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It's the height of summer in Australia, 1979, and on a quiet suburban cul-de-sac in Canberra a housewife is scrubbing the yellow and white chequered tiles of the bathroom floor. But all is not as it seems. For one thing, it's 3 am. For another, she is trying desperately to remove all traces of bl...

What would you do if you found out you'd been raising another couple's child - and they've been raising yours? Fourteen years ago, Kelsey and Raf Maccioni left hospital with their newborn daughter, Ammy. Days later, Shona and Nathan James welcomed the birth of their son, Zac. The only thing the t...

Every ten years in Wil's home town of Lennon, California, one person is brought back to life for thirty days. Wil brings back her ex-best friend Annie LeBlanc. Wil's ecstatic - who cares that Annie stopped speaking to her before she died? Discovering a loophole that means Annie can stay alive, Wi...

Suki Cat is feeding the cows! Follow her dressing-up adventure with study sliders to push, pull and turn.

Who will Suki Cat be today? In Doctor, Suki Cat comes to the rescue with an x-ray and a special bandage when her friend Otto hurts his knee falling from a tree!

Embark on a journey of imagination and discovery in Christy Tania's first dessert cookbook, Imagine. Christy sprung to fame through her charismatic, winning performances on Masterchef Desserts and now she generously shares her secrets with you. Featuring over 50 foundational 'basic' recipes, read...

In recent years, the trust in Australian politics and politicians has been at an all-time low. From political polarisation and the spread of disinformation to the lack of trust in the public institutions that underpin our government, the truth can often be hard to find. How Australian Democracy W...

When 12-year-old Sid discovers a talking octopus in his family's fish shop, he is not happy. Sid is trying to keep a low profile from the bullies at school while he waits to get into the art school of his dreams - so the last thing he needs is a pesky, know-it-all, opera-singing octopus called Ot...

Galan does not like visiting the Roman fort of Vindolanda to sell his fruit. The soldiers often shout at the local people. Them he finds himself going to a Roman party ...

Ug's family needs the fire for their cave. It keeps them warm and safe from wild animals. One day, Ug is so busy painting that he forgets all about it ...

In this twist on the original fairy tale, the miller's son is given two cats by his father. Puss can talk to humans; Kitty is very clever. And Kitty has big plans.

"Emmy and Birch discover different potions to help them survive"--Back cover.

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.

A kaleidoscopic portrait of one family's displacement across four countries, Kantika-'song' in Ladino-follows the joys and losses of Rebecca Cohen, feisty daughter of the Sephardic elite of early 20th-century Istanbul. When the Cohens lose their wealth and are forced to move to Barcelona and star...

"Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a la...

James Longman was a preteen in boarding school when his dad, who was diagnosed with depression and schizophrenia, died by suicide. As he got older, James's own bouts of depression spurred him to examine how his father's mental health might have affected his own. He engaged with experts to uncover...

"A visceral and incisive collection of six propulsive personal essays." -Vanity Fair *A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * Named a Most-Anticipated Book by Entertainment Weekly, Lit Hub, and AV Club * New York Times Paperback Row* From the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Women T...

When Pamela Churchill Harriman died in 1997, the obituaries that followed were predictably scathing - and many were downright sexist. Written off as a mere courtesan and social climber, her true legacy was overshadowed by a glamorous social life and her infamous erotic adventures. Much of what sh...

Bladers are ready to battle it out! They've set their sights on the top of The X tower and prepare to fight their way to victory. With new technology and powerful opponents entering the arena, Beyblades are pushed to their extremes as they race through a new era. Amateur Blader Robin Kazami is le...

Teen vlogger Malika's ghost hunter channel is almost popular enough to start earning money to support her family. All she needs is one viral video - and she knows exactly where she's going to get it. Bhangarh Fort is the most haunted place in India, rumoured to be home to the cursed princess Ratn...

Jolene's first day of summer vacation is not going as planned. Her best friend has moved away, and her mom just tried to throw out her very favorite rain boots that are 100 percent not too small and don't have a hole in the bottom of one that makes her foot wet. But Jolene finds herself on an une...

A vulnerable exploration of modern womanhood that weaves deeply personal stories with opinions and advice on sex, friendship, family, career and beyond. This part memoir, part feminist manifesto meets women where they are and as they are. Hannah exposes and celebrates the messy, honest and insula...

Join in the fun as we come together and dance at the corroboree! Learn how to slither like a snake, jump like a kangaroo, crawl like a goanna, walk like an emu and fly like an eagle. A joyful celebration of First Nations culture and Australia's unique animals through dance and music, with rhyming...

Maggie the dragon is the best flyer. She loves to do skydives, barrel rolls and heaps of loop-de-loops! Maggie's job is to guard the most faraway edges of the kingdom. She's not scared of any creature, big or small, even the scary ones. The problem is that other creatures are sometimes scared of ...

In this brand new lift-the-flap adventure, Spot and his friends are helping out in the garden. They dig and plant seeds, but then Spot disappears! Where could he have gone? Toddlers will love searching for Spot and discovering plants and animals in the garden along the way.

In the Dreamtime there lived the Goodoo and Thuggai peoples. They looked different to the Murri people who lived near by. While the Murri's lived in the rocky overhangs and hunted bigger animals, the Goodoo people lived under the shade of the Coolabah trees and would dig up witchetty grubs. The M...

Peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town bores ten-year-old Nico into mischief. Riding Creepers while they explode is fun and all, but what he really wants is to escape the blocky confines of his home and take his crafting skills on an adventure to the end of the world.

In ancient times, the vast area that stretches across what is now modern-day Iraq and Syria saw the rise and fall of epic civilizations who built the foundations of our world today. It was in this region, which we call Mesopotamia, that history was written down for the very first time.

Beyonce's transformation from pop royalty to a fierce feminist trailblazer leaves a glittery empowerment trail in her wake. And now, with "Cowboy Carter", she's rustlin' up a new sound, proving she's not afraid to ride off into uncharted musical territory. So, grab your hats, and let's hit the tr...