"a landmark in Australian literature" Maurice Rioli, MLAFifteen year old Tammy Damulkurra lives in Maningrida - a remote Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land. Tammy has friends and likes the disco and thinks at last she has her first boyfriend but he cheats on her and Tammy gets into a fight with her arch enemy, Sharon. Tammy's parents send her to the outstations for several weeks to cool off and she quickly gets used to the bush and fishing and hunting with relatives. When she retu...

"This book is for teenagers and anyone who knows one...""If you only buy one survival guide for the teenage years, make it this one...""This book [is] accessible, entertaining, humorous, and equally helpful to parents and teachers"This updated second edition of The Owner's Guide to the Teenage Brain tells us why 'we are as we are' in the teenage years. It shows teenagers how to get the most out of these years, helps parents unders...

What if you did something when you were six that would change the course of your lifea?only you didna??t know it? Thata??s what happened to Jake. Now 13, he finds himself an unwilling participant in an ancient war between light and dark, against vampires, werewolves, and powerful spirits in which he must restore the balance between the real and the spirit world before all of humanity is lost.

Ever wondered what the life of a Minecraft Zombie looks like?In the first episode of this hilarious Minecraft adventure series, we take a peak at the diary of Jake, a 6th Grade Minecraft Zombie, and we discover what really lies behind the lifeless look of the infamous Zombies of Minecraft.In this book we will dive into the marvelous World of Blocks, which is a fun and strange place to be in, especially if you are a 12 year old Zombie attending the famous Academy of Zombies,...

Jake is one very smart kid, and his little brother knows it. Sometimes being smart get you into trouble because you think of things you shouldn't. Things that leave you feeling like a lobster in a pot of boiling water. When their dog comes home with Mrs. Wilson's dead rabbit in its mouth, the boys know they need a foolproof plan to deal with the situation. But the lie they've told is taking them deeper into trouble. Could the way out be easier than they thought? Your 6- to 10-year-old wi...

My big brother Jake love eggs, climbing trees, and snakes. I hate all three. But when a dangerous snake escapes from the zoo and begins stealing our eggs from the chicken coop, we have to come up with a plan. I sure hope Jake is smart enought to outwit the snake! Says Phil Callaway, "The response to these little books has been amazing! Children are finding they can read a chapters book in one sitting and parents tell me they're grinning the whole time. I think they mean both them and ...

It's a snowy winter's eve in northern Minnesota. Stella Pike's getting ready to close the store when her longtime boyfriend, Johnny Ridgewater, shows up to give her a scare. But things soon turn creepy when a strange visitor wanders up to the store.The first in a series of stories about a post-apocalyptic world starring Stella Pike. Suggested reading ages: 15 and up

The triplets and six other seahorses and two jellyfishes are going to the coral reef! On the way they meet Big Jelly, a jellyfish they have once rescued, and Katarina tells her about a very secret notebook that she owns. They then discover that Toddy, Katarina's shark friend, needs fingernails for a medicine. Can Katarina get the fingernails? And what has Big Jelly and the notebook got to do with it all?

Eel was ill. He did not wake up feeling very electric."Oh, drat!" he said grumpily. "I've lost my zap!"An adorably funny undersea adventure for beginning readersPoor Eel. Kate and Dave want to help their friend get his zap back. All they need is a plan-one that doesn't involve biting things, even though Dave's shark teeth are itching to chomp something.With lots of help from the other sea creatures, the friends come up with ...

Angela was new to the neighborhood. She had no friends until she met Alex. He was not too keen on being friends with a girl. His friends, Tommy, Johnny and Richard absolutely refused to have anything to do with her.Angela and Alex begin to do a few things together because Angela keeps showing up at his front door. They wander into the rain forest and Alex is amazed and impressed with how much she knows about the plants and the animals that live there.Angela is very annoyed wi...

When the only way to get at a target is by using a child, MI5 bring in special agents Tom and Zilla to help. When the son of a scientist is threatened by the Viper gang's kidnapping plot, Tom and Zilla must act as his bodyguards - without letting him know. Can they stop the Vipers' attack?Bloomsbury High Low books encourage and support reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers, those with dyslexia, or those...