Alison Lloyd: 15 books

Exciting, action-packed adventures in Australian history for boys aged 8 to 12. From acclaimed author Alison Lloyd comes this gripping story of early colonial life.

Imagine you're made king at the age of twelve. You have plenty of enemies. You have a million soldiers armed with all kinds of awesome weapons,you have tons of gold and a network of spies. What would you do with all that power? It happened to a real boy, who made himself China's first emperor. He...

It's1841 . . . and if Letty wants to keep her job she must travel with her mistress to a sheep farm in the Blue Mountains, leaving her sister Lavinia behind in Sydney.� Letty has heard that the bush is a wild place, full of strange beasts and dangers, not to mention the bushrangers who hide out...

IT'S 1841 . . . and Letty and her sister Lavinia have arrived in Sydney town. It's a dangerous place for two girls on their own. When Lavinia gets a job, poor Letty is left feeling useless and alone. Then she meets Mary, a strange woman with a secret . . . . Follow Letty on her adventure in the second of four exciting stories about a free-settler girl and her new life in a far-off land.

In China's wild north-west, a mob ofbandits challenge the Emperor's rule. At stake are hundreds of priceless war horses and the ruleof the mighty Chinese empire. Even best friends Hu and Ren find themselves on opposite sides, torn apart by family loyalties. Ren and Hu must make terrible choices that...

It's 1841 . . . and Letty must leave her job on the sheep-run because drought has brought hard times.� Together, she and the Grey family set out over the Blue Mountains.� When disaster strikes, Letty needs to be stronger than she could have imagined . . . Will Letty ever see Sydney - or Lavinia...

It's 1841 . . . and Letty is on the docks in England, farewelling her bossy older sister who is about to take a long sea voyage to Australia. But then there is a mix-up,and before she knows it Letty finds herself on the ship too, travelling to New South Wales! How will Letty manage when her sister...

It's1841 . . . and if Letty wants to keep her job she must travel with her mistress to a sheep farm in the Blue Mountains, leaving her sister Lavinia behind in Sydney. Letty has heard that the bush is a wild place, full of strange beasts and dangers, not to mention the bushrangers who hide out in...

For the first time, read all four Letty stories in one beautiful hardback edition. It's 1841 ... Letty's older sister Lavina is leaving England for Australia by ship. But Letty ends up stuck on board too, much to her sister's dismay. Can Letty cope with the long sea voyage, as well as building a new...

Do you dare . . . Confront a bully? Steal to protect someone? Hide a bushranger? It's an adventure in history. Do You Dare?

For the first time, read all four Letty stories in one beautiful hardback edition. It's 1841 . . .� Letty's older sister Lavina is leaving England for Australia by ship. But Letty ends up stuck on board too, much to her sister's dismay. Can Letty cope with the long sea voyage, as well as building...

IT'S 1841 . . . and Letty and her sister Lavinia have arrived in Sydney town.� It's a dangerous place for two girls on their own.� When Lavinia gets a job, poor Letty is left feeling useless and alone.� Then she meets Mary, a strange woman with a secret . . . . Follow Letty on...

In China's wild north-west, a mob of�bandits challenge the Emperor's rule. At stake are hundreds of priceless war horses and the rule�of the mighty Chinese empire. Even best friends Hu and Ren find themselves on opposite sides, torn apart by family loyalties. Ren and Hu must make terrible choices...

Welcome to the Redux version of Gumshoes with two new exciting novels added. In the world of mystery fiction there are different types of detectives. Amateur sleuths, women and men, willing to put themselves on the line to solve a crime or even a murder, police detectives working the case following...