Collection: Junior fiction

"Yong doesn't want to leave Guangdong to travel to the goldfields of Ballarat. But as the firstborn son, he has no choice. On the long and treacherous journey, Yong strives to be an honourable son, while he and his father face many hardships and dangers. But in his heart he knows the shameful tru...

Having just saved the hotel from a goblin prince, Frankie Banister and the guests are looking forward to enjoying themselves and celebrating the summer holiday of Trogmanay. But when Nancy the chef disappears, a snow storm blows in (complete with Yeti family) and a number of mysterious guests arr...

Gabriel Nemo is not your typical 12-year-old. A descendant of the famous Captain Nemo, he spent the first years of his life living in obscurity, isolated in his parents' peaceful underwater research lab. But with his older sister off following in their ancestor's footsteps, sinking whalers and ru...

Twelve-year-old Nick dreams about football - and his dreams are big: state squad, Joeys, A-League, Socceroos ... and that's just for starters. So when Nick wins a scholarship to the prestigious National School of Football, his dreams look set to come true. What Nick doesn't realise is that he's j...

The Young Magicians are back - and this time the mystery is an attempted murder! The second fabulously funny, trick-filled adventure from rising-star comedian and actor, Nick Mohammed! Follow Alex, Jonny, Zack and Sophie as they use their amazing real magic skills to get to the bottom of an impos...

When his village is attacked by longboats and the adults are all killed, Hauk Johanson has no choice but to step up and lead the young Vikings on a quest for revenge. Hauk can skipper the Sea Wolf, his father's longboat, and they are all practised at hunting game. But there is one problem - the y...

Meet Zadie Ma, a girl who writes magical stories that sometimes come true. Can Zadie bring to life her most important story of all… the one where she finds Jupiter, the dog of her dreams? From one of Australia's most esteemed and award-winning children's authors and Australian Children's Laurea...

Jack Frost has stolen Zadie the Sewing Fairy's magical thimble. Without her special object, all sewing everywhere will go wrong. What can Kirsty and Rachel do to help their fairy friend?

Zainab the Squishy Toy Fairy's special magic makes sure everyone has fun playing with squishy toys. But when her magical object goes missing, squishies everywhere stop rising back up! Could this be the work of naughty Jack Frost? Rachel, Kirsty and Zainab must help put things right.