Kids
Fabish: The Horse That Braved A Bushfire by Neridah McMullin & Andrew McLean
This is a true story from the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009, written from the perspective of a brave trainer, John Evett, and a courageous horse, Fabish.
An ex-racehorse, Fabish’s retirement role was to look after the young horses (known…
Charlie and the War Against the Grannies by Alan Brough
Charlie wants a paper round more than anything in the world, but his attempts to get one are met with mystery and bizarre, unexpected hostility from the elderly women are who currently on the job in his Melbourne neighbourhood.
Charlie…
The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories by Joan Aiken & Peter Bailey
This complete collection of Joan Aiken’s stories about the Armitage family is lovely reading for children and adults. Everything you wish your childhood contained – unicorns in the front garden, magic preschool teachers, ghosts for houseguests – happens for Harriet…
When Friendship Followed Me Home by Paul Griffin
Ben Coffin spent 10 years in children’s homes before 67-year-old Tess adopted him. It was almost worth the wait. Tess is the kind of mum who, when Ben walks into the apartment one day with a stray mutt in his…
The Bolds to the Rescue by Julian Clary & David Roberts
Our favourite, outrageous, animal family from Fairfield Road have returned in this Julian Clary sequel! The Bolds to the Rescue reunites readers with the hilarious hyena family of four, along with introducing a gallery of new friends who dream of…
The Other Christy by Oliver Phommavanh
Christy is on the cusp of turning 11, and she is still struggling to fit in at school and find a true friend. In her school class there is another girl with the same name – a louder, more popular…
And I Darken by Kiersten White
And I Darken is a gender-swapped version of the story of Vlad the Impaler (the real-life inspiration for Dracula!). Vlad, now Lada, has been sent to live in the Ottoman courts with her brother Radu as part of a treaty…
Frankie Potts and The Sparkplug Mysteries by Juliet Jacka
This is less of a mystery story and more of a story about a girl who WANTS to be in a mystery story and it’s a lot of fun. Frankie Potts is one sassy young detective. After she finds a…
Poppy’s Place: The Home-Made Cat Café by Katrina Charman & Lucy Truman
This is a wonderful book for animal lovers aged 8–12 years. Eleven-year old Isla adores cats, but her vet-nurse mum won’t let her to have one of her own. In the holidays before starting high school, Isla helps out at…
Petunia Paris’s Parrot by Katie Haworth & Jo Williamson
Petunia Paris lives a life of luxury and wants for very little, so her parents are challenged for gifts when her fifth birthday approaches; what to give their darling, indulged treasure? A talking parrot, of course, is what Petunia desires…
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