Dusty in the Outwilds: CBCA Notable Book by Rhiannon Williams
$22.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction
An enchanting new adventure. An unforgettable land. And the perfect read for young fans of Kate DiCamillo and Karen Foxlee, by beloved Australian author Rhiannon Williams.Dusty has grown up hearing whispers about her mysterious aunt Meg, who went off to live 'out wild' and never returned. Yet Dusty's fa ...Show more
Hedgewitch (#1 Hedgewitch) (HB) by Skye McKenna
$22.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: Hedgewitch
When Cassie runs away from her dreary boarding school, in search of her missing mother, she ends up in the magical village of Hedgely and discovers she comes from a family of witches - women who protect Britain from the denizens of Faerie, who are all too real and far more frightening than the story boo ...Show more
Mikki and Me and the Out-of-Tune Tree by Marion Roberts
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction
Eleven-year-old Alberta Bracken is having a terrible summer. After a bike-riding accident, caused by the local bully, her arm's in a cast so she can't do her most favourite holiday activity: boogie boarding at the local beach. And her little sister Clementine is EXTREMELY ANNOYING. To make matters wors ...Show more
Ming and Flo Fight for the Future (#1 The Girls Who Changed the World) (CBCA Notable 2023) by Jackie French
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: The\Girls Who Changed the World Ser.
An empowering and exhilarating look at the girls who went before us, and the way they shaped the world. Twelve-year-old Ming Qong is convinced that girls must have changed the world, even if they are rarely mentioned in history books. So when Ming gets the chance to go back in time she imagines herself ...Show more
The Bravest Word by Kate Foster
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction
A rescue story of love and trust between a boy and a dog from the talented author of Paws. Do you hear that? You’re Cliff now, and your life is going to get better, I promise. When eleven-year-old Matt finds Cliff, a hurt, neglected dog abandoned in the bush, he knows the brave little pup needs saving. ...Show more
The Jammer: CBCA Notable Book 2023 by Nova Weetman
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction
Fred has moved around her whole life, one small town after another, and never minded starting over. She's always had her mum, her dad, and her love of roller derby. On the track she's Fred or Dead, the star jammer, a gun at smashing through a line of bodies and scoring for her team. But Fred's life has ...Show more
The Last Light Horse (HB) by Dianne Wolfer
$24.99 AUD
Category: Children's Non-Fiction
The fourth and final book in the Light series, which began with Lighthouse Girl and includes the CBCA shortlisted Lighthorse Boy.There were 136,000 Australian horses sent to fight during the First World War. Just one came home. From the high country of Victoria to the desert sand of Egypt, from the wate ...Show more
The Sugarcane Kids and the Red-bottomed Boat by Charlie Archbold
$14.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: The\Sugarcane Kids Ser.
Bernie mutters to me. 'No way. Who'd go into the mangroves at night?' I swallow. Not me. Not into Sebastian land. No one would head into crocodile heartland in the middle of a dark night. No one, unless they had a very good reason. Andy and his best friend Eli live in a small coastal town in far north Q ...Show more
The Way of Dog: Shortlisted for the 2023 CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers by Zana Fraillon
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction
Be strong. Be fierce. Life is more than a concrete floor. Scruffity is born into the harsh, grey world of a puppy farm. Taken from his mamma and locked in a concrete cage, what he yearns for most is Family. To belong is The Way of Dog. But no one wants him. Just as his chances of adoption grow dangerous ...Show more
The Wintrish Girl (#1 Talismans of Fate) by Melanie La'Brooy
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: TALISMAN OF FATE #1
A wildly fun debut about not quite belonging, forging your own path and finding your true home. On Talisman Day in the Province of Arylia, all children receive powerful objects that change their lives forever. All children except for the Wintrish servant girl Penn, that is. Bound to the spoiled Princess ...Show more
What About Thao? by Oliver Phommavanh
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction
From the author of the bestselling Thai-riffic, Con-nerd and The Other Christy comes a funny and heartfelt novel for 10+ about a city kid in a small country town who's enjoying being the new kid at his tiny two-teacher school - until Kadir arrives and things get interesting! In his signature style, Oliv ...Show more
What Snail Knows: CBCA Notable Book 2023 by Kathryn Apel
$14.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction
A moving story about a shy girl coming out of her shell with a little help from her pet snailLucy and Dad move a lot, so it's hard to make friends.Luckily, she has Snail, the perfect pet for a lonely girl. If only she had her own shell to hide in when she started at a new school.But this place is differ ...Show more