Young Adult

Memories of Mum are the only thing that make Holly Hogan happy. She hates her foster family with their too-nice ways and their false sympathy. And she hates her life,...

Emily believes in destiny. She's waiting for the moment her real life begins. Sam wishes he could escape. He's spent his life being dragged from place to place by his...

A delightful story for young readers from former Children's Laureate and author of the international phenomenon War Horse . At first Peter isn't too keen on his teacher's plan to...

George and Tom, who worked on the farm called 'Reachfar', were Janet's greatest friends. 'Herself' was what they called Janet's Granny when she spoke in a special voice. When it...

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...

A book about life, loss, and the secrets families keep, reminiscent of Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons , by National Book Award nominee Lisa Graff. CJ's Aunt Nic is a...

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...

Marmalade - named after his bright orange hair - is one of the best dancers at Rockley Park, the school for up-and-coming stars. But he's also the class clown, and...

Rose is a talented gymnast who thinks ballet is for wimps. But when she receives ballet lessons for her birthday, she starts to change her mind. A big decision looms,...

Poppy desperately wants to be entered for the ballet exam. But when a new girl arrives in class, she's distracted and makes a mess of her dance routine. Poppy is...

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...

Mr and Mrs Twit are extremely nasty, so the Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird hatch an ingenious plan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve! This edition...

Lucy has her life all planned out: perfect job, ideal man and ideal home, and birth of perfect daughter. What does not fit so neatly into her organised life is...

What will happen when the sheep go trick-or-treating? Could there be wolves lurking in the woods, hoping to catch the sheep as they head home? This lively, funny story is...

The Tower Room: Loosely based on Rapunzel, this is the story of a sudden, unexpected, passionate relationship and the unforessen yet inevitable results of defying convention. When Megan glimpses Simon...

Having barely made it out of Orphancorp alive, Mirii is on a mission to find the most important babe in her life, Vu. Vu has been taken to 'Psynode', a...

Roman Garstang is all set for his class trip to Farm View outdoor survival centre. There are only three issues: 1. With Darren Gamble as his new 'BFF' how can...

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...

What is magic? What is illusion? What is real? Step into the extraordinary world of Sam Khaan, who has just discovered a witch doctor's notebook in her attic. Convinced that...

Roll up! Roll up! The Shortbread Family Circus is in town! Introducing the first tale in The Big Top Mysteries, an exciting new series from Alexander McCall Smith and illustrator...

There is the secret of Birdy's grandmother's cat. How the boys tortured it and Birdy had to drown it in the river. There's the secret of Mrs. Cope, the popular...

A heartwarming verse novel from beloved Australian children's author Deborah Abela. Ms Skye thinks kids can change the world with a Kindness Project. Nicolette wants to but how can she...

In my dreaming at night, I see pictures behind my eyes that take me far away. Way way back in the beginning, Akurras slithered, carving rivers, in a Creation story...

Beautifully illustrated by award-winning Lucia Masciullo, this bold and affirming picture book shouts from the rooftops that you should be you. A is for Attitude. May you have bucketloads of...

DEREK DILBERT DOOL returns in another SUPERCOOL adventure! Thankfully, so do his friends Booger and Big Denise. After accidentally going viral, Derek is now on a mission to DELIBERATELY go...

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...

It's time for Clemmie to go on her first school excursion! Clementine Rose and her classmates are all abuzz. They're off on a springtime excursion to a local farm. When...

Seventeen-year-old Julien is a romantic-he loves spending his free time at the museum musing over the great works of the Impressionists. But one night, Julien sees something strange-a peach falls...

Perfect for fans of Deb Caletti, this "powerful, absorbing, and beautiful" ( Booklist ) coming-of-age novel in verse follows a teen girl who connects with the women of her maternal...

When Brian, Hannah, and twins Chris and Sam start their summer holidays, they know it's going to be the end of an era. The Misfits Club is disbanding and they...

Dara and Nick used to be inseparable, but that was before the accident that left Dara's beautiful face scarred and the two sisters totally estranged. When Dara vanishes on her...

From the New York Times bestselling author , Paper Towns is soon to be a major motion picture (summer 2015) starring The Fault in our Stars sensation Nat Wolff and...

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and Guardian First Book Award 'Pigeon English is a book to fall in love with: a funny book, a true book, a shattering book'...

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...

St Sebastian's School in Grimesford is the pits. No, really - it is. Built on the boggy remains of a medieval plague pit, this once proud school's dodgy nineteenth-century foundations...

A tale of fun and friendship from Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse . Harry heard the key turn in the lock. He had already made up his mind to...

Bullied at school, nagged at home, there's only one place Billy feels really alive and happy--in the wilderness by the canal. There he watches over a family of fox cubs...

Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gripping wartime tale from Tom Palmer....

The discovery of a dragon egg could mean a ticket to the skies for aspiring aeronauts Kitty and Harris in this page-turning adventure, inspired by a real historical event. Twins...

Orphans Bert and Frank are tragically torn apart when they are sent away to the British colonies. But when the War calls on soldiers to storm Gallipoli, will the battlefield...