brother, Sam's life changes when he finds a wounded foal tangled in barbed wire in one of the paddocks at the edge of their property. In the course of rescuing and caring for the foal he becomes close with Julia, a troubled girl from the next property. The Foal in the Wire is the deeply moving and inspiring story of Sam, his love for a girl and the horse that brings them together. Praise for The Foal in the Wire'The Foal in the Wire will stay with you forever' KEVIN BROOKS, Carnegie Medal-winning author of The Bu