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David Martinesi is a first-generation Italian Australian growing up in an inner-city suburb. He is fighting the shadows cast by his Italian upbringing, and this summer he is quietly waiting for change. He is befriended by confident, street-wise Nathan and finally his wishes seem to be coming true, but not all change is good, and tragedy arrives on his doorstep too.

Under the influence of his idol, the hot-headed seventeenth-century Italian painter Caravaggio, Alex draw his mate Ces into an uncontrollable cycle of destruction and hurt.

As a journalist, Leigh Sales often encounters people experiencing the worst moments of their lives in the full glare of the media. But one particular string of bad news stories - and a terrifying brush with her own mortality - sent her looking for answers about how vulnerable each of us is to a life-changing...

Do you dare . . . Leave school to support your family? Save your big brother? Stand up to the local crims? I'ts an adventure in history. Do you Dare? It's 1915 in Melbourne's inner west and Jimmy has left school to support his family while his brother is away at war. But when Jimmy's brother returns,...

A dark story from this author, about the struggles of growing into adulthood, combating bullying and learning to live within the limitations of ones family and all the emotional baggage that accompanies it.

The mad arm of the Y was Harry's idea.One arm was the boring goody-goody road, the other was exciting and dead iffy.'Which one for you, Brian?' he said.And that's when all the trouble began.Here is a story that will take hold of you and not let you go.

IT'S ONE SMALL STEP FOR NERDS, ONE GIANT LEAP TO BEING COOL. Mama tells me I'm gifted and talented. But I know the truth. I'm just a nerd. Kids call me Con-nerd�- half Connor and all nerd. I'm supposed to become a doctor but i have this deep, dark secret:� I want to be a cartoonist. And...

It's 1956 . . .�and the Melbourne Olympic Games have finally arrived! The whole city is buzzing with excitement and Lina can't wait to go along as a reporter for the school magazine. Now is her chance to prove to everyone that she's a real writer, and nothing could be more important - until Lina...

It's 1850 and Nellie's best friend, Mary, is gravely ill. To provide Mary with the care she needs, Nellie must break a promise and go on a quest to find the Thompson family. But will they be able to help? And who will Nellie turn to when her own life is in danger? Follow Nellie on her adventure in...

It's 1930 . . . and Ruby Quinlan lives in a big house in Adelaide with her parents and her fox terrier, Baxter. As she prepares for her twelfth birthday party, Ruby has never been happier, but the world outside is experiencing harder t**imes. Ruby knows that lots of people are losing their jobs, but...

Do you dare . . . Join a rebellion? Stand up to a bully? Risk your life for a friend? It's an adventure in history. Do You Dare? Henry lives with his father and sister on the Victorian goldfields. Still mourning the loss of his mother and baby brother, Henry helps his father to mine their claim and...

It's1942 . . . and Pearlie is all alone in Darwin. Not only has she been separated from her family, but now Beake, the spy, is back and he's on the loose. He's out to get Pearlie - but she has a plan . . .�Can she pull it off? And when bombs fall on Darwin, will Pearlie survive? Follow Pearlie on...

Paul Verhoeven's father, John, is a cop. Well, an ex-cop. Long since retired, John spent years embroiled in some of the seediest, scariest intrigue and escapades imaginable. Paul, however, is something of an artsy, sensitive soul who can’t understand why he doesn’t have the same heroism and courage...

As long as you can make a girl laugh, she'll go for you, right? Well, unless you're a seriously weird teenager like Johnny Khamka.� Surviving high school is hard enough, but how on earth can he get his childhood bestie, Josie, now a seriously hot teenager, to take him seriously?� The answer...