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Warning: The ’n’ word is used in this story for educational purposes, to illustrate the ugliness of racism. This poignant short story is part of a YA series telling the tales of so-called “military brats.” What readers are saying about OUT OF THE BLUE… “This is amazing!” AditiDankar “I’m...

The Wicker King is a psychological young adult thriller that follows two friends struggling as one spirals into madness. Jack once saved August's life…now can August save him? August is a misfit with a pyro streak and Jack is a golden boy on the varsity rugby team—but their intense...

Trust Me Too comprises work from over 50 of Australias leading childrens authors and illustrators. Separated into genres such as crime, adventure, romance, science fiction and fantasy, it truly covers all aspects of the classical anthology. It contains fiction, illustrations, poetry and graphics....

Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, is often referred to as one the most important literary works of all time. Adapted and reprinted thousands of times, and often cited as the birth of the gothic novel and the science fiction genre, Frankenstein has captivated readers for centuries. This stunning...

"Australia's king of young adult fiction" The Australian Lisa Morris could be the girl next door. She could be your cousin. She could be sitting behind you in class. She could be you. But Lisa, cool and beautiful Lisa, remote and private Lisa, has more going on in her life...

When 17-year-old Harper O’Connor wakes up in a hospital bed she doesn’t know how she got there or why. Then suddenly it all floods back to her like a nightmare she can’t wake up from, only problem is she is awake and the nightmare only gets worse. The voices, the shadow man, the school dance...

Thought provoking, simple complications, reflections of possibilities all summed up in a nice little package. This adventitious mix of short stories is sure to entertain and make you think. From life to death, young to old and all that there is to the stories we read and tell these tales are sure...

Charlie and her family have moved from the big city to a small country village, and everything feels wrong. Their cottage is old and creepy. Anxiety about her new school is causing Charlie's stutter to return. And the villagers are just plain weird. Not least, Agatha, who may not have a broomstick or a cauldron, but is definitely a witch...

Silly Bear is a cuddly, pink bear who likes to dress up and look pretty. She wears a bright pink bow in her hair, pink earrings, a pink bow around her neck and a little red heart on her chest. Silly Bear is actually a very kind and loving bear, but has become upset because it seems to her that all...

Third in series after the award-winning Tattooed Teardrops, winner of the 2016 Top Fiction award by Library Services for Youth in Custody’s In The Margins Committee. Tamara French is back in juvenile detention, and things are not going well. Have her experiences on the outside affected her...

Fourth in the series of Tattooed Teardrops, winner of the 2016 Top Fiction award by Library Services for Youth in Custody’s In The Margins Committee. It was her second chance at parole, and Tamara knew this time that it wasn’t going to be easy. That ended up being the understatement of...

Get four stand-alone books with a female main character together in one ebook package. This set includes Tattooed Teardrops, which won the Top Fiction Prize in the 2016 In the Margins Top Ten Books for Teens literary award. Buying them all together and save. Included are: Stand Alone – Is...

Winner of the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing, 2009. In the suburb of Shyness, where the sun doesn't rise and the border crackles with a strange energy, Wolfboy meets a stranger at the Diabetic Hotel. She tells him her name is Wildgirl, and she dares him to be her guide through...

A story of friendship and ghostly mystery from one of the best-loved UK writers for girls. Maisie's dad has a new job as live-in caretaker of a Victorian school. Finding it hard to make friends, things change when Maisie tells her new classmates about something strange she saw the night before - a girl's face in the window of a gothic tower.