Jessi Hammond: 50 books

Six hundred years before the founding of the Kingdom, the island of Kaikara was a collection of towns and villages and remote farmholds settled by those fleeing death and slavery by the Kalnari Empire on the Mainland. But now death and possible slavery have found them again, this time in the...

To inherit a castle in Scotland from an uncle she never knew, Nori Graham must stay there for a week. Deadset easy for a tough bush girl from Australia’s Northern Territory, right? That’s what Nori thought. But that was before she met the bagpipe-playing ghost, not to mention the distant relatives who wanted the castle for their own…

Uncle Tom’s wishes when he died were quite clear; he wanted to be cremated. ‘Burned in me box’ to use his exact words. It said so in his will. Trouble was, the will didn’t say what was to be done with his ashes. So, naturally, it turned into a family feud…

Tommy and his mother are trapped within a cycle of violence, terrorised by Tommy's stepfather. To cope, Tommy escapes into a fantasy-world in his mind, where he is a Hero and fights against the cruel Villain. Until the day Tommy's two worlds collide and Tommy makes a choice that will change his life forever...

The Rythig have come to Earth on a diplomatic mission. But there is one, very young, member of the mission the Earthlings don't know about. And this small Rythig has a very big problem which could cause an intergalactic incident...

Suiko Tanaka has come to Australia from Japan to study, and to start a new life away from the old beliefs and ancient secrets of her family. But when a young boy from her unit block goes missing, Suiko must make a choice. Should she continue to keep her gift hidden… or use it to prove to herself – and her family – that her kind belong in this new world?

This collection contains the following short stories: The Haunting of Castle Bowland To inherit a castle in Scotland from an uncle she never knew, Nori Graham must stay there for a week. Deadset easy for a tough bush girl from Australia’s Northern Territory, right? That’s...

For hundreds of years the Snow Bear has guarded the valley from the monsters still roaming Outside. But when the Snow Bear chooses Leri, she finds a different reality than what she’s been taught all her life. Can Leri do what must be done to enable the Snow Bear to continue protecting the valley? And what will happen if she can’t?

Joss hates that her family’s farm has to be sold because of the economic crisis. She doesn’t really fit in with city life, and technology sometimes confuses her. Then, one night, something extraordinary happens which grants her dearest wish – but it also takes something just as precious away…

Brad runs because it’s the one thing in his life he can do right. And what makes it better is he can see Beauty, the white pony he’s befriended, every day. But when Beauty goes missing after a storm, can Brad find her? Or will his past behaviour put the pony’s safety – and her life – in danger?

‘My brother Jason is five years old. The doctor said this will probably be his last Christmas. He can see this tree from his window. Please help me decorate it for him.’ A simple sign, written in Texta, hanging on a pine tree in a park. Lauren sees it on the way home from work. She is the first...

Mike didn’t mind the after-hours plumbing jobs; they paid the bills, and he met some interesting people. Especially the Harrises, with their huge salt-water fish tank full of sea horses. But there’s something odd about that tank, not to mention the Harris girl with her sea horse charm and her handful of salt…

Olwen had gone into the Daintree Rainforest to be by herself for a while and sort through her life. Only to find her life taking a direction she’d never imagined when a huge tract of the rainforest is transported on board a starship. Dealing with aliens, space pirates and a decidedly...

Rowie sees the chalk girl every morning outside the train station, creating her beautiful, intricate drawings. Those drawings are the high point of her day; they help her deal with the chaos and uncertainty she has to face at home. Because keeping her drunk, abusive mother feeling like she's...