Still Life
We just need to know what the heart’s capable of, Evelyn. And do you know what it’s capable of? I do. Grace and fury. It’s 1944 and in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa, as the Allied troops advance and bombs fall around them, two strangers meet and share an extraordinary evening together. […]
Proud of Me
All I want is for my family to be proud of me… An accessible child-centered story about self-acceptance and the importance of opening up to those closest to you. Becky and Josh are almost-twins, with two mums and the same anonymous donor dad. Josh can’t wait until he’s eighteen, the legal age when he can […]
Once You’re Asleep
The stars are coming out but three not-so-sleepy heads are wide awake and full of questions for their mum and dad. Questions like: ‘What do you do once we’re asleep?’ And so begins a bedtime romp that takes the parents flying out into a magical, dream-like night… A reassuring tale of parental love for little […]
No Worries: A Guide to Managing Anxiety and Worry
From the bestselling author of Change Your Thinking comes No Worries – the clear, compassionate and practical guide to understanding and managing anxiety and worry. Anxiety and worry rob us of the ability to think clearly, enjoy life and function effectively at home, at work and in social situations. One in five Australians have an […]
The Rest of the Story
From number one New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen comes a big-hearted novel about a girl who reconnects with a part of her family she hasn’t seen since she was a little girl – and falls in love, all over the course of a magical summer. Emma Saylor doesn’t remember a lot about her […]
The Ghost Tower
Curiosity saves the bat in this fun and quirky adventure story from beloved author Gillian Cross. The night Dot and Ryan take a sneaky Halloween visit to a condemned tower, they discover more than they bargained for when they catch a glimpse of an endangered species of bat. It’s clear that the bat colony and […]
Sea Witch (series)
The fairy tale you thought you knew… The story of the Sea Witch, the villainess from Hans Christian Anderson’s classic tale The Little Mermaid, told from the viewpoint of the Sea Witch when she was a twelve-year-old girl… Evie has been wracked with guilt ever since her best friend, Anna, drowned. So when a girl […]
Jason Banks and the Pumkin of Doom
A charming and witty tale of bullies, pumpkins and unlikely friendships from award-winning author Gillian Cross. Jason Banks is a bully. No one likes him and even the teachers are scared of him! It’s time that someone taught Jason a lesson and he might just have met his match in the strange pumpkin that keeps […]
Fearless
A CBC-shortlisted picture book. When a new baby is born it’s difficult to tell if it will grow up to be big or small or brave or scared of the dark and spiders. So sometimes babies get the wrong name. It’s the same with dogs. So when the Claybourne-Willments, who should have been called the […]
