New Junior Fiction books

Dorothy and her family have moved to the city, and life is very different to the rural one she has known. Ruby Road is bustling - full of families and children, horse-drawn carts and even a mysterious dog. Best of all her new home has a secret writing room that only she knows about. There are man...

Bear and Bird are best friends! And while they don't always understand each other, they both agree: all they want is to make the other happy. So, when Bird feels poorly, Bear arrives with a backpack of goodies to make her feel better. And when they hang out with Mole, who tells absolutely hilario...

Based on the hit ABC KIDS TV show! Join Bluey on an adventure in her first storybook novel! As the Heelers play a game of Trains, what could possibly go wrong? Everything! Bluey is an award-winning preschool show about Bluey, a blue heeler pup, and her family.

Demons haven't fallen from the sky in years. In fact, many think they're extinct. But twelve-year-old Zed knows otherwise. Zed's dad, the head of a sect of Hunters, has always been prepared for the Demons' return, and he's been training a reluctant Zed for years on eliminating them once and for a...

Brittany and Co. are horse crazy, but when their headmistress, Ms Tralala, bans their actual horses from their extracurricular school horse club, they decide instead to compete in The First Inaugural International Hobby Horse Championships in Paris (TFIIHHCiP). To raise money for their trip they ...

A fun-filled fantasy quest starring an unforgettable new hero: BRONTE TEMPESTRA! Bronte Tempestra of the Storm Kingdom is taking charge of her own destiny - she will be the first ever princess to become a knight! But knight school isn't the fun-filled adventure Bronte is expecting - the knights d...

A dodgy dog rescue fundraiser, a dazzlingly dizzy disco, and a mystery to solve for the Silver Star Dancers! When a disco to raise money for a dog rescue centre turns out to be a hoax, Lulu and her team are determined to make it happen anyway. Amongst the yelping and barking, disco lights and dar...

Tonight, I ask you, my darling one, what do YOU want to dream about? Take a deep breath in... and out... and make your choice. You could dream of... flying through the sky at night, running with a paper kite, finding friends and secret doors, picking shells along the shore, reading books and wear...

It's the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium. Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley and, to Ferris's mother's chagrin, is holed up in the Wilkey basement to paint a history of the world. And Chari...

Here are the three Laws of Quill, carved in stone outside every town hall, and learnt by every schoolchild: There shall be No Witches. There shall be No Dragons. There shall be NO SECRETS. Ten-year-old Brim has been sent to the Quillian School for Prevention of Witches, but she's sure it's a mist...

Saskia Spark-Lee loves animals -- she's almost adopted a whole zoo-worth! But when Da and Dee say they can't add another to the collection, she must come up with a new plan to continue supporting her furry friends. With some help from Nanna, and the amazing fundraising skills of her friends, Sask...

In this collection of compelling short stories, authors including M.G. Leonard, Neal Shusterman and Tola Okogwu offer hope for our planet in the face of climate change. Skyscraper farms. Insects for dinner. Guerilla gardening. Nine authors pose ingenious and thought-provoking solutions to the cli...

'And we're going to live here, happily ever after, just like a fairy tale.' When Dad tells Luna and her little sister Aurora that they're moving to live in a real tower, it's almost like they've stepped inside a fairytale. But everything is not as magical as it first seems. The tower needs patchi...

Don't go out in the woods today. Mario is spending winter break with his neighbours, Todd and Jewel, on their family vacation to Vermont. He is excited to see snow for the first time and meet his friends' beloved grandparents. But Todd and Jewel's grandparents turn out to be a little odd. They lo...

Sixteen-year-old Nipper and his Gallipoli mates Lanky, Spud, Bluey and Wallaby Joe are starving, freezing and ill-equipped. By November 1915 they know that that there is more to winning a war than courage. The Gallipoli campaign has been lost. Nipper has played cricket with the Turks in the oppos...

There are some things you should know about Harriet Wermer: She used to lie a lot, but not anymore. Seriously, she only tells the truth now. Even though she hadn't wanted to come to Marble Island in the first place, now she doesn't want to leave. It's the truth. With her mom and new baby brother ...

After answering a distress call from a doggy damsel, Magnus, Daisy, Ed, and Spot must enter the deadly deserts of Cat Island. With the Spymaster beside them, the dogs are sure to succeed -- but is this catty crewmate really the dogs' best friend?

Itty Bitty Kitty loves cheek rubs, hiding under the sofa and looking after her humans. She hates being called cute. She is almost a tiger, after all! She may still be a kitten, but Itty Bitty is ready to take on the world. And she knows all the Cat Laws. She knows much more than her family, who d...

John Jones, that's my name, though everyone calls me Jack. Or 'that Jones brat', which is a bit unfair. I'm not that bad I just get caught a lot. Living on a small island off the coast of Australia during World War II, Jack and his friend Banjo have the run of the place and a knack for adventure ...

Everyone's favourite Dragon Warrior, Po, is back for a new adventure in Kung Fu Panda 4. Readers will love this hilarious and epic retelling of the hit film, featuring all of their favourite characters like Master Shifu, Li, Mr. Ping and more.

Eleven-year-old Benjamiah Creek believes in science, logic and the power of reason. He definitely does not believe in magic. But when he receives a mysterious gift in the post - a doll that can transform into a bird - he is led into the impossible (and most definitely magical) world of Wreathenwo...

Pearl can't stop laughing! But whenever she laughs, Pearl's accidental magic causes chaos and it's making the creatures of the magical meadow upset. Including Olive and Tweet! Can Pearl control her giggles and make it up to her friends?

Deep in the heart of Swansea, Wales, lives a small girl with some big secrets to keep. Secrets that make her one of the best actresses on the planet - because no-one would ever think that, away from school, Audrey is the sole carer for her increasingly sick mam and her two younger siblings ... or...

Nine and her friends are headed to the mortal realm in search of the only thing that will shake a very tricky witch off their tail: a priceless stargold locket. It lies hidden in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures, guarded by Nine's old foe, the formidable gangmaster of all the thieflings in London...

Basil Beedon and Terry Clegg are neighbours, and that's all they have in common. Terry loves sport and Basil loves books -- but to Basil's absolute dismay, he's been roped into helping Terry with his reading. Every. Single. Saturday. However, that's the least of his worries when Gretel comes shoo...

When twelve-year-old Franny's estranged uncle comes home to help out after Nana's accident, some long-guarded family secrets come to light, forcing Franny to confront the discoveries she makes about her troubled absent mother, and herself.

In the land of Tangala, legend tells of the Metamorphia - a league of sorcerers who once defied the Emperor and used their magic to create mighty Beasts. Now the New Protectors are on the trail of four such Beasts, resurrected by the witch Zuba. Our brave young heroes must travel to the four corn...

I'm Mia! This will be easy. My life is pretty interesting and amazing. I'm the only kid in my class who lives above a shop. And not just any shop - everyone knows Costa's is the best place for fresh fruit and pastries and dips and bread. Anyway, I wanted to tell you about what happened at school ...

Liz's netball team are on their way to the semi-finals! But then their star Goal Attack breaks her ankle! Coach Michelle finds a new player, Emma, who is rumoured to be an excellent shooter. But the moment she starts playing, she misses every goal! What is going on? Can Liz find out in time to he...

The house seemed to sit apart from the others on Katydid Street, silent and alone, like it didn't fit among them. For Violet Hart -- whose family is about to move into the house on Katydid Street -- very little felt like it fit anymore. Like their old home, suddenly too small since her mother rem...