Nim lives on an island with her father, Jack, a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, and their friend Alex Rover, the adventure writer. Nim's island is the most beautiful place in the world, and she wouldn't swap live anywhere else.When Jack invites a group of scientists to visit, they bring their children as well. But two of the scientists have plans other than studying algae. By the time Nim discovers what they really want, and what they will do to get it, the chi...

WINNER: 2017 Prime Minister's Literary Award, Children's FictionWINNER: 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, Children's LiteratureHONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2017There are two ways of looking at Aissa's story. She's the miracle girl who escaped the raiders. Or she's the cursed child who called the Bull King's ship to the island.The firstborn daughter of a priestess is cast out as a baby, and after raiders kill her ado...

A thrilling Bronze Age survival story from the award-winning author of Dragonfly Song and Nim's Island. Leira's coming-of-age priestess training is cut short when an earthquake destroys her island town. Fleeing to Crete with her injured mother and elderly nurse, Leira must forget her lost status and summon all her strength to help her family survive.

Finding yourself in hospital, in a bed full of shattered glass, is traumatic. Coming to terms with multiple fractures and probable long-term difficulties is something else again - slow, painful, full of obstacles and questions with no clear answers. Anna is used to being athletic, popular, 'normal'. Now she feels the layers of her familiar self being peeled away; nothing is normal or easy. Can she pick up the pieces of her life? What part will Hayden and Luke play? And who, now, is Anna Du...

When Ruth, with a love of flying that leads her to become an Auxiliary Pilot during WWII in England, meets Canadian navigator, Bill, on a fog-bound country airstrip, they know it's something special. And it is, until Bill's death some fifty years later. Recently widowed, Ruth returns to England for the first time since she left to live in Canada. It's her last journey as she dies unexpectedly in her cousin's home in London.Ruth's daughter, Jane, flies from Australia where she now l...

In the mountains there was a valley, and in the valley were the horses. When Honey was four and her brother Rumi was a tiny baby, her family loaded up their converted ice-cream-van-camper and drove away from all they knew, as an illness swept the sad wide world. High in the mountains, they crossed a bridge to follow a mysterious herd of enchanted horses into a sheltered valley. The bridge and the track disappeared behind them – and now they are trapped in paradise. In the valley of horses,...

Hilarious and heartwarming stories by nine renowned authors:· Ann M. Martin· Wendy Orr· Pam Muñoz Ryan· Mark Teague· Thacher Hurd· Valerie Hobbs· Margarita Engle· Matt de la Peña· Jon J MuthAdventures abound in this illustrated anthology. Max the Dax tracks a poodlenapper; Peanut, a mutt, is mistaken for a wolf; and a rescue dog named Gabe searches for a lost boy. This collection has a story for anyone who's ev...

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Buster isn't fluffy or pretty like other cats—he's a crazy orange cat with attitude. And Mr. Larsen is the exact right person for him. Every morning Buster and Mr. Larsen sit on their porch in the sun, and every morning Josh sees them when he walks to school.When Mr. Larsen goes to the hospital and Buster goes missing, Josh and his family look for that crazy cat everywhere. But if Buster turns up, Rainbow Street Animal Shelter will have to help him find another home.That's ...

I wonder if the first day of Learning is always like this - do the girls on the hill always feel the ground tremble under their feet?Leira is about to start her initiation as a priestess when her world is turned upside down. A violent earthquake leaves her home - and her family - in pieces. And the goddess hasn't finished with the island yet.With her family, Leira flees across the sea to Crete, expecting sanctuary. But a volcanic eruption throws the entire world in...

An illustrated children's story of friendship between a boy, his beloved dog, and a girl seeking a furry companion of her own.Logan is moving from the farm to the city. He'll miss all the things he's leaving behind, but at least he has Bear. He loves Bear more than anything else in the world—because Bear is his dog.Hannah lives in the city. What she wants, more than anything else in the world, is a dog of her own.At the Rainbow Street Shelter, Logan...

A warm and wonderful adventure with a touch of fantasy. Honey and her family seek the quiet comfort of a magical valley so they can escape the troubles of the wide world. A beautifully restorative novel from the award-winning author of the bestselling Nim's Island stories.'This middle grade narrative by a master storyteller is an utter delight.' Books+PublishingIn the mountains there was a valley, and in the valley wer...