Four country children waiting in the rain for the school bus take turns telling stories. In an unusual twist, Anna's story takes the children to Nazi Germany and an intriguing tale about Heidi, a young girl caught in the turmoil of World War II, whose father was one of the most dreaded men in history.One of the children, Mark, becomes engrossed in Heidi's story. In his conversations with his friends, his teacher and with his parents, he explores the moral and ethical issues it rais...

This extraordinary play for young people is an adaptation of Li Cunxin's picture book The Peasant Prince - the true story of Mao's Last Dancer.Adapted by Monkey Baa, Australia's leading theatre company for young audiences, The Peasant Prince has toured nationally, performing to tens of thousands of young people and their families throughout rural and regional Australia.The production was awarded Most Outstanding Production for Children (the Glugs), Best Pr...

Shaun the Shearer just wants to give smokin' haircuts to sheep; it's his calling. Unfortunately the other shearers on the station don't like Shaun's new-fangled ways - he even has a sheep-sheep instead of a sheep-dog! Cast from his shearing role, Shaun and his partner Pete the Sheep set up their own creative hair salon in town. Before long word is out and all the sheep in town are down for a do, and maybe even the big boys too!Adapted by the team at Monkey Baa from the picture book...

**Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original Series!Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who's saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author!**When an investigation into a series of mysterious deaths leads agents to an elite prep school for rebellious kids, MI6 assigns Alex Rider to the case. Before he knows it, Alex is hanging out with the sons of the rich and powerful, and something feels wrong. These former juvenile d...

In the eye of the warThat tore the world apartA mother wants a sonA daughter needs a motherWinter 1939: Danusha and her family are forced to flee their home when the Nazis invade Poland. Danusha’s mother, Anna, changes her name and secures a position as a housekeeper in a German doctor’s mansion in Kraków where Gestapo meetings are hosted in ...

When Finnish police investigator Anna Fekete's bag is stolen on holiday in the Balkan village of her birth, she is pulled into a murder investigation that becomes increasingly dangerous … and personal. The electrifying third book in the international, bestselling Anna Fekete series.***Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year***'Tough and powerful crime fiction' Publishers Weekly

FROM DARKNESSAND LIGHTSomeone is leaving a trail of bodies throughout London, and Detective Anthony Parglietto is determined to end the violence. Then he'll return to the man he loves.Tough, street-savvy, and used to dealing with lowlifes, Flynn Parker is the last person Anthony thinks he has to protect. Then the Bow-Tie Killer strikes close to home and the world turns upside down. Right is wrong, black is white, and a policeman might become a monster. But in the nam...

A "riveting" (Wall Street Journal) book tells the unbelievable true story of an escape tunnel under the Berlin Wall--the people who built it, the spy who betrayed it, and the media event it inspired.In September 1961, at the height of the Cold War, 22-year-old Joachim Rudolph escaped from East Germany, one of the world's most brutal regimes. He'd risked everything to do it. Then, a few months later, working with a group of students, he picked up a spade......

What if the Berlin Wall never fell ...'An honest portrayal of the struggle to keep alive the dream of freedom, justice and equality' - New Internationalist.A 'compelling' series (Fiona Rintoul, author of 'The Leipzig Affair') set in an East Germany that didn't end in 1990 ...By 1993 participatory democracy, citizen's movements and de-centralization are part of a new political landscape. But the stability of the republic is threaten...

2016 Christy Award Winner! (Historical novel category)2016 Carol Award Winner! (Historical category)All her life, Hannah Sterling longed for a close relationship with her estranged mother. Following Lieselotte's death, Hannah determines to unlock the secrets of her mother's mysterious past and is shocked to discover a grandfather living in Germany.Thirty years earlier, Lieselotte's father is quickly ascending the ranks of the Nazi p...

Storm on the horizonDani Canto has precious few people she can trust.As prosecutor Harte Delancey's star witness against her grandfather's murderer, she's become a prime target-and a courtroom pawn. Protective custody seems to be the only solution, but she's not expecting Harte Delancey to be her personal bodyguard.Passion on the riseHarte vows to protect Dani himself to ensure her safety and testimony. After all, winning the case ...

A city boy in Australia's outback?He won't even last two weeks.Pete is geeky-cute and sweet. He's also way too young for me.But he's so much like me too. He loves this desolate land, and he fits right in with station life.My family.Me.There are a million reasons why we shouldn't be together. But I keep forgetting them when he's near.If only he'd told me why he was really here…Outback Treasure ...