Secret Sparrow
$17.99
<p>This is the story of women who fought during WWI, but not as nurses or ambulance drivers.</p> <p>In 1917 sixteen-year-old Jean McLain is working as a post-office assistant in England. But when she wins a national Morse code competition, the British army makes a request Jean cannot refuse – to take a secret position as a signaller in France.</p><p>If Jean can keep the signals flowing between headquarters and the soldiers at the Front, Britain might possibly win the war.</p><p>But the British army are determined to hide its desperation – and will go on to burn every document that showed how women and girls were working behind the scenes, in the trenches and even in battles during World War I.</p><p>Decades later, an old woman tells the story of 'the telegraph girl': the friends she lost, the man who loved her, and the happiness she so surprisingly found again.</p><p>Based on true events, this story of adventure, courage and unshakable loyalty restores women and girls to their place in history that the authorities tried to erase.<strong>AWARDS</strong></p><p>Longlisted - 2024 Book Links Award for Children's Historical Fiction</p>
Shadows And Secrets: Wolf Girl 12
$16.99
Join Wolf Girl and her loyal pack in the thrilling twelfth instalment of this smash-hit series that has sold over one million copies!
Sisters
$17.99
Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realise they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all. Raina uses her signature humour and charm in both present-day narrative and perfectly placed flashbacks to tell the story of her relationship with her sister, which unfolds during the course of a road trip from their home in San Francisco to a family reunion in Colorado.
Snack Attack (18,000 Holes In The Universe, #2)
$15.99
<p><strong>A brand-new and hilarious illustrated series for children aged 7+ from the creators of the bestselling Fartboy series!</strong></p> <p>Noah, Jordie and their GOLF Squad friends are still trying to rescue Grandpa Galileo. And now the most incredible golf course in the universe is threatening to swallow THEM whole!</p><p>Will they be squished by giant cabbages?Will they be turned into huge hand-burgers?Will anyone survive this snacktacular quest?</p><p>There's only <em>bun </em>way to find out ...</p><p>But BEWARE!</p><p>If you keep reading, YOU might get sucked into THE MOST INCREDIBLE GOLF COURSE IN THE UNIVERSE too ...</p><p><strong>A hilarious golfing fantasy adventure by the creators of Fartboy!</strong></p>
Sofia The Lagoon Dragon (dragon Girls #12)
$14.99
The Sea Dragons have a final adventure left in their quest to save the Magic Forest. One last Sea Keeper needs to be rescued—and it’s the most important one yet! Sofia will lead the group using her diving skills. Together, the girls must travel to the depths of the ocean to find a missing magical narwhal. The girls are running out of time before the Magic Forest is left to the fate of the Fire Queen!
Something Terrible: Tim Tie-your-shoelaces
$15.99
this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud adventure is packed with messy mayhem, page-turning tension and just the right amount of gross-out fun
Somewhere In Australia (10th Anniversary Edition)
$18.99
Somewhere in Australia, in a land of scorching sun, lived a mother kangaroo and her little joey one. ‘Hop,’ said the mother. ‘I hop,’ said the one, as they hopped over land scorched by the hot sun. Join the little joey and many more familiar animals in this glorious Australian counting book based on the classic rhyme ‘Over in the Meadow’.
Soxiety
$34.95
SoxietyIn a melancholic city of towering skyscrapers, bombarding billboards and blinding screens, resides a dopamine addicted society.The hustle and bustle of day precedes the lonely isolation of night, as they return, alone, to soulless utilitarian apartments where screens consume their remaining waking hours.Spiralling further into depression and anxiety, consuming more but never being nourished, one Man falls into a mysterious underworld, where a metamorphosis begins…And when he eventually returns to the city above, a seed travels with him.A seed of community.A seed of hope.
Spooky Weird! (weirdo 9)
$15.99
Halloween’s coming up, and Bella and Weir are busy working on their costumes. But everything will be turned upside-down when Weir Do finds out his family is moving away!
Squished
$18.99
Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighbourhood, school and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. All Avery wants is her own room ... her own space to be alone and make art. So she's furious when Theo, her grumpy older brother, gets his own room instead and her wild baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl! Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room, all while trying to get Max to sleep at night, navigating changes in her friendships and working on an art entry for the fair. And when Avery finds out that her family might move across the country, things get even more complicated. Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter have once again teamed up to tell a funny, heartfelt, and charming story of family, friendship, and growing up.
Starspill
$17.99
It's been 140 years since the Wolf swallowed the Sun, so why are all the cats in the dark, fog-shrouded town of Starspill bothering Zac about it now? He just wants to stay warm, listen to stories, and work hard for his brother as an apprentice starsmith.But the cats have other ideas. They want Zac to steal one of the three legendary Embers of the Sun from the town museum for them, and they've taken his precious secret map to make sure he'll agree! Together with best friend Alys, mysterious bookseller Aurelian and precocious black kitten Jinx, Zac sets out on an adventure none of them will ever forget. But what will be waiting for them at the far end of the journey - could it be the Wolf himself?
