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Biography, Non-Fiction eBooks

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  • The Diary of a Young Girl

    by Anne Frank, Digital Fire ...
    In 1942, with the Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. She recorded daily events, her personal experiences and her feelings in her diary for the next two years.It is one of the most celebrated and enduring books of the last century and it remains a deeply admired testament to the indestructible nature of human ... Read more

    $0.99 AUD

  • True Spirit

    The Aussie girl who took on the world

    by Jessica Watson ...
    The story of a remarkable girl who followed her dream and conquered the world.On 15 May 2010, after 210 days at sea and 24,285 nautical miles, 16-year-old Jessica Watson sailed her yacht, Ella's Pink Lady, triumphantly back into Sydney Harbour. She had become the youngest person to sail solo, unassisted and non-stop around the world.Told in Jessica's own words, this fully updated edition of True ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • The Secret Lives of Women Spies

    by Charlotte Philby ...
    ****** FIVE STARS 'Fascinating . . . Few fictional adventures can outdo those recounted here' The TelegraphStep into the Secret World.**Charlotte Philby’s grandfather was the most infamous double agent in history.Inspired to find out about his world, Charlotte discovered that there were plenty of untold stories of courage and secrets and daring . . .And so many were about women.There are a host of ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Friends Forever

    by Shannon Hale ...
    Illustrated by LeUyen Pham ...
    Series Book 3 - Real Friends
    Following up their mega-bestselling Real Friends and Best Friends graphic memoirs, Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham are back with Friends Forever, a story about learning to love yourself exactly as you are.● Over 2 million copies of the Real Friends series sold! ●Shannon is in eighth grade, and life is more complicated than ever. Everything keeps changing, her classmates are starting to date each ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • Courage to Soar

    A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance

    by Simone Biles, Michelle Burford ...
    In Courage to Soar**, the official autobiography from four-time Olympic gold-winning and record-setting American gymnast Simone Biles, Simone shares how her faith, family, passion, and perseverance has made her one of the top athletes and gymnasts in the world—and how you too can overcome challenges in your life.**Simone Biles’ entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a field trip ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Diary of a Young Girl

    by Anne Frank ...
    Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with the Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD

  • Real Friends

    by Shannon Hale ...
    Illustrated by LeUyen Pham ...
    Series Book 1 - Real Friends
    “Fresh and funny.” —New York Times Book Review**Over 2 million copies of the Real Friends series sold!Newbery Honor author Shannon Hale and New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find your real friends—and why it's worth the journey.**When best friends are not forever . . .Shannon and Adrienne have been best friends ever since ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • Normal Women: Making history for 900 years

    by Philippa Gregory ...
    The bestselling, critically acclaimed new women’s history book from Philippa Gregory for 2025 – adapted for teen and YA readers!Today, when we think of women of the past, we often think of the 1800s and 1900s – crinolines and stage coaches, bonnets and balls – a time when women were told they were naturally inferior to men, and must stay at home while men went out to work and have fun.HUGE MISTAKE ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • A Room of One's Own

    by Virginia Woolf ...
    First published in 1929, "A Room of One's Own" is a classic text of the feminist movement. It is an expanded treatment of issues that Virginia Woolf presented in two essays she read to audiences at women's colleges in 1928. While the book is focused on women and fiction, its ideas and discussions overlap with larger questions pertinent to women's history.The text explores the idea that women need ... Read more

    $0.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 繪本的夢想與實際：幾米分享創作心得

    by 幾米 ...
    Series series 幾米作品
    ★ 幾米創作繪本精要大公開！★ 毛遂自薦畫插畫到出版20種外語繪本的修煉過程。★ 創作繪本、閱讀繪本、深入了解繪本的獨一無二心法寶典！★ 從畫到書、從單幅畫作到整本故事繪本的修鍊精要！幾米繪本創作的獨門技法大公開從一九九八年出版《森林裡的祕密》和《微笑的魚》開始，幾米已經在這條路上耕耘了二十多年。二十多年間，幾米以驚人的創作能量，每年維持一到三本新書的創作量，持續推出作品與讀者見面，幾米的作品已經翻譯成二十種外語，有兩百種左右的不同語言繪本。到底幾米如何維持創作能量，他的創作過程到底是怎麼產生的，許多人都有好奇。過去幾米出版過《故事的開始》與《故事團團轉》兩本書，與讀者分享他創作繪本背後的故事。但如果要專注討論如何創作繪本，本書提供讀者更加清楚的路徑，除了以《故事的開始》與《故事團團轉》為基礎，以創作繪本的方法為主幹架構，重整更新內容並加上近幾年的幾米新作分析而成 ... Read more

    $28.99 AUD

  • The Promise

    The Moving Story of a Family in the Holocaust

    by Barbara Powers ...
    A Holocaust survivor's own story, told specially for young readers.This is the remarkable true story of a young Jewish girl and her brother caught in a world turned upside down by the Nazis during the Second World War. Eva Schloss describes her happy early childhood in Vienna with her kind and loving parents and her older brother Heinz, whom she adored. But when the Nazis marched into Austria ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Dead Inside

    A True Story

    by Cyndy Etler ...
    This fast-paced memoir that New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins called "Compelling. Scary. Totally real" gives readers a glimpse into the unbelievable reality of a young girl's 16 months in the notorious "tough love" program the ACLU called "a concentration camp for throwaway kids."I never was a badass. Or a slut, a junkie, or a stoner, like they told me I was. I was just a kid looking ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ultimate Football Heroes: Haaland (Goal Machines 1)

    Collect them all!

    by Matt & Tom Oldfield, Ultimate Football Heroes ...
    Series Book 58 - Ultimate Football Heroes
    FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD!Introducing the GOAL MACHINES collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game.Name: Erling HaalandNationality: NorwayHero Rating: 89Norwegian international Erling Haaland is the rising star of Europe. Having already smashed Messi, Ronaldo and Harry Kane's record of quickest player t... ... Read more

    $8.99 AUD

  • Giggs (Classic Football Heroes) - Collect Them All!

    by Matt & Tom Oldfield, Ultimate Football Heroes ...
    Series series Classic Football Heroes
    Meet Ryan Giggs, Classic Football Hero.'United would never have another wing wizard like Ryan he was unique.'Giggs is the classic story of one of Manchester United's all-time heroes. As a teenager, he was so brilliant that Sir Alex Ferguson turned up at his front door to sign him - and the rest is history. A dazzlingly skillful winger, and one of the most decorated players ever, Ryan Giggs is a ... Read more

    $8.99 AUD

  • THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

    by Anne Frank ...
    Series series Women Writers of the World
    In 1940, after Germany invaded the Netherlands, Anne and her family couldn't leave the country, so they decided to hide in a warehouse in an attempt to escape the persecution of Jews by the Nazis. For over two years, Anne wrote in her diary with an awareness that was extremely mature for her age. She detailed her experiences and insights while she and her family were in hiding, living in a ... Read more

    $2.99 AUD

  • Best Friends

    by Shannon Hale ...
    Illustrated by LeUyen Pham ...
    Series Book 2 - Real Friends
    A National and New York Times Bestseller!**Over 2 million copies of the Real Friends series sold!The creators of Real Friends Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham are back with a true story about popularity, first crushes, and finding your own path in the graphic novel, Best Friends.**Follow your heart. Find your people.Sixth grade is supposed to be perfect. Shannon’s got a sure spot in the in-crowd ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD

  • Grade 1 Science: For Curious Kids

    Fun Science Trivia for Kids In Grade One

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's How Things Work Books
    How can the puzzling game of puzzles benefit young minds? Well, puzzles boost general knowledge, and improve vocabulary as well as spelling, logic and problem-solving. But the main advantage of introducing this activity early in life is that it helps children learn with game-based learning. What this translates is that fun and learning become one. So don't forget to secure your copy now! ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD

  • Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens

    by Cindy Neuschwander ...
    Illustrated by Wayne Geehan ...
    Series series Sir Cumference
    Join Sir Cumference and the gang for more wordplay, puns, and problem solving in the clever math adventure about place-value and counting by tens.Sir Cumference and Lady Di planned a surprise birthday party for King Arthur, but they didn’t expect so many guests to show up. How many lunches will they need? And with more guests arriving by the minute, what about dinner? Sir Cumference and Lady Di ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • The Diary of a Young Girl

    The Definitive Edition of the World’s Most Famous Diary

    by Anne Frank ...
    THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK IS 'A MONUMENT TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT'One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank. Edited by her father Otto H. Frank and German novelist Mirjam Pressler, this is a true story to be rediscovered by each new generation._________________________________12th July 1944:'It's difficult in times ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Nanberry

    Black Brother White

    by Jackie French ...
    The amazing story of Australia's first surgeon and the boy he adopted.It's 1789, and as the new colony in Sydney Cove is established, Surgeon John White defies convention and adopts Nanberry, an Aboriginal boy, to raise as his son. Nanberry is clever and uses his unique gifts as an interpreter to bridge the two worlds he lives in.With his white brother, Andrew, he witnesses the struggles of the ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Boy

    Tales of Childhood

    by Roald Dahl ...
    Illustrated by Quentin Blake ...
    Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller!BOY, Roald Dahl's bestselling autobiography, is full of hilarious anecdotes about his childhood and school days, illustrated by Quentin Blake.As a boy, all sorts of unusual things happened to Roald Dahl. There was the time he and four school friends got their revenge on beastly Mrs Prachett in her sweet shop.There are ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Black Snake

    The Daring of Ned Kelly

    by Carole Wilkinson ...
    Series series The Drum
    Part of the award-winning Young Adult non-fiction series, The Drum.“Everyone looks on me like a black snake.” – Letter from Ned Kelly to Sergeant Babington, July 1870.Ned Kelly was a thief, a bank robber and a murderer. He was in trouble with the law from the age of 12. He stole hundreds of horses and cattle. He robbed two banks. He killed three men. Yet, when Ned was sentenced to death, thousands ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • A World of Her Own

    24 Amazing Women Explorers and Adventurers

    by Michael Elsohn Ross ...
    Series Book 8 - Women of Action
    The stories of two dozen fascinating female explorers, from a wide range of eras, cultures, races, and economic backgrounds, are profiled in this entertaining and educational resource. Each of the women profiled overcame many obstacles to satisfy her curiosity and passions, including Eleanor Creesy, who was a ship's navigator in the 1800s; Kate Jackson, an insatiable investigator of venomous ... Read more

    $15.50 AUD

  • Yoko's Diary

    by Debbie Edwards ...
    The discovered diary of Yoko, a 13-year-old Japanese girl who lived near Hiroshima during the warAges: 8-12the diary of Yoko, a 13-year-old Japanese girl who lived near Hiroshima during the war1945 was a hard time to be a child in Japan. Many had seen their cities destroyed by US bombers. Food, fuel and materials were in short supply. Yet spirits remained high. In April 1945, Yoko Moriwaki started ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus