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"The year is 1912, and the famed ocean liner Titanic has just hit an iceberg. Twelve-year-old Annie has left her home in Ireland to begin a new life in America with her widowed mother. The peaceful journey across the sea comes to an end when Annie discovers the ship is sinking. As she scurries to...

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...

From the gwardar to the python, and from sea snakes to the red-bellied black snake, slither through the stories of Australia's most dangerous snakes. Packed full of detailed illustrations, beautiful images from Australian Geographic, interesting fact files and information about what snakes eat, w...

From big, hairy spiders and intricate, delicate spiders to pointy fangs and sticky webs welcome to the world of Australia's creepy-crawly spiders! With fast facts, full-colour illustrations and images from Australian Geographic, this book has everything you need to know about spiders, such as how...

The creatures in this book are the superheroes of Australia's animal world, beating all the records when it comes to size, speed, length, strength, intelligence and survival.

Eva's football skills make her stand out while playing at break-time at school, so her friends can't understand why she's reluctant to join them in playing for their local team, the Lightmoor Lionesses. Horribly bullied at her last school due to a painful skin condition, Eva is terrified that the...

Can Joe Pickett stop a deadly revenge plot in time to save a friend. The savage revenge that a pair of violent criminals wreaked on Joe Pickett and his friend Nate Romanowski almost destroyed them both. Yet it was Nate who came closest to losing everything. Falconer Nate decided his best option w...

When Victoria escapes her broken home for university in London, she is determined to reinvent herself and make a fresh start. She falls in love with Nick, who welcomes her into his privileged circle of friends, opening her eyes to a world she only ever dreamt of. But then life takes a darker turn...

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.

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...

"The year is 1937, and the Hindenburg airship is about to land! Twelve-year-old Bonnie has enjoyed her journey across the Atlantic Ocean on the Hindenburg. She's amazed by the sight of New York City when she hears a big THUD! In the moments that follow, she and the other passengers realize the sh...

Nova Porter isn't looking for love, and she certainly has no explanation for her attraction to buttoned-up, three-piece-suit-wearing investment banker Charlie Milford. Maybe it's his charm? Or maybe it's his determination to help her fledgling business however he can. Either way, she's distracted...

Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that are shaping our world and the people who make them. Welcome to Facebook. Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook's potential and knew it could ch...

An enthralling international epic novel - the unforgettable story of twin brothers born in Ethiopia of the secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a British doctor, and the choices each of them must face as they grow to manhood.

Most people think that when they meet Death, it'll be a skeleton in a black potato sack. Maybe with a scythe. Truth is, she's just a woman doing a job, and she's very good at it. But when Death takes a much-needed break to live on Earth, things start to go terribly wrong. Someone's killing people...

A hilarious new series from Australia's favourite comedian, Peter Helliar, about Galileo - a horse with a talent for solving crimes. For as long as he can remember, it has been Galileo's dream to become a police horse. But when his dream comes true, he soon realises he's not there to solve crimes...

An introduction to opposites, with fun textures to touch and explore.

Papa says we're going to a special place today. 'If we djinang look, ni listen, goordoo feel, we might hear boodjar wangkiny earth speak. We might even feel her heartbeat.' I wonder what that will sound like? Will the earth's heart beat just like ours? A bush walk becomes a heartfelt invitation f...

A new biography chronicling the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science, and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory.

Realising he and she are the very worst kind of people, our unnamed middle-aged narrator embarks on a highly dubious road trip through Switzerland with his terminally ill and terminally drunken mother. They try unsuccessfully to give away or squander the fortune she has amassed from investing in ...

Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend - the older brother - his perfect girlfriend - a secret crush - a classmate - and a killer. When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident. They have bee...

Sam, a teenager, lives on a farm with his mother and emotionally distant father, a horse trainer. Haunted by trauma and depression, struggling with school and disillusioned with his home life following the death of his older brother, Sam's life changes when he finds a wounded foal tangled in barb...

Let's go Globetrotters, We're travelling to France to learn about 'Joie de vivre' which means 'a love of life'. Find out what life is like in France. Discover how people live work and play and take pleasure in everyday life. Learn about the food culture and language. And visit some of this unique...

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...

Contemporary fiction. Eighty-one-year-old Maggie Burkhardt has left it all behind. After the death of her husband and the tragic loss of her daughter Julia, she fled her native Wisconsin and has spent the last five years ping-ponging between the world's luxury hotels. Now she has finally come to ...

I am the girl who wove the storm that shook the world. And I'm coming for my crown. When Blaze came into the world, she almost drowned it. Blaze, a Rain Singer, is born into one of the most powerful fire-wielding families in the empire. Her birth summoned a devastating storm that resulted in the ...

Rowan has been working as a wildsmith, rescuing magical animals. But when she finds herself alone and far from home, this time Rowan is the one who needs to be rescued! She travels deep into enemy territory and makes some surprising discoveries, coming face to face with great danger.

It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls' basketball team is in their rookie season. Despite being undefeated, they practice at night in the elementary school and play to empty bleachers. Unlike the boys' team, the Lady Bears have no buses to deliver them to away games an...

Pilgrim is the codename for a man who doesn't exist. The adopted son of a wealthy American family, he once headed up a secret espionage unit for US intelligence. Before he disappeared into anonymous retirement, he wrote the definitive book on forensic criminal investigation. But that book will co...

After trying all the usual ways to dispose of a sibling, one bewildered big brother discovers his little brother might actually be the person he can't live without. Dive into this hilarious story from two award-winning Australian talents that perfectly captures the essence of sibling relationship...