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  • Cursed Crowns (Twin Crowns, Book 2)

    by Katherine Webber, Catherine Doyle ...
    Book 2 - Twin Crowns
    Bestselling authors and real-life sisters-in-law Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber join forces on a compelling YA fantasy bursting with high-stakes adventure, romance and humour. Two queens, one throne. What can possibly go wrong . . .?Twin queens Wren and Rose have claimed their crowns . . . but not everyone is happy about witches sitting on Eana’s throne.Cool-headed Rose sets off on a Royal ... Read more

    $13.99 AUD $5.99 AUD

  • Cup Countdown!

    by Sam Kerr, Fiona Harris ...
    Illustrated by Aki Fukuoka ...
    series Sam Kerr: Kicking Goals
    Australian Matildas and World Cup superstar Sam Kerr teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer, school, sport, friendship, dealing with bullies and following your dreams.The 2006 World Cup is around the corner and thirteen-year-old Sam Kerr is pumped! Even though the games are being played on the other side of the world, Sam and her ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD

  • Zoo Station

    The Story of Christiane F.

    by Christiane F. ...
    This incredible autobiography of Christiane F. provides a vivid portrait of teen friendship, drug abuse, and alienation in and around Berlin's notorious Zoo Station. Christiane's rapid descent into heroin abuse and prostitution is shocking, but the boredom, longing for acceptance, thrilling risks, and even her musical obsessions are familiar to everyone. Previously published in Germany and the US ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • Quantum Physics for Smart Kids

    A Little Scientist's Guide to Atoms, Molecules, Matter, and More

    by Carlos Pazos ...
    series Future Geniuses
    Discover the mystery of science with Future Geniuses!Join Valentia, the little scientist, and her cat, Plank, as they learn why Plank can never seem to catch the laser he loves to play with.To do this, they must shrink down to the smallest size imaginable. Once they’re tiny, they can better learn about quantum physics, discovering secrets that are invisible to those of us who are full sized ... Read more

    $13.99 AUD $1.99 AUD

  • 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

    $12.99 AUD

  • Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World

    The highly anticipated sequel to the multi-award-winning international bestseller Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

    by Benjamin Alire Sáenz ...
    ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PRODUCED BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDAThe highly anticipated sequel to the beloved cult classic about family, friendship and first love, from award-winning author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. This lyrical novel will enrapture readers of John Green, Love, Simon and Call me by your Name.A love story like no other.In Ar... ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • What If It's Us

    by Adam Silvera, Becky Albertalli ...
    Love Nick and Charlie from Heartstopper? Meet Arthur and Ben! **From INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING authors Adam Silvera (They Both Die At The End) and Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda) comes a long-awaited collaboration about two very different boys who can't decide if the universe is pushing them together or pulling them apart.Soon to be a feature film, adapted by the creator of 13 ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • On Two Feet and Wings

    One boy's amazing story of survival

    by Abbas Kazerooni ...
    Book 1 - THE ABBAS KAZEROONI MEMOIRS
    I was not aware that I was crying until I saw the tears hit my shoes. Even with all the lights at the airport, the night outside looked dark and the air seemed thick. I wiped my eyes and tried to figure out what I could do. I was alone in a foreign land at the age of nine, and I did not speak the language. I was, quite simply, terrified.Close to his tenth birthday, Abbas has to leave his parents ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • Alma and How She Got Her Name

    by Juana Martinez-Neal ...
    Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal ...
    A 2019 Caldecott Honor BookWhat’s in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from — and who she may one day be.If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a small person wind up with such a large name? Alma turns to Daddy for an answer and learns of Sofia, the grandmother who loved books and ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • Cloudburst

    A Jack Courtney Adventure

    by Wilbur Smith ...
    series Jack Courtney Adventures
    Brand new Wilbur Smith series for readers of 10+ - starring fourteen-year-old Jack Courtney.Jack Courtney has lived in the UK his whole life. But this summer his parents are travelling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a gorilla conference, and they've promised to take Jack and his friends with them.When his parents go missing in the rainforest, abducted by mercenaries, nobody seems to ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD

  • Friends Forever

    by Shannon Hale ...
    Illustrated by LeUyen Pham ...
    Book 3 - 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.Shannon is in eighth grade, and life is more complicated than ever. Everything keeps changing, her classmates are starting to date each other (but nobody wants to date her!), and no matter how hard ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • We Are Wolves

    2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Shortlist Book

    by Katrina Nannestad ...
    The powerful novel from award-winning Australian writer Katrina Nannestad.Shortlisted in the 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. Winner of the 2021 Australian Book Design Awards. Longlisted in the 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards.Sometimes it's good to be wild.Sometimes you have to be wild.When the Russian Army marches into East Prussia at the end of the war, the Wolf family must flee. Liesl, ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD $3.99 AUD

  • Legendborn

    TikTok made me buy it!

    by Tracy Deonn ...
    series The Legendborn Cycle
    SOME LEGACIES ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN."I love the feeling of a magical world existing just beneath the surface of our own and this story gave me everything I wanted: incredible characters, ancient lore and secret societies – all grounded in our very real, very flawed world . . ." –Leigh Bardugo, author of Shadow and BoneAn explosive fantasy debut that is taking TikTok by storm. Perfect for fans of ... Read more

    $10.99 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

  • Twin Crowns (Twin Crowns, Book 1)

    by Katherine Webber, Catherine Doyle ...
    Book 1 - Twin Crowns
    Bestselling authors, Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber, joined forces on an utterly compelling YA romantic fantasy bursting with high-stakes adventure and crossover appeal about twin princesses separated at birth.“Twin Crowns cast a spell on me from the very first pages with its glittering blend of harrowing adventure, charming wit, and intricate world-building. Add in delightful romance and ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Here's To Us

    by Adam Silvera, Becky Albertalli ...
    **Love Nick and Charlie from Heartstopper? Meet Arthur and Ben! In the follow-up to their charming NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, What If It’s Us, best friends Adam Silvera (They Both Die At The End) and Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda) reunite to give Arthur and Ben another shot at true love.From the creator of 13 Reasons Why, What If It’s Us is soon to be a feature film!**Ben h.. ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

  • Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies)

    Amazing women on what the F-word means to them

    by Scarlett Curtis ...
    series And Other Lies
    The Sunday Times BestsellerNational Book Awards Winner 2018!This is the must-read book that every woman needs."Brilliant, hysterical, truthful and real. These essays illuminate the path for our future female leaders." - Reese WitherspoonWe asked 52 women: what does the F word mean to you?The result is extraordinary.Curated by journalis... ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Penguin Bloom (Young Readers' Edition)

    by Shaun Grant, Harry Cripps, Chris Kunz ...
    Inspired by the true story of an unlikely hero, and adapted from the major motion picture starring Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln and Jacki WeaverI guess we all kinda knew our life was perfect and that we wouldn't change a thing.But sometimes you don't get that choice, do you? Sometimes stuff happens that you would do anything to try to avoid. But you can't. And that's what happened to us.Penguin ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • 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

    $1.99 AUD

  • Awful Auntie

    by David Walliams ...
    Illustrated by Tony Ross ...
    From number one bestselling author David Walliams comes another heartfelt but hilarious hoot of an adventure.Stella Saxby is the sole heir to Saxby Hall. But awful Aunt Alberta and her giant owl will stop at nothing to get it from her. Luckily Stella has a secret – and slightly spooky – weapon up her sleeve… ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • The World’s Worst Parents

    by David Walliams ...
    Illustrated by Tony Ross ...
    Millions of young readers have loved the World’s Worst Children tales and revelled in the World’s Worst Teachers with their delightfully dreadful deeds – now prepare for…THE WORLD’S WORST PARENTS! From the phenomenally bestselling David Walliams and illustrated in glorious colour by the artistic genius, Tony Ross.Are you ready to meet the worst parents ever?Sure, some parents are embarrassing – ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Ballet Besties: Yara's Chance to Dance

    by Yasmine Naghdi, Chitra Soundar ...
    Illustrated by Paula Franco ...
    series Ballet Besties
    Pirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!When Yara joins Shimmer & Shine, a community dance school, she meets lots of other children her age, who are there to either start their training or just for the fun of it. Soon she has a group of ballet besties she loves to dance with.But then Dame Clougston-Wilmott, their grumpy, dance ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

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  • The Silk Roads

    The Extraordinary History that created your World – Illustrated Edition

    Illustrated by Neil Packer ...
    by Professor Peter Frankopan ...
    Set your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the world.Peter Frankopan, number one bestselling author and historian explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology in this extraordinary book about how the east married the west with a remarkable voyage at its heart – the journey along the Silk Roads.From ancient world ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD

  • You Don't Know What War Is

    The Diary of a Young Girl From Ukraine

    by Yeva Skalietska ...
    ***A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR******** Shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year: Older Non Fiction The Week Junior Book Awards***Featured on This Morning, Steph's Packed Lunch, Radio 4: Today and Channel 4 News**_______________Everyone knows the word 'war'. But very few understand what it truly means. When you find you have to face it, you feel totally lost, walled in by fright and ... Read more

    $13.99 AUD