The Explorer: WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD by Katherine Rundell
$17.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
From his seat in the tiny aeroplane, Fred watches as the mysteries of the Amazon jungle pass by below him. He has always dreamed of becoming an explorer, of making history and of reading his name amongst the lists of great discoveries. If only he could land and look about him.As the plane crashes into t ...Show more
The War I Finally Won (#2 War) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
$20.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: Ada
Like the classic heroines, Ada conquers the homefront as her World War II journey continues in this sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning The War that Saved My Life. When Ada's clubfoot is surgically fixed at last, she knows for certain that she's not what her mother said she was-crippled mentally as well ...Show more
The War that Saved My Life (#1 War) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
$20.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: Ada
An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaimed author of Jefferson's Sons and for fans of Number the Stars. Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside. So when her li ...Show more
Dr. Nude (Secret Agent Mole: Book 3) by James Foley
$16.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
Dr Nude’s anti-gravity Doomsday Device is ready to blow. Max and the team have to stop it or the entire Earth could be split in two ... and then they’ll never get their secret agent licences! But first, our heroes need to sneak into a fancy-dress party. Will they have good disguises? You bet. Will the d ...Show more
Heroes by Alan Gratz
$20.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war and the ...Show more
Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
$17.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
Michael Morpurgo's children's classic is now a major movie animation starring Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins and Ken Watanabe. With screen play by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. From the award-winning author of War Horse. 'A dazzling adventure' - The Times 'I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember think ...Show more
Leo and Ralph by Peter Carnavas
$17.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
From award-winning storyteller Peter Carnavas comes this stellar novel about space, soccer and the best friend you could ever imagine. Ralph sat up. His voice was croaky. 'If a shooting star zoomed past right now, what would you wish for?' 'To find another friend like you.' Leo and Ralph have been bes ...Show more
The Incredible Adventures of Gaston le Dog by Michael Rosen
$28.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
A funny and fantastical adventure from former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen and award-winning illustrator Viviane Schwarz. Gaston le Dog longs to return to the beautiful beach he remembers from years ago. So he sets off on an adventure – but mystery and danger lurk at every turn, and Gaston will nee ...Show more
Stuntboy, In The Meantime by Jason Reynolds
$16.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
A Schneider Family Award Honor Book for Middle Grade. From Newbery Medal honoree and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a hilarious, hopeful, and action-packed middle grade novel about the greatest young superhero you've never heard of, filled with illustrations by Raúl the Third! ...Show more
Hilda and the Laughing Merman by Luke Pearson, Stephen Davies
$17.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
Based on the hit Netflix series, join Hilda - explorer, adventurer, avid sketchbook-keeper and friend to (almost!) every creature in the valley - as she heads to Scout Camp. Join our beloved heroine as she heads to Scout Camp, hoping for the most normal scouting expedition ever. But, when her expedition ...Show more
The Grimmelings by Rachael King
$20.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
The same evening Josh Underhill went missing, the black horse appeared on the hill above the house. Thirteen-year-old Ella knows that words are powerful. So she should have known better than to utter a wish and a curse on the same day, even in jest. When the boy she has cursed goes missing, in the same ...Show more
Girls by Annet Schaap (author, illustrator); Laura Watkinson (translator)
$28.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
A collection of dark, funny retellings of classic fairytales for girls growing up in the modern world 'A wickedly delicious book. Surprising, subversive and totally addictive' Sophie Anderson 'Spell-bound by these clever and witty stories' Yarrow Townsend 'Satisfying, surprising and consistently superb ...Show more