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Black Hearts in Battersea

Black Hearts in Battersea
Joan Aitken

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

Simon is determined to become a painter when he grows up so he sets off to London to make his fortune. But the city is plagued by wolves and mysterious disappearances. The Twite household, where Simon is lodging, seems... Buy or find out more


The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century. Buy or find out more



Good Wives

Good Wives
Louisa May Alcott

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

When Little Women came to its last chapter Meg was engaged and the other three March girls, Beth, Jo and Amy, were at the threshold of young-womanhood. This book opens three years later, with Meg and her family happily preparing... Buy or find out more


Kidnapped

Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classic novels will grab a student's attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book... Buy or find out more



Heidi

Heidi
Johanna Spyri

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city. Buy or find out more


A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

A classic story filtered through a boldly theatrical imagination. Buy or find out more



A Little Princess

A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

This beloved story by Frances Hodgson Burnett follows young Sara Crewe, who falls into hard times, is ill-treated at her own boarding school, and is finally rescued and transformed from rags to riches by a rich Indian gentleman. Buy or find out more


Emil and the Three Twins

Emil and the Three Twins
Erich Kastner

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

 Emil and the detectives are on holiday by the seaside when they meet the three Byrons. One Byron is the father and the other two are the sons, Mackie and Jackie. Jackie is bigger than Mackie and Byron Senior is very... Buy or find out more



Five Children and it

Five Children and it
E. Nesbit

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead - an ancient Sand-fairy. Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means having one wish granted each day.... Buy or find out more


Winter Holiday

Winter Holiday
Arthur Ransome

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

     'You know what it's like. Dark at teatime and sleeping indoors: nothing ever happens in the winter holidays.'      Or so Nancy thinks. Then the... Buy or find out more



Peter Duck

Peter Duck
Arthur Ransome

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

Why do they call him Black Jake? Is it because of his hair?' Titty asked. 'Because of his heart' said Peter Duck. The Swallows and Amazons, as well as Captain Flint and the ancient able... Buy or find out more


To Die for

To Die for
Mark Svendsen

$9.95 – Paperback / Random House Australia

For his birthday, Christos takes his father's mackerel dory on his first solo trip. But things go terribly, terrifyingly wrong when Christos runs the dory aground on a reef, attracting a four-metre tiger shark as company for the... Buy or find out more



The Worry Tree

The Worry Tree
Marianne Musgrove

$9.95 – Paperback / Random House Australia

Juliet is a worrywart--she's so stressed that she can't fit in any more worries. Behind the wallpaper in her bedroom, Juliet uncovers an old painting of a very special tree that may help her solve some of life's big problems.... Buy or find out more


A Certain Music

A Certain Music
Celeste Walters

$9.95 – Paperback / Random House Australia

A fairytale in the tradition of Hans Christian Andersen – heart-warming and enchanting. It is 1823 and the child is a loner who spends her time hiding in the Vienna Woods until she spies an old man - a music maker.... Buy or find out more



The Wish Pony

The Wish Pony
Catherine Bateson

$9.95 – Paperback / Random House Australia

A classically heartwarming story that perfectly captures the everyday life of children.. Ruby's mum is having a baby, but why does she need one of those when she's already got a Ruby? To make matters worse, her... Buy or find out more


I Capture the Castle

I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

Cassandra's eccentric father is a writer whose first book took the literary world by storm but he has since failed to write a single word. This title tells the story of seventeen-year-old, Cassandra and her extraordinary family,... Buy or find out more



Emil and the Detectives

Emil and the Detectives
Erich Kastner

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

Password Emil! Emil is excited to be taking the train on his own for the first time. He doesn't like the look of his fellow passenger, the man in the bowler hat. Emil will just have to keep his wits about him... Buy or find out more


The Railway Children

The Railway Children
E. Nesbit

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

'Stand firm'' said Peter, 'and wave like mad!' They were not railway children to begin with. When their Father mysteriously leaves home Roberta (everyone calls her Bobbie), Phyllis and Peter must move to a small... Buy or find out more



The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

It's lovely to live on a raft. We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them. Huck Finn spits, swears, smokes a pipe and never goes to school. With his... Buy or find out more


A Brief History of Montmaray

A Brief History of Montmaray
Michelle Cooper

$9.95 – Paperback / Random House Australia

Sophie FitzOsborne lives in a crumbling castle in the tiny island kingdom of Montmaray, along with her tomboy younger sister Henry, her beautiful, intellectual cousin Veronica, and Veronica's father, the completely mad King John.... Buy or find out more



Peter Pan

Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

A narrative that is filled with vivid characters, epic battles, pirates, and fairies. It presents Peter Pan's adventures that capture the spirit of childhood - and of rebellion against the role of adulthood in conventional... Buy or find out more


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

In the nonsensical Wonderland and the back-to-front Looking-Glass kingdom, order is turned upside-down: a baby turns into a pig; time is abandoned at a tea-party; and a chaotic game of chess makes a 7-year-old a Queen. Buy or find out more



The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Buy or find out more


The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Joan Aiken

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

Bonnie Green and her cousin Sylvia come under the power of a wicked governess when Bonnie's parents leave on a sea voyage. Buy or find out more



Swallowdale

Swallowdale
Arthur Ransome

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

Ahoy! Ahoy! Swallows! Ahoy! Have you ever sailed in a boat or built a camp? Have you caught trout and cooked it yourself? The four Swallows, John, Susan, Titty and Roger return to the lake full of such plans and... Buy or find out more


Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons
Arthur Ransome

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

Swallows And Amazons for ever! The Walker children - also known as Captain John, Mate Susan, Able-Seaman Titty, and Ship's Boy Roger - set sail on the Swallow and head for Wild Cat Island. There they camp under... Buy or find out more



The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
John Boyne

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone. Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind.... Buy or find out more


Treasure Island

Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger. Buy or find out more



The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

The Jungle Book shows Kipling's writing for children at its best. It is a collection of short stories and poems, revolving round the boy Mowgli, who was raised by a pack of wolves in India. We meet the tiger, Shere Khan, who... Buy or find out more


Little Women

Little Women
Louisa May Alcott

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

Reprint. Originally published: New York: Baronet Books, c1989. Buy or find out more



The Wind in the Willows: Book 5

The Wind in the Willows: Book 5
Kenneth Grahame

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

Ho! ho! I am the Toad, the motor-car snatcher, the prison-breaker, the Toad who always escapes! Tired of spring cleaning, Mole ventures above ground into the warm sunshine, and happens upon his friend Ratty.... Buy or find out more


Black Beauty

Black Beauty
Anna Sewell

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

You saved your mistress's life, Beauty! yes, you saved her life. Black Beauty is the prettiest young horse in the meadows, and spends many happy days under the apple trees with his friends Ginger and Merrylegs.... Buy or find out more



What Katy Did

What Katy Did
Susan Coolidge

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Buy or find out more


The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen

The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen
Deborah Abela

$9.95 – Paperback / Random House Australia

Aurelie Bonhoffen adores her family. On her twelfth birthday, she stumbles on her family's remarkable secret. It's hard to accept at first, but when her new friend at school reveals a dangerous plot against Bonhoffen's Seaside... Buy or find out more



The Silver Sword

The Silver Sword
Ian Serraillier

$9.95 – Paperback / Vintage

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is a story of four children trekking from Poland to Switzerland to find their parents after the war. Buy or find out more


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