'I don't know what I'm doing here. Well, I do really I have been sent here to learn to talk again. Sent here because my mother can't stand my silent...
At the outbreak of World War I, Fay&;s isolated life on bleak, windswept Breaksea Island takes a dramatic turn. As a lighthouse keeper&;s daughter, Fay knows semaphore and Morse code...
Andy Lansell, killed in the First World War in 1918, lies in a small cemetery in the north of France. Henry Lyon, in a borrowed Volvo station wagon, is driving...
Straightforward and inspiring, this beautifully illustrated memoir brings readers into the middle of the Civil Rights Movement, complementing Common Core classroom learning and bringing history alive for young readers.A memoir...
William Golding's first novel is a modern classic. 'Golding knows exactly what boys are like; he has a compelling imagination; and the vivid realism with which he describes the disintegration...
Drawing on his experiences in the First World War, Charles Yale Harrison tells a stark and poignant story of a young man sent to fight on the Western Front. It...
The story of a remarkable boy called Yann Margoza; Tetu the dwarf, his friend and mentor; Sido, unloved daughter of a foolish Marquis; and Count Kalliovski, Grand Master of a...
From the author of AMERICAN GODS, now a major TV series for Amazon Prime Video, FRAGILE THINGS shows one of the world's most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers. Let...
It isn't easy dating a prince, especially when that prince is Hamlet. In fact it drives Ophelia to madness... Or does it?Since the death of his father, Hamlet has descended...
Andi lives in New York and is dealing with the emotional turmoil of her younger brother's accidental death. Alex lives in Paris and is a companion to the dauphin, the...
This is Paul Zindel’s autobiography of his teenage years. He tells of comic and painful experiences of adolescence: his move to Staten Island, his turbulent relationship with his eccentric mother,...
After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one...
When Ellie and her friends go camping, they have no idea they're leaving their old lives behind forever. Despite a less-than-tragic food shortage and a secret crush or two, everything...
Mortal Engines launched Philip Reeve's brilliantly imagined creation, the world of the Traction Era, where mobile cities fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic future. The first installment introduces young apprentice...
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage.A strange collection of very curious photographs.It all waits to be discovered inMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and...
What if your favourite YouTuber's life was a lie?What if you were the one to expose it?YouTuber LilyLoves has an amazing life: a rockstar boyfriend, a totally Insta-worthy London flat...
Rory Rooney likes to be prepared for all eventualities. His favourite book is Don't Be Scared, Be Prepared, and he has memorized every page of it. He could even survive...
Valerie's voice is as sweet as honey. She's the obvious choice to star in the Nativity. But this is Mississippi, 1964, and Valerie is the first black student to attend...
A remarkable and gripping story about one refugee boy on a desperate journey from Afghanistan, and the Australian boy who befriends him. WINNER: 2012 QLD Premier s Literary Awards Each...
The story of a remarkable boy called Yann Margoza; Tetu the dwarf, his friend and mentor; Sido, unloved daughter of a foolish Marquis; and Count Kalliovski, Grand Master of a...
In the time of the Han Dynasty in ancient China, the last remaining dragon is in danger of being killed by the cruel Emperor. A nameless orphan with no past...
Will is in trouble, and everyone's worried, they reckon it's because of what happened six months ago, but he doesn't know what they're on about. The very latest incident (mooning...
For Khalid, the war on terror just got personal. In the tradition of the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, this is the story of one boy's experience of the war...