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No Words by Maryam Master
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction (8-12)
Hero doesn't feel like a hero, but sometimes she feels as if the universe is asking her to be one. When Aria, a mysterious boy who never EVER speaks, starts at school and is picked on by His Royal Thug-ness Doofus (Rufus), Hero and her bestie Jaz feel compelled to help. But they're far too chicken to ac ...Show more
29 Things You Didn't Know About Me (Our Stories) by Solli Raphael
$12.99 AUD
Category: Junior Fiction (5-9)
OUR STORIES is a funny, relatable and engaging new early chapter book series that celebrates Australia's multicultural society with authors and illustrators from a diverse range of backgrounds. New friends Franco and Lucas are about to have their first sleepover, and they want to know everything about ...Show more
Meet Me at the Intersection by Rebecca Lim
$19.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Meet Me at the Intersection is an anthology of short fiction, memoir and poetry by authors who are First Nations, People of Colour, LGBTIQA+ or living with disability. The focus of the anthology is on Australian life as seen through each author's unique, and seldom heard, perspective.With works by Ellen ...Show more
Welcome To Country by Aunty Joy Murphy
$26.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
This is an expansive and generous Welcome to Country from a most respected Elder, Aunty Joy Murphy, beautifully given form by Indigenous artist Lisa Kennedy. Welcome to the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri People. We are part of this land and the land is part of us. This is where we come from. Wom ...Show more
No Adults Allowed (Super Sidekicks #1) by Gavin Aung Than
$9.99 AUD
Category: Junior Fiction (5-9) | Series: Super Sidekicks Ser.
I'm Junior Justice, but you can call me JJ, and I think it's time we made our own team. The Super Sidekicks! Are you with me? Being a superhero sidekick isn't as fun as you think. You do all the work, beat the bad guys and save the planet, only for your grown-up partner to get all the credit. Junior J ...Show more
Booked: Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander
$19.99 AUD
Category: 10+ Graphic Novels
Kwame Alexander's acclaimed verse novel Booked is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent Dawud Anyabwile. Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can’t nobody stop you/can’t ...Show more
Amazona by Canizales (Illustrator)
$17.99 AUD
Category: Teen Graphic Novels
Andrea, a young Indigenous Colombian woman, has returned to the land she calls home. Only nineteen years old, she comes to mourn her lost child, carrying a box in her arms. And she comes with another mission. Andrea has hidden a camera upon herself. If she can capture evidence of the illegal mining that ...Show more
The Silence that Binds Us by Joanna Ho
$19.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Joanna Ho, New York Times bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, has written an exquisite, heart-rending debut young adult novel that will inspire all to speak truth to power.Maybelline Chen isn’t the Chinese Taiwanese American daughter her mother expects her to be. May prefers hoodies ove ...Show more
Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen
$22.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
There's always a price for defying destiny.Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the court as Seer with her cleverly phrased - and not always true - divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not-charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip her of her title once he's crowned.After the king a ...Show more
Young Dark Emu: A Truer History by Bruce Pascoe
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction Picture Books
Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together the research and compelling first person accounts in a book for younger readers. Using the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, Bruce Pascoe compellingly argues for a reconsiderati ...Show more
A Footy Tail by Alexander Johnston
$19.99 AUD
Category: People of Colour and Global Indigenous Voices
Inspired by the South Sydney Rabbitohs, written by NRL star Alex Johnston and illustrated by celebrated First Nations artist Gregg Dreise, this rhyming picture book about an underdog team of bunnies who are up against the stronger teams of animals is a wonderful story of unity, togetherness, resilience ...Show more
My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder
$26.99 AUD
Category: Australian Creators
It goes without saying that all children believe their parents to be strange. Mine were unusual for a different reason...One boy's parents travel from far-off lands to improve their son's life. But what happens next is unexpected. What does it mean when your parents are different? What shape does love t ...Show more
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