Penny Matthews

This coming-of-age novel for middle-grade readers is about accepting and celebrating differences. Audrey is used to not fitting in. She knows she’s different – even her little sister calls her “Nerd Girl”. When her family moves to the country to live on a vineyard property, Audrey makes a secret friend: a boy, Finch, who seems to understand her as nobody...

Do you dare... join a rebellion? Stand up to a bully? Risk your life for a friend? It's an adventure in history. Do You Dare? Eureka Boys Henry lives with his father and sister on the Victorian goldfields. Still mourning the loss of his mother and baby brother, Henry helps his father to mine their claim and hopes that one...

First day of school, new experiences and making friends play centre stage for this book for the pre-school age. It is Maddie’s first day of school and she has everything ready – her uniform, shoes, socks and hat. But there is one special thing that Maddie can’t leave behind – her blanky! Award winners Penny Matthews and Liz Anelli team...

Read all four vibrant stories and share in Ruby's adventures as she discovers happiness in a time of great hardship. It's 1930, and Ruby Quinlan lives in a big house in Adelaide with her parents and her fox terrier, Baxter. As she prepares for her twelfth birthday party, Ruby has never been happier, but the world outside is experiencing harder...