Collection: Junior fiction

Readers, be warned! This book is set on Monkey Island and contains a super-smart gorilla called Harold, two regular kids called Poppy and Billy, and the world's greatest inventor, who happens to be their mum. But, it also features a villainous kidnapping, a secret volcano, pirates on yachts, a hu...

Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them. Buster is a big-hearted dog who couldn't attract more trouble if he tried. Stewie is a huge, loveable dog whose ex-owner said he was mean. And Mouse is a mouse, who has the run of Dog...

"When Fran, Tom, Maddy and Gilbert the dog stay with Professor George Kirrin for the holidays, they soon find themselves caught up in a robbery of a top-secret treasure map. Professor George will have to tell them about an old case of the Famous Five if they're ever going to catch the thief and r...

Niki is having the wildest week - first, she stumbles across a mysterious gem, then her kitten goes missing. And then she discovers she's a ninja! Can Niki work out how to use her new powers to save the town? And who on earth is Niki's wisecracking ninja sidekick?!

Thirteen-year-old Ava lives in Darwin with her family and their homing pigeons, of which Essie is Ava's favourite. A Japanese family live next door and their son, Kazuo, is Ava's best and only real friend. While Essie is taking her first flight, Ava overhears an argument between her mother, and h...

When the leprechauns get upset about their gold being given to human children by the Tooth Fairy, Oona must figure out how to restore peace.

Twelve-year-old Art and his younger brother Hilary are great friends, best friends. When they move to Melbourne from a small town in Queensland things seem to be easy for Hilary, who is still in primary school, but Art struggles to fit in, and he's become a target for school bully Jack. His dad i...

Disaster strikes when Grimble and Grumble, the mean Nixies, steal Pearl the Knitting Pixie's magical tools. Pearl is a whizz with a ball of wool, and her enchanted creations have the magical power to help make life better for everyone. Alice and Leo need Pearl's help to make a special blanket for...

Eliza the Easter Bunny Fairy is looking forward to helping the Easter bunny this spring. But mean Jack Frost has stolen Eliza's magical charms. Now springtime won't begin and the Easter bunny won't wake up in time to deliver the eggs. Can Rachel, Kirsty, Gracie and Khadijah help her get her charm...