Young Adult Contemporary

An evil wizard is using Avantia's magical Beasts to destroy the land. Epos the Flame Bird is said to be the most terrifying of the Beasts - can Tom free...

The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy about four unlikely friends dealing with the messy side of grief...

From Lisa Greenwald, the beloved author of the TBH and Friendship List series, comes a novel about one girl's mission to revisit her top 5 friendship fails and prove she's...

Three small words can cause trouble between friends. Snake and Lizard live together in a burrow in the desert. They are such good friends that Lizard decides to display their...

"Storytime and read-aloud gold. . . . A dino-delight." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) One-osaurus, two-osaurus, three-osaurus, four . . . Look there, in a child's bedroom, where some prehistoric...

A fabulous new cover look for this brilliant story starring Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson's most enduring and popular character I'M TRACY BEAKER, THE GREAT INVENTOR OF EXTREMELY OUTRAGEOUS DARES -...

A picture-book love letter to bookstores, inspired by a song from award-winning children's songwriter and ukulele player Emily Arrow. Dear Bookstore, I remember the first time I ever visited you....

Another thrilling Zac Power adventure! Zac has to find top-secret blueprints before his enemy does! But why are the blueprints hidden in the middle of the Murky Swamp?

Bettina, Vince and Aiden are to be looked after by their awful Aunt Marsha while their parents spend three weeks in Paris...How are they going to survive? Ages 9+.

Nikki Maxwell is finally adjusting to life at her new school: she's made some real friends and her major crush, Brandon, has even asked to be her science partner -...

In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack goes to the doctor! In The Bravest Kid , Jack hurts his ankle and he tries really hard not to...

The super (like, actually, with powers and stuff) series from the amazingly talented Sophy Henn, award-winning author and illustrator of Bad Nana ! The perfect read for children aged 7,...

'Rodda is a master storyteller . . . This is a beautiful, compelling story' -- Books+Publishing , four stars When Quil Medway gets on the train, she thinks she knows...

One year has passed since Phoebe skipped a rock across a pond, accidentally hit a unicorn in the face, and was granted a single wish-which she used to make the...

Nikki Maxwell isn't surprised to find out that her crush Brandon volunteers at a local animal shelter. He's such a sweet guy - of course he wants to help those...

Things are about to get messy for the Peski Kids as mud-run madness descends on Currawong! Chaos parachutes into Currawong when the annual Mud Run hits town. The Peski kids...

One of a series of delightfully humorous award-winning tales for beginner readers from an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald...

THE POWER... An ancient relic called the All Seeing Eye that grants the owner the ultimate power in the universe. A power so immense that those who possess it could...

Read the original books before you see the How to Train Your Dragon film! THE STORY CONTINUES in the second volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs ......

Color Me In meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter in Everything Within and In Between , a deeply honest coming-of-age story about reclaiming a heritage buried under assimilation,...

An international bestseller, a #1 New York Times bestseller, and now a major motion picture! Ruta Sepetys's Between Shades of Gray is now the film Ashes in the Snow !...

The ever so exciting sequel to Alice-Miranda at School Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones has survived her first term at Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale. And now Jacinta Headlington-Bear, the school's second best tantrum thrower, is joining...

When three young children go to Newfoundland to stay with an eccentric uncle they have no idea of the adventures that lie ahead of them! On arrival at his house...

A striking story about a mixed race girl discovering her roots. Lyra is told that she is an African princess, just like her aunts and cousins. But when she tells...

Avantia needs a hero. Under the spell of an evil wizard, the magical beasts that once protected the land are destroying it. Tagus the horse-man is terrorising the people and...

The magical Beasts of Avantia are under the power of an evil wizard. Tom journeys to the wilds of the frozen north, searching for Nanook the snow monster. Can he...

It's time for a holiday at the seaside! It's time for a holiday at the seaside! Clementine Rose and her family are off to the beach while the roof at...

Dear reader, There is nothing to be found in Lemony Snicket's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' but misery and despair. You still have time to choose another international best-selling series...

An epic story set in a polar wilderness that blurs realism and imagination-fully illustrated for newly independent readers. Ida, Max and Jack go to the creek one winter's day. They...

The explosive new novel in the Daniel X series set in England, past and present The Alien Hunter is playing with fire... Daniel X is on an impossible mission- to...

Meet Greenlight! Greenlight has an important job to do, but every time it's her turn to shine . . . everyone drives away! The cars stop for Redlight and slow...

Can hurdling champion Josie find a way to improve in class as well as follow her gold medal dreams? Welcome to the Academy of Sport for Girls - the most...

The ultimate animal adventure series! From Taronga's two Zoos comes a wild junior fiction series, purrfect for animal lovers aged 7 and up! Join best friends Sophia and Ollie as...

Join Spot as he heads to a fancy-dress party in this classic lift-the-flap tale, now available as a board book! Join Spot as he heads to a fancy-dress party in...

How do people decide on a path, and find the drive to pursue what they want? Ida struggles more than other twentysomethings to work this out. She can shift between...

Independent, adventurous and courageous, Rose is an unforgettable Australian Girl. It's 1900 . . . Rose lives with her family in a big house in Melbourne. She wants to play...

From Carnegie Medal winning author Anthony McGowan comes an environmental tale packed full of his signature grit, heart and humour, as Kyle and his grandad execute a plan to save...

One girl's struggle to find her true home. It was meant to be like coming home... All her life, Safi's parents have dreamed of returning to Grandpa's native village in...

Zoom into action and join our hero for a triple wedge of chunky action, freaky horror and crispy laffs! There are terrible toilets to defeat, evil aliens to send packing,...

Age 9 to 12 Take the whole family on a whirlwind tour of Chinese culture and history with this award-winning, delightfully illustrated book complete with stories, activities, and games. This...

"A sweet, heart-squeezing story!" - Jaleigh Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of The Mark of the Dragonfly When seventh grade enemies research a missing set of jewels for a...

From New York Times bestselling author Laura Taylor Namey comes a "lyrical and tender, authentic" ( Kirkus Reviews ) novel about friendship and the bittersweetness of growing up and growing...

Acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells a "deeply felt and engrossing" ( Horn Book Magazine) story of love in a time of hunger inspired by her own family's struggles during a...

New England Book Award Finalist "A top-notch dragon story...Both nuanced and real." - Shelf Awareness (starred review) "I absolutely devoured it." -Mackenzi Lee, bestselling author of The Gentleman's Guide to...

Zafir has a comfortable life in Homs, Syria, until his father, a doctor, is arrested for helping a protester who was campaigning for revolution. While his mother heads to Damascus...