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  • War Horse

    Before the Steven Spielberg film, before the National Theatre production, there was the classic children’s novel…In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back, Joey tells a powerful story of the truest friendships surviving in terrible times. One horse has the ... Read more

    $6.99 AUD

  • Kensuke's Kingdom

    Illustrated by Michael Foreman ...
    I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven’t got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn’t be doing this … I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD $5.99 AUD

  • Salt to the Sea

    by Ruta Sepetys ...
    WINNER OF THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2017It's early 1945 and a group of people trek across Germany, bound together by their desperation to reach the ship that can take them away from the war-ravaged land. Four young people, each haunted by their own dark secret, narrate their unforgettable stories. Fans of The Book Thief or Helen Dunmore's The Siege will be totally absorbed.This inspirational novel ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD $9.99 AUD

  • Adventures in Time: Nelson, Hero of the Seas

    Series series Adventures in Time
    Enter a fearsome battle across the seas with the latest instalment in the hit children’s history seriesThe world is at war, and oceans have become battlefields. Napoleon Bonaparte, tyrant of France, has crushed one country after another. Now his cruel eyes are fixed on Britain.Only one man can stop him – Horatio Nelson.Young Horatio Nelson went to sea when he was just twelve, but he has never ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD

  • One Thousand Paper Cranes

    The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue

    The inspirational story of the Japanese national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue honoring Sadako and hundreds of other children who died as a result of the bombing of Hiroshima.Ten years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Sadako Sasaki died as a result of atomic bomb disease. Sadako's determination to fold one thousand paper cranes and her courageous struggle with her ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • Story of the World, Vol. 1: History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times (Second Edition, Revised) (Vol. 1) (Story of the World)

    Series Book 0 - Story of the World
    This first book in the four-volume narrative history series for elementary students will transform your study of history. The Story of the World has won awards from numerous homeschooling magazines and readers' polls—over 150,000 copies of the series in print!What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD

  • Things a Map Won't Show You: Stories from Australia and Beyond

    An unforgettable collection of short fiction, poetry and comic art from Australia and beyond . . .A boy who tries to fly, a cricket game in a refugee centre, a government guide to kissing, the perils of hunting goannas, an arranged marriage, an awkward blind date, a girl who stands on her head, an imprisoned king and a cursed Maori stone . . .Sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic, always compelling, ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Black Heat

    A Dark and Thrilling YA Fantasy

    by Bex Hogan ...
    'Dark, enthralling feminist fantasy ... deft characterisation, intricate world-building and serpentine twists will appeal to fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J Maas' Guardian'Intelligent, heartbreaking and fiercely feminist' Katharine Corr, co-author of Daughter of DarknessExile. Rebel. Healer. Three underestimated women, destined to be brought together by revenge in this dark and thrilling new YA ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • Bad Dad

    Illustrated by Tony Ross ...
    Read David Walliams’ bestselling children’s book, Bad Dad, a fast and furious adventure for boys and girls aged 7–12. Beautifully illustrated by artistic genius Tony Ross.Dads come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.There are fat ones and thin ones, tall ones and short ones.There are young ones and old ones, clever ones and stupid ones.There are silly ones and serious ones, loud ones and quiet ones. ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD

  • A Daughter of the Samurai

    A Daughter of the Samurai tells the true story of a samurai and #39;s daughter, brought up in the strict traditions of feudal Japan, who was sent to America to meet her future husband. An engrossing, haunting tale that gives us insight into an almost forgotten age. Madam Sugimoto was born in Japan, not in the sunny southern part of the country which has given it the name of "The Land of Flowers," ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Behemoth: Leviathan Book 2

    Leviathan Book 2

    Series Book 2 - Leviathan
    A stolen throne. A secret mission. An epic adventure.The behemoth is the fiercest creature in the British navy. It can swallow enemy battleships with one bite. The Darwinists will need it, now that they are at war with the Clanker powers.Deryn is a girl posing as a boy in the British Air Service, and Alek, the heir to an empire, is posing as a commoner. Finally together aboard the airship ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD $7.99 AUD

  • Five Survive

    by Holly Jackson ...
    AN INSTANT NUMBER 1 NYT BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! THE EXPLOSIVE NEW YA CRIME THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER.AN INSTANT NUMBER 1 NYT BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!WINNER of the CrimeFest award for Best Crime Fiction Novel for Young Adults!‘A blisteringly good standalone thriller.’The Observer, YA Books of the Year, 4/12/2022‘A thrill ... Read more

    $8.99 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

  • The Donkey Who Carried the Wounded (Animal Stars, #4)

    by Jackie French ...
    Series Book 4 - Animal Stars
    The famous story of Simpson and his donkey - a true Anzac legendMost Australians know of Simpson and his donkey, who became heroes at Gallipoli, even among the Turkish forces. Few know where the donkey came from, or what happened to him after World War I. Or that another man carried on rescuing the wounded with the donkey after Simpson died.This is the story of a small unassuming donkey. It's also ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • To Love a Sunburnt Country

    by Jackie French ...
    Series Book 4 - The Matilda Saga
    In war-torn Malaya, Nancy dreams of Australia - and a young man called Michael.The year is 1942 and the world is at war. Nancy Clancy left school at fourteen to spend a year droving, just like her grandfather Clancy of the Overflow. Now sixteen, Nancy's family has sent her to Malaya to bring home her sister-in-law Moira and baby nephew Gavin. Yet despite the threat of Japanese invasion, Moira ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Maggie: My Life in the Camp

    A young girl's remarkable Anglo Boer War story

    by Maggie Jooste ...
    Maggie was only 13 years old when the Anglo-Boer War broke out and irrevocably changed her life. After months of house arrest in the family’s home in Heidelberg in the Transvaal, Maggie, her mother and younger siblings are sent to a concentration camp in Natal. In the camp, they experience hunger, deprivation and loss, but also surprising acts of kindness from some British soldiers. This very ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD

  • The Silver Hand

    by Terry Deary ...
    Series series Flashbacks
    From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps_______________This brand new, thrilling adventure from Terry Deary brings the closing days of the First World War to life. Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo and John Boyne.It's 1918 and the Great War is entering its final phase. In northern France, ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • Villains in Venice (Taylor and Rose Secret Agents)

    Illustrated by Karl James Mountford ...
    Series series Taylor and Rose Secret Agents
    Get set for another incredible adventure with secret agents extraordinaire, Miss Sophie Taylor and Miss Lillian Rose!After the dramatic events of their mission to St Petersburg, Sophie and Lil know the truth – there's a double-agent at work at the Secret Service Bureau. Whilst Lil pursues a dangerous line of enquiry in London, Sophie must set out on a new mission to Venice, following a twisted ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD

  • Black in Time

    The Most Awesome Black Britons from Yesterday to Today

    Hiya! Alison Hammond here! I love getting to know all about different people and I'll tell you a secret . . . sometimes people we don't know much about are the most interesting of all! Which is really what this book is all about.Let me ask you a question: How many Black people can you name from our history? Mary Seacole? Ira Aldridge? George Bridgetower? Pablo Fanque? <str... ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD $9.99 AUD

  • Hitler's Daughter

    by Jackie French ...
    Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year for Young ReadersDid Hitler's daughter, Heidi, really exist? - What if she did?The bombs were falling and the smoke rising from the concentration camps, but all Hitler's daughter knew was the world of lessons with Fraulein Gelber and the hedgehogs she rescued from the cold. Was it just a story or did Hitler's daughter really exist? And i you were Hitler's ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Battle Order 204

    'Bomb doors open!'It was the call that haunted airmen's dreams.This is the story of an ordinary young Australian whose ambition to fly took him halfway round the globe during World War II - and the fateful mission when his plane was hit three times.'Battle Order 204 is about the quality of courage.Christobel Mattingley has written this book with compassion and insight, its presentation is gripping ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    by John Boyne ...
    Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us.Nine year old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust.He’s oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country.All he knows is that he has moved from Berlin to a desolate area where he has no one to play with.Until he meets Shmuel.Shmuel lives in a strange parallel existence on the other side of ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD $9.99 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

  • The Love That I Have

    by James Moloney ...
    'WINTER CALLS FOR A GOOD BOOK, AND WE'VE FOUND ONE TO RIVAL THE BOOK THIEF'-- The Australian Women's WeeklyMargot Baumann has left school to take up her sister's job in the mailroom of a large prison. But this is Germany in 1944, and the prison is Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin.Margot is shielded from the camp's brutality as she has no contact with prisoners. But she does handle ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD $12.99 AUD