'A marvel of wonder and experience' ALICE PUNGA coming-of-age story inspired by true events in Australia in World War I that explores the things that separate us and those that bring us together, from an award-winning author.Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel.- William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 3Langwarrin, Victoria, 1...

A CBCA NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER READERS 2025Alytash and Leopold - Tash and Leo - are neighbours who used to be best friends, but aren't anymore, for reasons that Leo doesn't entirely understand. But now it's the last week of Year Six and Tash is standing in Leo's front yard with a misdelivered letter - and a favour to ask.It's a request that will set off a chain of events in their little crescent in Noble Park, a suburb that is changing, and fas...

'A gorgeous book ... it's timeless and beautiful and it deserves to be read by people of all ages.' MELINA MARCHETTAShortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2021A CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers 2021Shortlisted for the Readings Children's Book Prize 2021Longlisted for the ABIA Book of the Year Award for Young Children 2021Longlisted for the Indi...

Wolf Hollow meets The Thing About Jellyfish in Danielle Binks’s debut middle grade novel set in 1999, where a twelve-year-old girl grapples with the meaning of home and family amidst a refugee crisis that has divided her town."Timeless and beautiful, and it deserves to be read by people of all ages." —Printz Award-winning author Melina MarchettaIf you asked eleven-year-old Fred to draw a map of her family, it would be a bit confusing. Her birth father was never in the pictu...

WINNER OF A 2018 BOOK OF THE YEAR ABIABestsellers. Award-winners. Superstars.This anthology has them all.With brilliantly entertaining short stories from beloved young adult authors Amie Kaufman, Melissa Keil, Will Kostakis, Ellie Marney, Jaclyn Moriarty, Michael Pryor, Alice Pung, Gabrielle Tozer, Lili Wilkinson and Danielle Binks, this all-new collection will show the world exactly how much there is to love about Aussie YA.Harnessi...

WINNER OF A 2018 BOOK OF THE YEAR ABIABestsellers. Award-winners. Superstars.This anthology has them all.With brilliantly entertaining short stories from beloved young adult authors Amie Kaufman, Melissa Keil, Will Kostakis, Ellie Marney, Jaclyn Moriarty, Michael Pryor, Alice Pung, Gabrielle Tozer, Lili Wilkinson and Danielle Binks, this all-new collection will show the world exactly how much there is to love about Aussie YA.Harnessi...

WINNER OF A 2018 BOOK OF THE YEAR ABIABestsellers. Award-winners. Superstars.This anthology has them all.With brilliantly entertaining short stories from beloved young adult authors Amie Kaufman, Melissa Keil, Will Kostakis, Ellie Marney, Jaclyn Moriarty, Michael Pryor, Alice Pung, Gabrielle Tozer, Lili Wilkinson and Danielle Binks, this all-new collection will show the world exactly how much there is to love about Aussie YA.Harnessi...

A CBCA NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER READERS 2025Alytash and Leopold - Tash and Leo - are neighbours who used to be best friends, but aren't anymore, for reasons that Leo doesn't entirely understand. But now it's the last week of Year Six and Tash is standing in Leo's front yard with a misdelivered letter - and a favour to ask.It's a request that will set off a chain of events in their little crescent in Noble Park, a suburb that is changing, and fas...

Wolf Hollow meets The Thing About Jellyfish in Danielle Binks’s debut middle grade novel set in 1999, where a twelve-year-old girl grapples with the meaning of home and family amidst a refugee crisis that has divided her town.""Timeless and beautiful, and it deserves to be read by people of all ages."" —Printz Award-winning author Melina MarchettaIf you asked eleven-year-old Fred to draw a map of her family, it would be a ...

'A marvel of wonder and experience' ALICE PUNGA coming-of-age story inspired by true events in Australia in World War I that explores the things that separate us and those that bring us together, from an award-winning author.Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel.- William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 3Langwarrin, Victoria, 1914. The...

'A gorgeous book ... it's timeless and beautiful and it deserves to be read by people of all ages.' MELINA MARCHETTAShortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2021A CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers 2021Shortlisted for the Readings Children's Book Prize 2021Longlisted for the ABIA Book of the Year Award for Young Children 2021Longlisted for the Indi...

Waverley is a small cat with a big miaow and he lives with Mr and MrsTurner and their son Jonathan at number 10, Marten's Drive.Waverley likes the house at number 10, Marten's Drive because it haslots of good places to sleep and a back garden that seems to go onforever. Beyond the wooden fence at the bottom of the garden there isa children's playground, green fields, and then the woods. All daylong Waverley snoozes in the sunny spots around the ho...