Shanghai
Step forward Kanon, the American Robert Harris, a man who finds untold stories from our recent past and brings them alive TIM SHIPMAN, SUNDAY TIMES Daniel Lohr, sensing that the Nazis are closing in on the Jews, leaves his dying father in Berlin and boards a ship to Shanghai. His passage is dependent upon him delivering a package to his...Paperback$2899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Feast for the Ravens
September, 1145. The body of a Templar knight is discovered in the Forest of Wyre on Worcestershire's northern border, and concealed upon his person is a bloodstained document that reveals the identity of a traitor. Undersherif Hugh Bradecote, Sergeant Catchpoll, and Underserjeant Walkelin must discover who the dead man was and whether his death was personal, political, or an outlaw...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
You Are The Detective
You Are The Detective by Jay Cooper and Maureen Johnson is a solve-it-yourself murder mystery puzzle set in 1930s England, where the reader becomes the detective. It's perfect for crime fans of Janice Hallett and Tom Hindle, as well as puzzle books like Murdle. In November 1933, London, seven people receive mysterious letters. Someone knows their terrible secrets. They are...Hardback$4000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Meet Me at Rainbow Corner
FROM CELIA IMRIE: STAR OF CELEBRITY TRAITORS ON BBC ONE! ‘Walking in time with the beat, clapping her hands, clicking her fingers. How could anyone resist the urge to dance? Dot swirled her Red Cross cape in time with the rhythm.’ London, 1944. The air raid sirens are blaring, bombers are hovering. The war with Germany has been raging for...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Keeper of Stars
For lovers of Nicholas Sparks, a heartwarming romance about a young woman whose dreams seem too big to let love into her life, until she receives an unexpected package from an old flame a decade after circumstances tore them apart.***DELUXE LIMITED SPECIAL EDITION PRINTING—featuring stenciled edges, a beautiful foil-stamped hardcover, and full-color end papers. Only available for a limited time...Hardback$7100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
I Hope You Find What You're Looking For
The year is 1991. Eritrea is on the verge of liberation from Ethiopian rule and in Washington, D.C.'s tight-knit Eritrean community, change is in the air. Thirteen-year-old Lydia and her family are grappling with what peace after decades of war might mean for their future, just as they welcome Berekhet-a distant cousin newly arrived from Ethiopia to attend medical school...Hardback$6800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Winds of War
Set in a sprawling world inspired by Philippine mythology and packed with myth, magic, and romance, Winds of War, the first book in the Seed Mage Cycle, follows the wind mage Mayin, who begins the epic fantasy saga of the seed mages of Kayumalon. The lost gods of Kayumalon are returning. Before the exodus of kings to Kayumalon, seed mages...Paperback$3500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
White Eagles
The Carnegie-shortlisted author of Code Name Verity returns with another gripping historical adventure, taking readers on a daring flight across war-torn Europe. Summer 1939. With Europe on the brink of war, eighteen-year-old Kristina Tomiak has been called up to join the White Eagles, Poland's valiant air force. When the Nazis reach the town where she is based, Kristina makes a...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Where the Shoreline Used to be
A rich and unique collection of short fiction, poetry, illustration, and song lyrics from Australia and beyond. An encounter with a strange boy on a beach, a dog in space, a world of butterflies, a talking whale, two girls who take on the world, and a thousand silver ghosts... Like the pull of the tide, these stories and poems will...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Time After Time
From the screenwriter and co-author of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel and film Five Feet Apart comes an epic YA sapphic romance, unfolding over two sets of lives, one hundred years apart. Nineteen-year-old Libby has always been inexplicably drawn to the old Victorian house on Mulberry Lane. So much so that when she sees a "For Sale" sign...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
They Went Left
Germany, 1945. Eighteen-year-old Zofia Lederman is alive, but not whole. Her body is just beginning to heal from the trauma of the Holocaust, her mind is broken, and her life is shattered. She knows that she will never see her beloved parents, grandmother, or aunt again—she watched as they were all sent to the left, to the gas chambers, at...Paperback$4100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Year It All Ended
On Tiney Flynn's seventeenth birthday, every church bell tolled as if heralding a new year, a new era. Tiney stood in the garden, purple jacaranda petals fluttering down around her. One by one, her sisters came outside to join her; first Nette, then Minna, and lastly Thea. It was 11 November 1918. Armistice Day. For Tiney and her sisters, everything...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Last Magician
An instant New York Times bestseller! “Will keep you guessing until the last page.” —Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times bestselling author A girl travels back in time to find a mysterious book that could save her future in Lisa Maxwell’s “splendid series opener” (Kirkus Reviews). Stop the Magician. Steal the book. Save the future. In modern-day New York, magic...Paperback$4400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
In Want of a Suspect
The first book in a thrilling mystery duology that follows Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the acclaimed Jane Austen Murder Mystery series! It is a truth universally acknowledged, that London’s first female solicitor in possession of the details of a deadly crime, must be in want of a suspect. The tenacious Lizzie Bennet has earned her place at Longbourn,...Hardback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
In Flanders Fields
Representing a moment of humanity in the brutality of war, In Flanders Fields is a gentle introduction for young readers to the horrors of the battlefield. Inspired by the true story of the 1914 Christmas Day truce in the trenches of Flanders early in World War I, this moving picture book follows a homesick young soldier as he risks his...Hardback$3000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Bridie's Fire
Bridie's Fire by Kirsty Murray is a captivating tale set during the harrowing times of the great potato famine. Young Bridie O'Connor faces unimaginable loss when her parents and baby brother succumb to hunger, leaving her world shattered. At just 11 years old, Bridie makes the brave decision to leave her homeland of Ireland in search of a brighter future...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
AdelAIDE
Bestselling YA author Melinda Salisbury exposes the dark underbelly of new AI technology in this gripping thriller. Freya desperately wants to be a famous influencer, like her former best friend, Hye-jin, but no matter what she does, her posts flop. Until Freya’s stepdad arrives home with AdelAIDE, a home-assistant robot. It quickly becomes clear that AdelAIDE is much more powerful...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The House of Doors
Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023 It is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn is a well-to-do lawyer and his steely wife Lesley is a society hostess. Their lives are invigorated when Willie, an old friend of Robert's, comes to stay. Willie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of his day....Hardback$5500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective
A revelatory history of the women who brought Victorian criminals to account—and how they became a cultural sensation. From Wilkie Collins to the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the traditional image of the Victorian detective is male. Few people realise that women detectives successfully investigated Victorian Britain, working both with the police and for private agencies, which they sometimes managed themselves....Hardback$4799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
China Coup
An expert’s take on how a coup in China could launch a transition to democracy. This short book predicts—contrary to the prevailing consensus—that China’s leader Xi Jinping will very soon be removed from office in a coup d’état mounted by rivals in the top leadership. The leaders of the coup will then end China’s one-party dictatorship and launch a transition...Hardback$4599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks -
China Coup
An expert’s take on how a coup in China could launch a transition to democracy. This short book predicts—contrary to the prevailing consensus—that China’s leader Xi Jinping will very soon be removed from office in a coup d’état mounted by rivals in the top leadership. The leaders of the coup will then end China’s one-party dictatorship and launch a transition...Paperback$4599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
We Were the Lucky Ones
The Kurc family shouldn't have survived the Holocaust. In the spring of 1939, three generations are living relatively normal lives in Poland, despite the hardships Jews face. When war breaks out and the family is cast to the wind, the five Kurc siblings do everything they can to find their way through a devastated continent to freedom. Addy, a musician,...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Volcano Daughters
Set in 20th-century El Salvador, The Volcano Daughters is a powerful novel about sisterhood, art, and a community of women who refuse to be silenced. 'A gripping and spellbinding novel about a sisterhood ripped apart by violence, narrated by a ghostly chorus. An unforgettable debut.' Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half Nine-year-old Graciela is raised in the shadow of...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Great Gatsby
Relive the romance and tragedy of the Roaring Twenties with this stunning 100th-anniversary edition of The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald's best-known novel is set in hedonistic Jazz Age Long Island. It centres on millionaire Jay Gatsby and his pursuit of his former lover, Daisy Buchanan. A classic that touches on the topics of materialism, class, desire, and the American...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Pulp!
A set of wargames rules covering heroic adventure and dastardly villains during the early 20th Century. Enter a world of perilous adventure and explore steaming jungles, desert canyons, and arctic wastes! Brave the perils of nature and discover lost ruins, ancient treasures, and the secrets of forgotten civilizations! Race against rival adventurers and face off against diabolical villains! Take to...Paperback$4699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Matchmaking: The Jane Austen Memory Game
Put your memory skills to the test as you pair up Austen's most famous couples. Simple game play that everyone will understand and enjoy. The perfect gift for fans of Jane Austen. Learn more about the characters and their relationships in the accompanying booklet. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune...Cards$4800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Killer Cocktails
Every month, over 200,000 listeners download Criminalia to hear stories of history's wildest and most devious criminals they never knew existed. But this isn't just any true-crime podcast—more than an engaging history lesson, Criminalia also offers a cocktail recipe to go with each criminal. After all, what pairs better with the story of an identity-shifting murderess who burned her house...Hardback$6900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks-
A Christmas Carol
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Charles Dickens’s classic tale of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge’s encounters with the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet to come is timeless and captivating. In A Christmas Carol, readers journey through an unforgettable transformation of spirit and heart.Paperback$1199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Where The River Takes Us
From the author of The Valley of Lost Secrets comes a thrilling adventure about the power of friendship, set in a Welsh valley in the 1970s, for readers of 9+. Shortlisted for the 2024 Tir na n-Og Awards.Jason lives with his big brother, Richie, trying their best to make ends meet so they can stay together. They've got supportive neighbours...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Whalesong
"There is no now and no then, only in between and always Open the box. Come and see." Aberdeen Knopwood wants to make a difference - to help save the planet and express the passion for the environment that burns underneath her skin. But how can a girl who is too scared to stand out actually do something meaningful? Aberdeen's...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Westfallen
We didn’t mean to change the past. Now we have to win the war. A stunning 'what if?' story by a bestselling author about two groups of 12-year-olds – one in World War Two, one in the present day. Henry, Frances and Lukas are neighbours, and they used to be best friends. But in middle school Frances got emo, Lukas...Paperback$1699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Voyage of the Sparrowhawk
In the aftermath of World War One, everyone is trying to rebuild their lives. If Ben is to avoid being sent back to the orphanage, he needs to find his brother Sam, wounded in action and is now missing. Lotti's horrible aunt and uncle want to send her away to boarding-school (when she has just so successfully managed to get...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Village of Scoundrels
In Village of Scoundrels, Newbery Honor recipient Margi Preus tells the incredible true story of a group of French teenagers who helped save refugees in WWIIBased on the true story of the French villagers in WWII who saved thousands of Jews, this novel tells how a group of young teenagers stood up for what is right. Among them is a...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Verity Sparks, Lost and Found
Melbourne. 1879. Verity Sparks has found her father. But she has lost her gift - the ability to find lost things. Papa Savinov, eager for Verity to become a proper lady, sends her to the exclusive boarding school Hilltop House. But Verity is more interested in solving the case of the missing Ecclethorpe heiress. This investigation, and the strange goings-on...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Touch the Sun: The Freedom Finders
To find freedom, you must leave behind everything you've ever known.It is 2011. You want nothing more than to be a journalist in Somalia like your aunty. But the truth can be dangerous - and when you and your little sister are left alone, you find yourself facing life-and-death choices at every turn.Can you escape a terrorist organisation and find...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Toro! Toro!
A moving tale set during the Spanish Civil War, about the bond between a little boy and his bull, and their escape from a terrifying fate. ‘Once again, Morpurgo demonstrates his talent for stories of absolute clarity about big events’ Sunday TimesSurrounded by animals on a farm in the Spanish countryside, Antonito’s life is simple but sublime. He and his...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Tommy Bell Bushranger Boy: The Masked Man
When Tommy Bell’s father’s car breaks down on a road trip, Tommy and Martin are stranded overnight in a motel room in a strange country town. Things get even weirder when Tommy finds himself roaming the deserted streets on a moonlit night, way back in 1869. But wait – is that an armed robbery in progress? And who is that...Paperback$1499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Time Travel Twins: The Roman Invasion
Discover two sides of history with the Time Travel Twins!Twins, Scarlett and Thomas, are learning about the Romans at school. So Grandad uses his time machine to send them back to Roman Britain.Scarlett finds herself in a Roman camp and is chosen as a slave by the Emperor Claudius’s daughter, Antonia. The two become friends and Scarlett sees first hand...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Time Travel at Puddle Lane: A Bloomsbury Reader
Book Band: Dark Blue (Ideal for ages 9+) An exciting time-travel adventure by Emma Shevah, ideal for fans of Horrible Histories. The librarian at Ariella and Yosef’s school loves History. She even has a collection of historical objects in the library. When she starts acting strangely, Ariella and Yosef can’t resist investigating. Transported back to Georgian London, how will they...Paperback$1699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Time Buddies
The Time Buddies are back with a brand-new set of time-jumping adventures in this hilarious graphic novel from Epic!Hoot and Bentley know the most important rule of time travel: Don’t mess with history—especially your own history! Still, a quick trip can be hard to resist when you really, really need to ask your future self an important question—or get your...Paperback$4100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks-
Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger: A new thrilling historical adventure book from Jackie French! A CBCA Shortlist Book and winner of the ACT Litera
The year is 1859 and the goldfields are filled with diggers -- and danger! Orphaned twelve-year-old Tigg is the Bandicoot Bushranger, the youngest bushranger on the Ballarat goldfields in 1859.When a robbery goes wrong, Tigg must flee in disguise as one of the tens of thousands of Chinese men and boys braving heat, thirst, starvation and murderous attacks on the...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Through the Looking-Glass
The second book of Lewis Carroll’s timeless Alice in Wonderland middle grade series, now with a beautiful new look, continues Alice’s adventures and includes the poem “Jabberwocky!”Alice’s second trip to Wonderland begins when she follows her kitten through the mirror, once again entering the imaginative world where nonsense is the norm. As she travels across the chessboard land in her...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Those Girls
New, from award-winning historical novelist, Pamela Rushby, exploring the roles, and struggles, of women in wartime The poster had a picture of a tanned, healthy girl, wearing a regulation uniform hat and shorts that were, surely, anything but regulation.When Hilly volunteers for the Women’s Land Army in 1942, she’s sixteen years old. She expects to be picking sun-kissed fruit and...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Year We Escaped
For fans of Jackie French and Katrina Nannestad, The Year We Escaped is a heart-stopping and remarkable World War II story by talented author Suzanne Leal. Europe, 1940With war on their doorstep, German classmates Klara and Rachel, and French brothers Lucien and Paul, are forced to leave their homes. They are taken to Gurs, a French detention camp in the...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Wind in the Wall
'I have no idea how long I have been incarcerated in these ancient walls . . . Let me explain how I find myself in this predicament . . .'Set in the hot houses of a stately home in eighteenth century England, a gardener falls from grace when the Duke sets him the impossible task of growing prize pineapples fit...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The What If Histories of Australia
An amusing look at the alternative paths that Australian history might have taken in Australia's Gold Rush.The What If histories of Australia imagines a very different history of Australia, where the unexpected happens in unexpected ways. Starting by defining the real histories, the book then looks at possible paths of different settlements that history could have taken. Gold Fever is what...Paperback$1799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Week at World's End
1962, London during the Cuban Missile CrisisWhat would you do if there was a real possibility that the world might end?Ray, aware of his parents' building worry, decides to take matters into his own hands. He builds a shelter in the woods behind his house in the hope that he never has to use it. Only to discover that someone...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Vanishing at the Very Small Castle (The Butter O'Bryan Mysteries, #2)
It's 1932, the height of the Depression, and Butter O'Bryan and his friends have another mystery to solve. The Very Small Castle is home to Butter O'Bryan, his father, three aunts, friends Gil, Olive and Tish, and their dog, Woofer.But now there's also a monster at the castle!When glamorous film actress Delilah Divine vanishes in the middle of filming on...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Vanishing
Are we alone in the universe? The History Hunter examines an unexplained disappearance to find out. In 1978, a young pilot vanished during a routine flight over a notorious stretch of water known as the 'Bass Strait Triangle'. His radio transmission to airport control is one of the most bizarre ever recorded. What did Frederick Valentich encounter? Where did he...Paperback$1799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Valley of the Tombs
The first two titles in the best-selling Ramose series together in one volume!Set$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Unstoppable Letty Pegg
_______________A brilliant debut historical adventure from writer and comedian Iszi Lawrence, perfect for fans of Emma Carroll, The Princess and the Suffragette, and Opal Plumstead. _______________The story of the suffragettes with the Jiu Jitsu and roller-skating left in... this impeccably researched debut novel from Iszi Lawrence shows the fight for women's suffrage as it really was. Lettice Pegg's father is...Paperback$1699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Time Travel Twins: The Pharaoh’s Tomb
In the second book in the thrilling series, the Church twins head back in time to Ancient Egypt on the trail of family secrets and their nemesis. Adventure, mystery, history, and humour collide in this rollicking, rip-roaring caper from the world's favourite storyteller. Time-traveling orphans Pew and Basket Church just barely escaped the clutches of the evil Pirate Macaulay (pretty...Paperback$2400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Time Machine Next Door: Rule Breakers and Kiwi Keepers
A page-turning, laugh-out-loud historical adventure by comedian and broadcaster Iszi Lawrence, perfect for fans of Horrible Histories.Time flies when you’re having fun. But what does it do when you’re not?Sunil’s next door neighbour Alex is trying to cheer him up after a tricky maths test sends his day pear-shaped. Originally searching for an American corn dog, Sunil and Alex are...Paperback$1699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Time Machine Next Door: Rebellions and Super Boots
A page-turning, laugh-out-loud historical adventure by comedian and broadcaster Iszi Lawrence, perfect for fans of Horrible Histories.Time flies when you’re having fun. But what does it do when you’re not?Sunil and his not-very-normal next door neighbour Alex are back for another hilarious adventure as they whizz through time. This time Sunil and Alex find themselves tangled up in British civil...Paperback$1699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Timekeepers: Exploring Ancient Egypt
Tag along with the Timekeepers and discover amazing events that shaped our world in these history-themed adventure stories The Timekeepers are a secret organisation of kids who keep the course of history on track - and history needs them - a villain called DeLay is causing chaos! When the hands on their watches start to spin backwards, the Timekeepers know...Paperback$1799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Tide Singer
Strangers, storms and whispers of legendary sea people… Eloise Williams skillfully interweaves nature and myth in this stunning middle-grade novella. In the wake of a tempest hitting her town, Morwenna is left to take care of a stranger washed ashore.The storm is just another of many that have plagued the town for years – people blame the tide singers, legendary...Paperback$1799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Stolen Songbird
When Caro Monday's mother disappears on one of her jaunts, she has no choice but to go and stay with a miserable woman that she's never met. Not only that but she's told that her beloved rabbit, His Nibs, is not allowed to go with her. Luckily, Caro's not one for following rules. With her rabbit in hiding, and her...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Sleeping Sword
An enchanting take on the legend of King Arthur from the nation’s favourite storyteller Michael Morpurgo, best-selling author of War Horse. ‘There stood before me an ancient man swathed in a dark and tattered fleece, his long hair and beard matted with filth, his face grey with grief and age. Holding the sword out in front of me, I backed...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Silken Thread
A magical story of friendship forged over distance between two children, from very different worlds, who share a common experience of loss and a passion for a life where dreams can come true. Moonie lives in Melbourne and dreams of designing dresses for movie stars. Eight thousand kilometres away, on Chongming Island in China, peasant boy Little Dipper cares for...Paperback$2100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Secret Sisters
Newbery medalist Avi tells the story of a young girl determined to define her own place amidst old rules and new ways in the Roaring Twenties.Attending high school in Steamboat Springs is Ida Bidson’s dream—it’s her next step toward becoming a teacher and her best shot at escaping a life of milking cows. It’s 1925, and from using telephones to attending movies,...Hardback$5100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Secret of the Youngest Rebel (The Secret Histories, #5)
'HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL READERS'-- ReadPlus on Barney and the Secret of the Whales The whisper in the darkness is: rebellion! (Or: death or liberty!) Frog is an orphan, a pickpocket, starving on the streets of Parramatta in 1804. But when the tall, commanding Irish rebel Mr Cunningham talks of freedom from tyranny and the lash, Frog creeps out to...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Secret of the Treasure Keepers
From the bestselling and award-winning A.M. Howell, author of The Garden of Lost Secrets and The House of One Hundred Clocks, comes a brand-new thrilling historical mystery of stolen treasure, friendship and deep courage set in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. February 1948.Ruth has been whisked off to the lonely Rook Farm to investigate the discovery of...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Sea Queen
A bewitching and powerful tale of sparkling magic, spellbinding mystery and a friendship worth risking everything for, perfect for fans of Tamzin Merchant, Abi Elphinstone and Anna James. Thomasina and Anne are looking for adventure when their friend, Henry, disappears – snatched by a mysterious creature, and dragged into the depths of the River Thames.Determined to save him, the girls...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Schoolmaster's Daughter
Drawing on her own family history, this is a story from Jackie French about education in Colonial Australia - and how women once had to fight for their right to it. January 1901Sharks circle a stranded ship as a young girl and her family stagger from the waves ...Rescued by a Pacific Islander boy named Jamie, Hannah's family begin a...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Ruby Talisman
Tilly visualised the ruby pendant, recreating its crimson fire. She felt herself diving into that pool of colour ...down into a deep, vivid dream. Tilly falls asleep wishing she could escape to a more adventurous life. In 1789, Amelie-Mathilde is living in luxury at the Palace of Versailles but her guardians want her to marry the horrible Chevalier. She falls...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Roman Mysteries: The Secrets of Vesuvius
It's the summer of AD 79, and Flavia Gemina the sea captain's daughter and her friends Jonathan the Jewish boy, Nubia the African slave-girl and Lupus the homeless beggar-boy set sail for the Bay of Naples, to stay with Flavia's uncle near Pompeii. They are soon absorbing in trying to solve a riddle that may lead to treasure. But then...Paperback$3700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks-
The Riding Gallery
Exploring the true story of the St Kilda merry go round during World War 1, by Australia's most revered verse novelistIn Melbourne's St Kilda, as World War 1 begins, Anton, a German immigrant fulfils his dream of creating the most beautiful steam-driven “riding gallery” - a merry go round – in the world. Evelyn, who has just moved to the...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Rebels of Mount Buffalo
It's 1998 and Clara and her parents are staying at the Mount Buffalo Chalet for the Centenary celebrations. This visit couldn't be more different from their last—they were a family of four then. Now they're just three separate people, orbiting around each other while trying to navigate their overwhelming grief. Without her twin brother, Clara doesn't know who she...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Pearl-shell Diver: A Story of adventure from the Torres Strait
Sario lives with his family on a remote Torres Strait island, which he never wants to leave - but the winds of change are stirring. The year is 1898 and the pearl-shell trade is at its height. When his father is coerced to join a white trader on his pearling lugger, thirteen-year-old Sario must go to work as a swimming...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris
Theodosia Throckmorton is in a fix. While attending a reception given by one of the directors of her parents’ museum, she stumbles across an old foe in the most surprising circumstances! His reappearance could mean only one thing: the Serpents of Chaos are back. Once again Theodosia will have to take on secret societies, evil curses, and dark magic too...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Mud Puddlers
What lies hidden in the mud? What might happen if you look at it too long? And what will happen if you let it go?Twelve-year-old Nina is not happy. Her scientist parents are spending a year in Antarctica. And Nina's being sent to London to stay with her Aunt Bee, an intertidal archaeologist, who lives on a converted barge on...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Lost Sapphire
Marli is staying with her dad in Melbourne, and missing her friends. Then she discovers a mystery - a crumbling, abandoned mansion is to be returned to her family after ninety years. Marli sneaks into the locked garden to explore, and meets Luca, a boy who has his own connection to Riversleigh. A peacock hatbox, a box camera and a...Paperback$2300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Portraits and Poison
WINNER OF THE LITTLE REBELS AWARDS FOR RADICAL CHILDREN’S FICTION 2024The second book in the thrilling middle grade mystery series, perfect for fans of Robin Steven’s Murder Most Unladylike. Set in eighteenth-century London, with all the fun and zest of Hamilton and inspired by real Black British historical figures. The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger is winner of...Paperback$1799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Last Light Horse
The fourth and final book in the Light series, which began with Lighthouse Girl and includes the CBCA shortlisted Lighthorse Boy. There were 136,000 Australian horses sent to fight during the First World War. Just one came home. From the high country of Victoria to the desert sand of Egypt, from the waters off Gallipoli to the battlefields of France,...Paperback$3200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Houdini Inheritance
Magic shows and mysteries abound in this showstopping new standalone from a bestselling author who has sold close to a million copies of these middle-grade adventures! The English seaside, 1920sA world famous escape artist...A suitcase full of secrets...And a death-defying stunt... When Harry Houdini comes to visit the seaside town of Sidford-on-Sea, Glory and her friend Dennis are first in-line to see...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Flickering Fires
Solvieg lives in a land of glaciers and frozen waterfalls, the home of frost giants and trolls. Yet it is a world with a fiery heart, created from the ashes of dead stars, heat buried deep within...The Flickering Fires takes us on a journey from the first sparks of creation to the harnessing of fire for cooking, protection and warmth....Hardback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The First Notes
A stunning new picture book from beloved icon Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, that introduces readers to the remarkable story of the development of written music, and speaks to the beauty of music and the power of perseverance. Featuring the illustrated lyrics to "Do-Re-Mi" and an author's note about Julie Andrews's connection to the classic Rodgers &...Hardback$5300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks-
The Family with Two Front Doors
Meet the Rabinovitches: mischievous Yakov, bubbly Nomi, rebellious Miriam, solemn Shlomo, and seven more! Papa is a rabbi and their days are full of intriguing rituals and adventures. But the biggest adventure of all is when big sister Adina is told she is to be married at the age of fifteen - to someone she has never met.Based on the...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Dragon with the Blazing Bottom at Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Meanwhile a star-dusted sleigh blazed through the sky, With a dragon-shaped reindeer fifty-feet high … It's Christmas Eve, but Santa is nowhere to be seen. Luckily, Sir Wayne and Dragon are happy to step in. They know all Santa's moves – they're terrific...Hardback$3299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Dragon with the Blazing Bottom at Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Meanwhile a star-dusted sleigh blazed through the sky, With a dragon-shaped reindeer fifty-feet high … It's Christmas Eve, but Santa is nowhere to be seen. Luckily, Sir Wayne and Dragon are happy to step in. They know all Santa's moves – they're terrific...Paperback$2099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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