Winner of the 2010 CBCA Book of the Year award for Older Readers.
So far, Marc E. Jarvis has lost a white football boot, a school tie and a best friend. But there's more in store for him when he completes Work Experience at a local car yard – where his world is truly rocked, shocked and shaken. Then Marc meets Electra. And nothing will ever be the same again . . .
Shortlist for the Golden Inky 2009
Broken Glass
$19.95 – Paperback / Penguin Books Australia
Nile is charismatic, on the edge and out of control. For Clarkey, his best friend, being around him is a wild ride. But then Nile goes too far, even for Clarkey, and he's forced to testify against him. Before he knows it, the... Buy or find out more→
Where the Streets Had a Name
$16.99 – Paperback / Pan Macmillan Australia
Thirteen-year-old Hayaat is on a mission. She believes a handful of soil from her grandmother's ancestral home in Jerusalem will save her beloved Sitti Zeynab's life. The only problem is the impenetrable wall that divides the West... Buy or find out more→
Worldshaker
$18.00 – Paperback / Allen & Unwin
A brilliant fantasy set aboard a huge ship in which the elites live on the top decks while the Filthies toil below. Col's safe, civilized world on the upper decks of the Worldshaker, a huge ship that has been sailing since 1845,... Buy or find out more→
Jarvis 24
$19.95 – Paperback / Penguin Books Australia
Awkward, funny and poignant, Jarvis 24 places the reader in the mind of 16-year-old Marc Jarvis, who tries to step outside the boundaries of his private school life by taking on work experience for two weeks in a car yard. Buy or find out more→
Everything Beautiful
$16.95 – Paperback / Pan Macmillan Australia
Riley doesn't want to be at Spirit Ranch Holiday Camp with its jumpsuit-wearing counsellors, the feel-good mantras, do-gooder campers and the monotonous schedule of team-building exercises and outdoor activities. But is everything... Buy or find out more→