Lily comes from a family of great netballers and dreams of playing for the Diamonds, but is worried that she might never be tall enough to make it as a professional. To add to Lily's troubles, somethi
Maia's just moved to Australia from New Zealand and is finding it tough. She misses her cousins, her netball team and the way everything used to be so familiar. When her mother signs her up to play fo
It’s time for the end of year concert at Silver Shoes. Everyone is super excited and the rehearsal spaces of Silver Shoes are buzzing. Miss Caroline assigns Paige and Ellie a junior class and challeng
Clementine Rose is counting down the days until her birthday party. But first there’s the school sports carnival to attend and a very special race to run. There's also the all-important party theme to
Riley has sprained her ankle playing basketball and has to miss three weeks of dancing! Sitting home on the couch is difficult for active Riley, and she decides to help out at Silver Shoes. Excitingly
When Sergeant Ben Fulton’s family joins him on a cruise ship holiday, Ben, Josh, Maddie, and Nan travel in luxury among the islands of the Caribbean while Caesar is in quarantine. But a gang who have
Samantha X is not your typical hooker. She’s the wrong side of 35, has two kids, and counts dining at her local pizzeria as a wild night out. Career-wise, Samantha had it all: writing for Australia’s
Love him or loathe him, Ned Kelly has been at the heart of Australian culture and identity since he and his gang were tracked down in bushland by the Victorian police and came out fighting, dressed in
The dinosaur disco is jumping until the ground shakes and the music stops. Who's that stomping their way? Are they here for a roar or ready to dance? This is the perfect story to get little 'saurs and
Daniel and Sione have landed in Sydney for the State Championships. This is the biggest stage they have ever played on and the boys are full of nervous excitement. Valley will meet their toughest oppo
Phoebe loves to shoot goals, and she's great at it too. She dreams of being a famous netballer and playing in front of thousands. The problem is that she's nervous all the time, even around her teamma
Daniel and Sione can't believe they're in the Top End. On arrival, the boys realize that everything is different—the weather, the culture, the people—and no one seems to play rugby! The team is faced
It is often said that no country is more important to Australia than Indonesia. Yet the execution of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran is just the latest in a long line of crises that have marred relat
Hi! I'm Juliet. I'm 10 years old. And I'm nearly a vet! There's a cat show in town and some of the cats are going to board at Mum's vet clinic. Chelsea and I can't wait to see all the different types
4 murders. 5 bombings. And no one charged. This is the definitive story of the Family Court Murders. An initiative of the Whitlam Government, the so-called "helping court" opened its doors in January
Life is cursed for the townsfolk of Twee. The ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon haunts their every waking hour and they've had enough! But then one day, the brave and practical young Herbert Kettle has the
It's 1956 . . . and the Melbourne Olympics are over, but for Lina the excitement is just beginning. She has a new best friend, the school magazine is a huge hit, and her parents have a surprise that w
A heart-breaking story of two warring parents in a child custody case—and the innocent little girl caught in the middle. Garry Hartshorn and Softie Monaghan were never love's young dream. Not even on
Now available in paperback, Matthew Lloyd was born into a football family, and it was clear early in his career that he had the ability to surpass his father's legacy. For a while it looked he would h
Tapping into themes of sustainability, morality, and cultural trends, this is an engrossing imagining of what society might become throughout the next 100 years, examined through ten incredibly dispar
Can a child from an ancient past unlock the secrets of Lenis and Missy’s powers in the second entry in this?Philip Pullman-meets-Nicholas Flamel series??Lenis and Missy Clemens have found their freedo
The gold era brought sweeping and lasting changes. It produced great wealth and ensured the financial viability of the struggling colonies. It stimulated a dramatic increase to Australia’s population,
BHP is part of Australia's DNA; but it remains an enigma.?The Big Fella?is the compelling story of how BHP and its partner Billiton rose from the humblest beginnings in the Australian Outback and on t
A heartbreaking, searing expose of the Catholic church?This is the harrowing, true story of a mother's struggle for justice. Chrissie and Anthony Foster were like any other young suburban family, rais
Racing against time and hunted by rogue soldiers, mad scientists, and an organization that operates beyond the law, Jay Ryan is forced back into the spotlight in this heartstopping military thriller?F
An in-depth investigation into the heroin trade in Afghanistan?including who runs it, who's profiting, and who's lives are caught in the balance?Afghanistan has become the world's largest producer of
Having walked more than 3,000 miles from Trafalgar Square to Morocco, Paula Constant finds herself at the westernmost edge of the Sahara Desert?and the brink of sanity?Sahara is the story of Paula's s
Another sassy, engaging, commercial women's fiction read from the bestselling authors of Gucci Mamas and Versace Sisters?Country girl Jess has lost so much in the past year. So when an old flame reapp
Beautifully presented young readers' edition of the bestselling memoir of a young soldier on the First World War's Western Front?"It's the end of the 1916 winter and the conditions are almost unbeliev
Sigi had just turned 15 and living a carefree life in Poland when World War II was declared. Within days, Germany crossed the Polish border and randomly, to assert their intentions, exterminated Jews
We all remember images from WWI of massive artillery barrages and soldiers crossing shattered landscapes towards certain slaughter. Beneath these killing fields of the Western Front, another war was t
Discover the man behind the sunglasses in this fascinating autobiography?There's big. There's big and strong. There's big and strong and fit. And then there's Steve Willis. Steve Willis?aka Commando S
Since taking the coveted title of Australia's first MasterChef, Julie Goodwin has been cooking, testing, and writing away like mad, preparing to publish her first cookbook. Julie says: "In this book I
It is 44 BC and the rival powers of Rome are driving the republic to a violent end. A soothsayer foretells that the young Tiberius Nero, if he is wed to his cousin, the darkly beautiful Livia Drusilla
This is the compelling story of how BHP and its partner Billiton rose from the humblest beginnings in the Australian Outback and on the Indonesian island of Belitung to starry heights on the great sto
Ray Martin needs no introduction. Well known as the face of the Midday Show, A Current Affair, 60 Minutes, and?Carols by Candlelight; if you trust anyone on Australian television, you trust Ray Martin
At the end of World War?I large areas at the top and bottom of the globe were still vast, cold mysteries. Into these blanks on the map explorers flew, urged on by their sponsors to achieve "firsts," b
For daughters: Go through her photo albums together and ask her who the old folks are. They may not seem that important now, but ancestors become more interesting the older you get.?For mothers: Reply
In a series of journeys acclaimed Aussie?author Don Watson set out to explore the nation that has influenced him more than any other. Traveling by rail gives Watson a unique and seductive means of pee
Emmett Brown was a charming young man who quoted poetry and read to his wife and young family from the great novels of the world. But failed efforts to win a fortune at the racetracks turned Emmett in
