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**1942 was a key year in Australia's history.**�As its people had so long feared, White Australia, an outpost of empire, seemed about to be invaded by the Japanese. In that one year, Darwin was bombed, submarines torpedoed ships in Sydney Harbour and Australian Militiamen died on the Kokoda Trail.Each...

When a handsome and charming stranger reluctantly enters the magic shop where perky Melanie Cooke works as a psychic, she fully expects to give him a standard reading and send him on his way. But for the first time in her life, her powers fail her and the reading goes horribly awry. Michael...

What do you do when your mum, your dad and sixteen camels are in trouble and only you can save them? �The sometimes sad but mostly funny story of a boy, a girl, a dog and four trillion dollars.

It's 1983... and baby mania has struck Marly's house with the arrival of her baby brother. But Marly never realised that a new baby would take up so much of everyone's time! No one's helping her with her costume for the school concert. Marly's secret plan is to perform the Moonwalk, the dance she's...

It's 1918 . . . and the war has finally ended. Alice can't wait for Teddy to come home from fighting in Europe so things can go back to normal. But when Mabel gets up to mischief and a handsome stranger returns to Peppermint Grove, life becomes more complicated than ever. Can Alice fix everyone's...

'A brave and complex achievement. Racy and wryly reflective, one man's very moving version of history.' David Malouf In 1975, journalist Tony Maniaty flew to the Portuguese colony of East Timor looking for a war to film.� He found it at a dusty outpost called Balibo. Maniaty and his...

In Outback Pionners, Evan McHugh gathers the enthralling stories of the men and women who opened up the Australian outback and in the process discovered the beauty and terror of this extraordinary country. We meet the little-known convict explorer John Wilson, the first European to cross the Blue...

'The best Australian novel on war since David Malouf's Ransom.' Richard Glover Packed into tiny boats, Michael, his brother Dan and their mates think only of what is to come. These young Australians miss home, hate the enemy and are choking in fear. After the surreal panic of that first...

It's 1983 . . . and there's excitement in Marly's house.� Her grandparents have arrived from Vietnam, and soon her mum will have a new baby.� While Grandma tries to make Marly into a 'young lady', Grandpa digs up the back yard. Then he brings home Agnes, a goat!� But the neighbours want Agnes...

When it comes to Australian sporting icons, Peter Brock sits at the top. After winning Bathurst by an unbelievable six laps in 1979, the 'King of the Mountain' made his way into our households and our hearts. Brock's colourful private life has triggered plenty of rumours but the truth has remained...

Choosing a name for your baby is one of the most enjoyable tasks of a new parent. Names are special: they are part of becoming a person. So you will want to explore all the possibilities. Choosing a Name for Your Baby will help you make your decision. Arranged alphabetically, the book includes: over...

Another funny, action-packed pirate adventure from the award-winning author of Wiggy and Boa and the Tashi series. Boadicea lives with her grandfather, and a crew of pirates she released from a curse. LIfe is definitely looking up... except for Wiggy and Boa's mean and stony-faced teacher Mr Rocke,...

A fast, funny and action-packed adventure from the award-winning author of the Tashi series. Boadicea lives with her grandfather, Admiral Bolderack, and is always dreaming of excitement and adventure. But when Boa discovers a secret from the Admiral's past, and accidentally releases four terrifying...

At the age of six, Kerry McGinnis loses her mother. Her father, left with four young children to raise, gathers up his family and leaves the city to go droving. For the next fifteen years, the McGinnis clan travels the continent, droving, horse breaking and living off the land. Kerry grows up in the...