An action-packed illustrated series for ages 8+, from the award-winning authors of Black Cockatoo and My Footy Boots.I'm about 35 metres out from the goal and, running on instinct, I do a snap kick of the ball. I watch as the footy flies through the air.Will it bend enough?I can hear the roar of the crowd but my focus is on that red ball. It flies through the big white sticks.It's a goal!I'm Jy Far...

The third book in Magabala’s best-selling series, and sequel to Black Cockatoo and Dirrarn, Ngurra Home follows Mia in her final year of university studying Conservation and Wildlife Science. Originally from the Kimberley, Mia balances the pressures of her studies, part-time vet nursing, and volunteering at the local wildlife sanctuary with humour and grace. Before long, Mia is recalled home as her beloved grandfather (jawiji) falls ill. It is here back on Country where Mia faces family ob...

We first met Mia in Black Cockatoo, as she navigated her way through culture, Country and familial ties. Dirrarn follows Mia as she finds herself at boarding school and the challenges of living thousands of kilometres away from home, family, and the big sky country she loves. Mia along with her best friend, Naya, negotiate new friends, new ways of thinking and new ways of being in a different world. As Mia wrestles with all that is unfamiliar, she soon must learn to stand in her truth when...

An action-packed illustrated series for ages 8+, from the award-winning authors of Black Cockatoo and My Deadly Boots.It's a GOAL!A rush of adrenaline courses through me as I jump in the air in celebration. This is big – my first goal in the AFLW. I've achieved my dream!My teammates gather around to celebrate. I can hear my family cheering from the crowd.I'm Krstel Petrevski and the dream I had to...

A footy adventure story based on Ash Johnson's life by award-winning authors Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler. Jy Goes for Gold (Book 1) was a CBCA Notable book in 2025.I reach out and snatch the footy ...I sense where the goals are...I position myself, put the ball on my boot for a snap kick and it sails through the goals.It's my FIRST GAME in AFL and I just scored my FIRST GOAL.I've made ...

An action-packed illustrated series for ages 8+, from the award-winning authors of Black Cockatoo and My Deadly Boots.I reach out and snatch the footy ...I sense where the goals are...I position myself, put the ball on my boot for a snap kick and it sails through the goals.It's my FIRST GAME in AFL and I just scored my FIRST GOAL.I've made it.I'm (Little) Ash Johnson and the dream I had to play profess...

An action-packed illustrated series for ages 8+, from the award-winning authors of Black Cockatoo and My Footy Boots.I'm about 35 metres out from the goal and, running on instinct, I do a snap kick of the ball. I watch as the footy flies through the air.Will it bend enough?I can hear the roar of the crowd but my focus is on that red ball. It flies through the big white sticks.It's a goal!I'm Jy Far...

Black Cockatoo Black Cockatoo is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragile connections of family and culture. Mia is a 13-year-old girl from a remote community in the Kimberley. She is saddened by the loss of her brother as he distances himself from the family. She feels powerless to change the things she sees around her … until one day she rescues her totem animal, the dirran black cockatoo, and soon discovers her own inner strength. Dirrarn We first...

Deklan ‘Dek’ Archer and his mates arrive at school to a tense atmosphere. ‘Old Mate’, Mr Henry, who has lived in town for a long time, has been found murdered. He had been selling grog on the black market for years. To add to these worries, the Year 12s, who were on camp, are now missing. The police think there is a link between the missing students and the murder. Dek and his friends are torn. Dek and Willum, his best mate, have an important football match that evening – professional recr...