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Barry Jonsberg
Grace McKellon isn't a 'people person'. All she needs is her magic tricks and her wise-cracking grandmother - until a new friend comes along and promises to make her a…
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Introducing Candice Phee: twelve years old, hilariously honest and a little … odd. But she has a big heart, the very best of intentions and an unwavering determination to ensure…
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Rob has a huge crush on the new girl at school. But Rob is painfully shy and suffers severe panic attacks. How is her heart to be won? Another wonderful…
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From the bestselling multi-award-winning author of My Life as an Alphabet and A Song Only I Can Hear comes another wonderful middle fiction novel that is warm, upbeat, intriguing and…
Jamie’s sister has been kidnapped. And Jamie is convinced he can save her using the principles of game theory. But is strategy the best option when his little sister’s life…
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Pandora Jones wakes in a changed world at The School - a sanctuary for survivors of a plague pandemic. Haunted by terrible dreams, surrounded by traumatic events, Pandora must trust…
A brilliant and timely middle-grade novel from the bestselling author of My Life As An Alphabet and A Song Only I Can Hear.
This isn’t just about me. It’s also about the other people in my life - my mother, my father, my dead sister Sky, my penpal Denille, Rich Uncle Brian, Earth…
Candice Phee isn’t a typical 12-year-old girl. She has more than her fair share of quirks, but she also has an unwavering determination to make sure everyone around her is…
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First published in Australia in 2018 by Allen & Unwin –Copyright page.
Ashleigh and Aiden are thirteen-year-old twins who promise to always look out for each other. Aiden is more dedicated to the task than Ashleigh, but when it comes to matters…
Where do I start in explaining how much I loved this hilariously quirky and moving story with its beautiful, fractured gem of a narrator? How about A is for Awesome.‘…
Pan and Jen are determined to seek the truth - no matter what rules they must break or how terrible the danger they face. But can they even trust each…
Part quirky journal, part detective fiction, this wild and witty novel is a laugh-out-loud comedy about two unlikely friends who are drawn into a dramatic series of events through their…
From the author of The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull and It’s not all about YOU, Calma comes an intense, confronting, unforgettable novel to challenge our assumptions about…
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The sequel to the hilarious yet poignant The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull. Laugh-out-loud humour with a strong beating heart and a sting in the tail.
A compelling novel about a powerful relationship between a troubled teenager and his grandfather, set in the Tasmanian Wilderness. ‘A great read for all teenagers.’ - Robert, 16
What’s an eleven-year-old boy to do when an ugly dog called Blacky appears on his bed and tells him he has been given the mission to rescue God? This is…
A free trip to the Northern Territory! Sounds good, thinks Marcus (‘Mucus’ to his sister Rose). But when his best friend Dylan joins the family holiday, mayhem is not far…
A third wacky adventure with Blacky the farting dog. Blacky’s sending Marcus and Dylan to the Tasmanian wilderness on a mission. But between giant bully boys, unintelligible Scottish camp instructors…
The bittersweet story of a girl and a boy, and a secret that was too real to hide. From the bestselling author of The Whole Business with Kiffo and the…
Pandora and her team are already two members down. The survival of humanity in the post-plague world depends on them. But who can she trust? Book two in the thrilling…
Pandora Jones knows the truth, but she is alone and seemingly powerless against the might of The School. The stunning conclusion to the Pandora Jones trilogy.
Laugh-out-loud funny and wonderfully touching, H is for Happiness is the film based on Barry Jonsberg’s award-winning novel My Life as an Alphabet.
Blacky the dog is on a mission from God - and only Marcus can help him.
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I don’t know you at all. I wouldn’t recognise you from a hole in the ground. If I was telling this story to some friends, then they would already know…
