Collection: Junior Fiction

Rusty Fizzbang, vet to magical beasts, needs an apprentice. Ember Spark, looking for adventure, is his newest recruit - and together with an unlikely friend, Arno, she is sent to help a baby dragon whose parents have gone missing. But keeping magical beasts a secret isn't an easy task, especially...

"A fantastic new magical dino-tastic adventure series from children's TV superstar Andy Day, paired with illustration powerhouse Steven Lenton! Meet Ruby. Ruby lives on a very normal street, in a very normal house, where everything is completely normal... Or at least, she thought it was -- until ...

Soon after Cruz, Sailor, Emmett, and Lani return for their second year at Explorer Academy, their sense of calm is shattered when Sailor's older sister goes missing. Amidst incredible expeditions to far-flung destinations and competitive classes, Sailor bravely steps into the lead to discover how...

Tane was looking for adventure as he raced through the bush after school. What he was not looking for was a Story Spirit: yep, he met a ghost-kid with a cheeky grin and the colours of a whole universe trapped inside them. But the Story Spirit is stuck, and only finishing a story will get them bac...

When you're 12 years old and 6 foot tall, people ask the most annoying questions. The Number One Most Annoying Question according to Alma T. Best is, 'Do you play basketball?' Uh, no. She hates basketball. Then Alma wins a scholarship to attend Holy Grace, a fancy, basketball-obsessed girls' scho...

Sophia and Ollie are zookeepers for a day... cleaning up after the animals! But there's a lot to learn before they're allowed to work with the zookeepers at Taronga Zoo. They're going to have to start at the bottom and work their way up.

Matilda Lockett is used to playing the role of Poor Dead Edna in her aunt's spooky stage show. But when she experiences a MOST DREADFUL HAUNTING at Beauchamp Manor, Matilda discovers she really can see ghosts! When she teams up with ghost boy Edgar Wilde, a new snooping partnership is formed: Loc...

Riley Noodle has been trying to break a school record for seven years. There is only one problem: Riley doesn't think she's very at good anything. From being superglued to the principal's dog, accidentally swallowing the class pet and being constantly embarrassed by her dad who is intent on savin...

It was clear from the moment Dexter was born that he was different - he started speaking at four seconds old and now, aged ten, he's got his first job as a doctor. Despite having a loving family and his best friends Rupi and Otto, Dexter has never found it easy to fit in. And his new job is no di...

It's a whole bunch of crazy in the fruit bowl! Most apples are good, right? But Bad Apple is being bad again. He is always playing tricks on the other Frooties.