Readings.com.au: Tristan Bancks

Bug Out: Nit Boy Book Two

The two Nitboy books, Lift Off and Bug Out are about a kid called Lewis who has the worst case of nits in world history. Lewis has thousands of nits. His teachers and mum want to shave his head but Lewis has had nits so long that he's kind of attached to them. He sees them as his pets.

Meanwhile, in the dense forest on Lewis's head, Ned, the first-ever jumping louse, has just been born. And the nits are poised to take over the town, the country, the world.

It's a David and Goliath battle as Lewis tries to hang on to his hair and his 'head mice' no matter what it takes.

Lift Off: Nit Boy Book One

Meanwhile, in the dense forest on Lewis's head, Ned, the first-ever jumping louse, has just been born. And the nits are poised to take over the town, the country, the world.

It's a David and Goliath battle as Lewis tries to hang on to his hair and his 'head mice' no matter what it takes.

The Rules Of Cool: Mac Slater: Coolhunter

Imagine a WebTV show coming to your school and asking you to be a Coolhunter! Imagine being sent to far-flung corners of the globe, hunting cool. Imagine going from zero to hero in a split-second and finding that all the weird, totally un-cool things you like are suddenly setting the world on fire . . . Mac's just crashed the latest prototype of his flying bike in front of practically the whole school. So when the creators of Coolhunters approach him and tell him he's an Innovator, Mac thinks they're crazy. I mean, Mac lives in an old bus with his hippie mum. He doesn't have a TV, let alone a mobile. But Tony and Speed say he's so uncool he's, like, cool. They offer Mac a trial. He'll vlog all the cool stuff coming out of King's Bay for a week. If he wins he'll travel the world, uncovering stuff he loves and reporting it via Coolhunters, a massive online space dedicated to the coolest things on earth. But hunting cool ain't easy. Mac's opponent, Cat DeVrees, wants the gig real bad and she'll do just about anything to get it.

I Heart NY: Mac Slater Coolhunter Book 2

Mac and his best friend Paul are on a coolhunt in New York City - a week-long trend-spotting mission for Coolhunters, a massive website getting over a million hits a day. They discover a place called The Hive - a group of innovative kids creating computer apps, sneakers and transport that are way more cutting edge than anything on the market. And they're about to trial an invention that has the potential to change the world. Speed, Mac's Coolhunter boss, is desperate for Mac to spill the beans to the world on this vein of cool he's tapped, but the Innovator kids are determined to remain undiscovered. Mac is forced to decide whether to sell out the Hive and become a hero to Coolhunters subscribers or risk losing the coolest job in the world.

It's Yr Life

Sim in Byron Bay and Milla in LA don't seem to have anything in common. Sim lives in a foster home for kids who don't know where their parents are, and Milla lives in a mansion with her family, including her bigshot movie producer dad. So when they're forced to email each other for a school assignment, this is one pairing that seems doomed to fail from the very first email. But soon the two can't stop emailing each other. Why? Secrets. What did Sim find in a dumpster that has him running scared? Whose footprints are outside Milla's window - and what can she do to fix her screwed-up family before something terrible happens? It's easy to make an enemy when you don't see eye to eye - but it's better to make a friend. Yep, it's your life, so what are you going to do about it?