Jack loves to ask questions. He loves learning about the world, and is good at answering questions too, as he is always collecting fascinating facts. His mum and dad get ...
Lucia isn’t sure what to expect when her mother tells her they will be spending the summer in Nantucket at her new boyfriend’s house. Todd is a wealthy real estate ...
Dusty wants blood. She is reeling with this realisation. Until a few days ago, all she wanted to do was find a quiet spot in her home and get lost ...
Kiwi wishes he was in his burrow, with its smells of the bush, worms and dirt. He doesn’t like the dark box he’s in with its old straw, or the ...
Evan has a lot going on in his life. Moving from London has been a big change, but his mum brought Evan and his big brother Charlie to Wales, claiming ...
Roslyn Volk had a tumultuous relationship with her sister Adeline. She revered and hated her in equal measure. Adeline was always volatile, always upset about something and causing trouble in ...
Annaleigh once had 11 sisters. Now there are only 8. Four of her sisters have had untimely deaths, and each time it was thought to be a terrible tragedy or bad ...
Verity Thaumas is now 17 with no memory of the terrible night when a fire swept through their grand Highmoor home of generations, when she was only 5. She also ...
Murray and Bun live with a terrible wizard. He’s not a horrible person, just really really rubbish at spells and stuff. One good thing from his mistakes is Murray’s best ...
Ruby has always felt that she lives under the shadow of her perfect cousin. Yasmin has always been their gran’s favourite and is constantly upstaging Ruby in everything. Yasmin has ...
Horses have been a huge part of humankind’s history for many millennia, and the connection has just grown stronger. Horses & Us has two dozen stories of this bond to ...
Rangi is excited to be part of his Kapa Haka group travelling to Hawai’i to perform. He’s looking forward to swinging his poi on stage and showing his skills with ...
Titch loves slashing her homemade sword through the air, imagining herself as one of the heroes she has heard about in their historical stories. Life on the plateau in their ...
Titch is finally on the adventure she has always dreamed of, with her bestie Huckleberry and her pet Dollop along for company. But even with the Heartstone Staff of Aluria ...
Titch and her best friends Huckleberry and Dollop have been joined by Briar, a very brave, sword-wishing squirrel. Their quest is clearer now that they know they must find and ...
Three young Aboriginal men in their last year of school, and living on the same street, are facing their adult lives and all it might entail. Each has a dream, ...
Mitch loves staying with his Gran, but wishes his parents didn’t have to go away so much with their film careers. Gran is loving, kind and the best cook, but ...
Night is falling… the red sunset being gently swept away. A child gazes out of their bedroom window at one blinking star. Black cat sneaks in, smooching, purring, only ...
The farm animals have decided they’d like the farmer’s clothes that flutter on the clothesline. Sheep likes his straw hat. The Hens like his socks, and the Pigs his shirt! ...
The way the title is displayed on the cover of this novel is intentional for several reasons. Yes, there are Monsters. Yes, it seems as if this is the End ...
Evelyn will just about do anything to save her younger, prickly, funny sister from her Leukemia diagnosis. But her own time is running out. She hasn’t told her family that ...
Nick is looking forward to seeing the sights of Berlin. The zoos, the Brandenburg Gate and the beautiful buildings all sound amazing. It’s his first time leaving his home in ...
One night as a storm rages outside, a great grandchild called Honey snuggles into her great grandmother’s lap. A story is on great grandmother’s lips. “A long time ago… on ...
April’s dad is ready to propose to his girlfriend, but he’s very nervous about doing it. April decides she’d like to help. Dad stresses again and again about being careful ...
Black Beauty wasn’t always called this. Called Star or Blackie before given the name Black Beauty (although he prefers just Beauty), it is also the name he goes back to ...
Connie is still grieving her mum when her dad gets a new girlfriend. Wendy isn’t used to moody teenagers, and especially not one who reminds her constantly that she will ...
Bitza is settling into his new forever home with Jas and her dad. The only problem is that Dad thinks Bitza is settling in a little too much. When he ...
Ruth isn’t excited to be spending a weekend at her step grandmother’s place. It’s in the middle of nowhere with no internet or cellphone coverage – without a walk to ...
Buddies Frank and Bert love going on picnics together, but unfortunately something always goes wrong. Whether it’s the weather, or bugs or beasties, something happens to spoil their picnic. But ...