Collection: Junior Fiction

Ari is just a regular avatar from Blockville who loves hanging out with his two best friends - Zeke, an obby and parkour pro, and Jez, the ultimate hacker and Queen of Tech. Ari, Jez and Zeke are enjoying watching a meteor shower when they see something they don't expect-a UFO! After discovering ...

Have you ever wondered what life is like for a Minecraft Zombie? When Zombie and his friends go on an excursion to an archaeological site, they uncover pieces of the Good Luck Amulet of Ancient Minecraftia. They hand them in to the museum... except, Zombie sneakily keeps a piece for himself. And ...

Becky Culpepper lives at 34 Rufus Street. You might be surprised to know that is her name, because most people think her name is Becky Brush-your-hair. But no matter how many people tell her, or how often, Becky never brushes her hair. One morning, just as Becky was leaving for school, her mum ca...

It's Bea's birthday. She would be happy spending it playing in the garden with the tiny dogs, but her mum thinks they should have a party. Bea is excited and a little bit nervous...There is so much that could go wrong! Will everyone have a good time at her party? Will her granny put strange ingre...

Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I'm Ella, and this is my diary. Join Ella in this bind up of two of her hilarious and relatable best friends forever stories, in which she navigates school plays, cooking projects and the ups and downs that come ...

Meet Bling Jollygood: part penguin, part canary, full-time undercover reporter. She has 'totally busted' General Doodle-Doo robbing the world's largest seed bank to feed his chicken army. But before Bling can bring the story back to her boss at the Not Good News, she'll have to fly one last missi...

Lily and her parents are travelling performers are delayed in Canowindra, just as famous bushranger Ben Hall and his gang - who has pulled off the biggest gold robbery ever - arrive. The gang hold everyone in town hostage- but instead of threats, hold a strange, giant three day party, and Lily is...

A gently lyrical story about discovering Country and the importance of family, friendship and the magic of the bush. When eleven-year-old Alex moves to Adelaide from London after her mother gets engaged to a man across the globe, Alex must negotiate a new country, a new school, and (most difficul...

Meet Violet Grumble: a music-loving, guitar-toting tween whose dream is to compete at BandChamps. The problem is that none of her friends can play an instrument. Violet won't let that stop her! But things get tougher when the band's gear starts to go missing - what's going on? Can Violet solve th...

Tap, tap, CRACK! Three stripy chicks hatch ... After patiently incubating his mate's eggs, Cassowary Dad must raise the chicks alone. Cassowary Dad nurtures, teaches and protects his chicks. But looking after three chicks is not easy. When a cyclone tears through their rainforest home, will this ...