Sam sets off to Madagascar and the exotic isles of the Indian Ocean in search of a shell whose deadly venom could provide the antidote for all known toxins. This...
A chilling collection of horror stories by No. 1 bestselling author Anthony Horowitz!It’s a world where everything seems pretty normal. But the weird, the sinister and the truly terrifying are...
Stradbroke Dreamtime is a collection of 27 short stories, ideal for reading in class, from acclaimed Aboriginal author Oodgeroo.the stories are traditional Aboriginal tales from Stradbroke Island, the tambourine Mountains...
This richly illustrated urban fairy tale based on Alice in Wonderland, written by the award-winning performer, Whoopi Goldberg, is an uproarious, heart-stopping romp through the big bad city as Alice, who...
Charlie Duskin is running. Fleeing from failures and memories and friends who have given up on her. And she's not only running, she's chasing things - like a father who...
he night the first wild child was captured, I was woken from my sleep by the sound of car doors slamming. I opened my eyes; lights were flashing across the...
When a young boy reluctantly becomes involved in his school play, he takes on not just the role of 'the old crone' but also a journey of discovery about his...
This story is based on the Sydney flood of 1986 and is set in the outer suburb of Richmond. The floods cause the river to burst its banks, and three...
When Maddie lived in Vietnam, she was called Mai Linh. Her older brother, Mitchell, was known as Minh. They were given their new names when they came to Australia and...
Rediscover Puffin Classics - everyone's favourite stories The epic journey of Odysseus, the hero of Ancient Greece... After ten years of war, Odysseus turns his back on Troy and sets...
When the wizard Merlyn comes to tutor Sir Ector’s sons, Kay and the Wart, studying suddenly becomes much more exciting. After all, who wouldn’t enjoy being turned into a fish,...
When Darcy Abbott is sent to live with her surly grandmother and silent great-grandmother for three months, she discovers a mystery regarding the death of her great-grandfather during World War...
Condition of Book 1 The 5th Wave, ISBN: 9780141345833, minor wear on the spine and pages have yellowed (see scans) otherwise good copy The 1st Wave took out half a...
About this product Product Information It's the pivotal fourth volume in the seven-part saga of a young wizard's coming of age. The thickest. The juiciest yet. Harry Potter turns...
"Don't let her know you're scared," Alexander's father had said to him the first time Alexander had sat on Sari's back. Fourteen-year-old Alexander Altmann doesn't need to look at the...
Boy is the story of Roald Dahl's very own boyhood, including tales of sweet-shops and chocolate, mean old ladies and a Great Mouse Plot: the inspiration for some of his...
It was Leslie who invented Terabithia - the secret country on an island in the dry creek. Here Jess could be strong, unafraid and unbeatable. So when something terrible happens,...
'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...
That isn't Charles! Charles is gone!'Charles and Meg, and their friend Calvin, travel through a 'wrinkle in time' in search of their missing father. But can they beat the evil...
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...
One spring morning a little girl called Fern rescues a runt and names him Wilbur. But then Wilbur is sent to live on a farm where me meets Charlotte, a...