The Hatmakers #1 by Tamzin Merchant
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Cordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave alchemy and enchantment into every hat. In Cordelia's world, Making - crafting items such as hats, cloaks, watches, boots and gloves from magical ingredients - is a rare and ancient skill, and only a few special Maker families remain. When ...Show more
The Last Wild (#1 The Last Wild) by Piers Torday
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers | Series: The Last Wild
In a world where animals no longer exist, twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes sometimes feels like he hardly exists either. Locked away in a home for troubled children, he's told there's something wrong with him. So when he meets a flock of talking pigeons and a bossy cockroach, Kester thinks he's finally gon ...Show more
Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
A brand-new book from the bestselling author of A Series of Unfortunate Events - a cautionary tale about his own demise. For curious children and adults alike. "This morning you had poison for breakfast." One day, Lemony Snicket finds a puzzling note pushed under his door and is forced to follow a win ...Show more
The World Between Blinks (#1) by Amie Kaufman, Ryan Graudin
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers | Series: The World Between Blinks
Discover a magical world where lost things are found ... Whenever cousins Jake and Marisol get together, adventure follows. They have their late Nana to thank for that. Her epic trips and treasure hunts were the stuff of family legend. This summer, with the whole family reuniting for one last vacation a ...Show more
The Monster Who Wasn't (#1) by T C Shelley
$14.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers | Series: The Monster Who Wasn't | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers
A brilliantly rich and strange fantasy adventure that will make us all believe in monsters - be they good, bad or somewhere in between. "It is a well-known fact that fairies are born from a baby's first laugh. What is not as well documented is how monsters come into being ..." This is the story of a cre ...Show more
Wednesday Weeks and the Tower of Shadows (#1) by Denis Knight, Cristy Burne
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers | Series: Wednesday Weeks | Reading Level: near fine
In a world of magic, can science save the day? Wednesday Weeks never wanted to be a sorcerer's apprentice. She'd rather study science than magic. But when her cloak-wearing, staff-wielding grandpa is captured by a power-hungry goblin king, Wednesday must find a way to embrace her magical heritage and re ...Show more
Julia and the Shark (HB) by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers | Reading Level: near fine
A captivating, powerful and luminous story from a bestselling, award-winning author about a mother, a daughter and the great Greenland shark. Wrapped up in mesmerising illustrations and presented as a deluxe hardback, this is a perfect gift for the holiday season, for 9+ fans of Philip Pullman, David Al ...Show more
Leeva At Last by Sara Pennypacker
$16.99 AUD
Category: Junior Readers
A hilarious and heart-warming new adventure from Sara Pennypacker, the best-selling author of Pax, with illustrations by Caldecott Medal-winner Matthew Cordell Leeva Thornblossom loves to learn: her local newspaper teaches her a new word every day, and soap operas show her the many shades of human expr ...Show more
Swimming on the Lawn by Yasmin Hamid
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Told through the eyes of Farida, as well as her inquisitive sister and brothers, this is a beautiful story about growing up in Sudan. Sudanese culture and customs are brought to life, from the ubiquitous tea service and hearty breakfasts to the commemoration of Muslim holidays and the rites of birth and ...Show more
The Midnight Guardians by Ross Montgomery
$18.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Staff notes: There have been some stunning new releases in middle-grade fantasy lately, but The Midnight Guardians is a standout. Set during the London Blitz in WWII, Cole must rescue his sister with the help of his imaginary friends – a tiger, a badger and a knight – who may or may not be so imaginary ...Show more
The Bubble Boy by Stewart Foster
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
Winner of the 9+ catergory of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award Amir is mad. He's crazy. But the hospital wouldn't let a crazy person in. They must have interviewed him and checked his qualifications. But maybe he didn't even meet them? Maybe he hasn't ev ...Show more
Finch by Penny Matthews
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers
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 else can. But there's something mysterious ab ...Show more