Readings staff customerservice@readings.com.au http://www.readings.com.au/feed/collection/new-middle-fiction 2008-07-29T05:00:03Z 9780007269402 <p>'I'm not a foreigner,' exclaimed Paddington hotly. 'I'm from Darkest Peru.'</p> <p>Paddington Bear always manages to find himself in tricky situations, sometimes extraordinary situations. Like the time he had a difficult encounter with a policeman or when he found himself in deep water with a newspaper reporter. But since arriving from his native Peru after an earthquake Paddington has always felt at home with the Brown family who found him on Paddington station. Until one day, a surprise visitor arrives at thirty–two Windsor Gardens. Is it time for Paddington to decide where 'home' really is?</p> 9781741663242 <p>When the balloon was born I was going to tell it exactly what I thought about it, how sick it had made my mother and how it had ruined my life.' 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 best friend Sarah has just found another, BETTER friend. It seems like everyone is abandoning her. But when Ruby meets the mysterious Magda, who gives her a very special gift that might, just MIGHT even be a bit magical, everything begins to change. This delightful story from the multi-award-winning author of BEING BEE and RAIN MAY AND CAPTAIN DANIEL will fill the young reader with wonder, hope and amazing possibilities.</p> 9781741662832 <p>Trained by a secret brotherhood. Charged with the fate of his world. Able to see through the eyes of animals. Young Moonshadow is an agent of the elite Grey Light order, spying for the Shogun of Japan at the dawn of an age of peace. But fanatical warlords plot to plunge the nation back into chaos using a foreign secret weapon. Up against Moonshadow on his first mission are seasoned spies, rogue samurai and most dangerous of all . . . a beautiful girl. Can Moon's courage, sword and unique powers prevent his land sliding back into civil war?</p> 9780143303305 <p>Dear Diary,</p> <p>It's official. Our whole entire family has moved to the country. The pets are disturbed and restless. My sisters are disturbed and restless - although that's normal. What is not normal is a cursed fox and a haunted cubby house. That is definitely unnormal.</p> <p>At least the country people now have an expert in their midst. Someone with a cool head and a sharp eye. Someone who can solve intriguing mysteries and knows how to keep detailed spy files. Really, it's lucky I came along when I did.</p> <p>Yours truly,</p> <p>Tan</p> <p>Join Tan, Awesome the dog and the crazy Callahan family in this very funny story about sleepovers, spooks and spying.</p> 9780958009126 <p>No extra details available for this item.</p> 9781741661255 <p>While Spyforce agents celebrate 50 years of fighting crime at a lavish party, a small, deadly device pulses in the floor beneath them. The next day during a spy training session in a secluded forest Max Remy is found unconscious. Did she fall or was she attacked? And why are famous monuments and buildings crumbling around London? Who is behind it and will Linden survive after becoming victim to a madman's deadly plans? Can Max save Linden and stop the destruction, or will this be the end of Spyforce . . . forever?</p> 9780440868026 <p>When Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye, he turned and waved before getting on. But after half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off - and no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air? So Ted and his older sister, Kat, become sleuthing partners, since the police are having no luck. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery. This is an unputdownable spine-tingling thriller - a race against time.</p> 9781416910725 <p>On a blustery October night the Circus Oscuro came to town. It was clear from the start that this was no ordinary circus. They did not roll into town with fanfares and cartwheeling clowns. Instead they came in the dead of night, when all the townspeople were asleep. The circus wagons turned into the long field at the bottom of the hill that overlooked the town of Larde, and creaked to a halt in neat rows with barely a sound. There was just one witness to the arrival of the circus.</p> <p>A small boy, huddled in a large wooden barrel high on the side of the hill, watched the raising of the big top, awakened from his sleep by the shouts of the circus people and the occasional trumpeting of the elephants. The boy's name was Miles, and the barrel was his home...</p> 9780007245192 <p>When Mystic, Issie's beloved dapple–grey pony, is tragically killed at a gymkhana event, Issie is devastated and swears she'll never ride again. But soon she's faced with a new challenge when Blaze, a spirited young Arab mare, abused by its previous owners, arrives at the Chevalier Point stables, and Issie is charged with training her.</p> <p>At first Blaze is too spirited for Issie to handle, but with some hard work and loving care, Issie finally wins Blaze's trust – and even enters for the next one–day–event competition to compete against her friends. But why does Issie still have such vivid dreams about her old pony Mystic. And is Blaze completely out of danger?</p> 9781845076740 <p>A new life should be exciting - but for Danni, it's a battle. He and his 'Aunty' live in a tower block, with only distant memories of his faraway home. His new language is proving difficult, he gets bullied by the other children, and he has nightmares. One day when his school visits a city farm, Danni meets a grey horse called Moonlight and his heart starts to heal. But the nightmares are closing in - until a sad event sparks a magical night that will transform Danni's life for ever.</p> 9780763632519 <p>Meet the Sisters Club: twelve-year-old Alex, aspiring actress and born drama queen; eight-year-old Joey, homework lover and pioneer wannabe; and smack in the middle, ten-year-old Stevie, the glue that holds them together -- through dinner disasters, disputes over stolen lucky sweaters, and Alex’s going gaga over her leading man. Playfully weaving Stevie’s narration with Alex’s scripts, Joey’s notebook entries, and hilarious elements such as "How to Swear in Shakespeare" and "Dear Sock Monkey" letters, this hugely engaging novel showcases Megan McDonald’s ear for dialogue, comic timing, and insight into the ever-changing dynamics of sisterhood. From the author of the Judy Moody books, this exciting novel captures the warmth, humor -- and squabbles -- of three spunky sisters.</p>