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I wonder if the first day of Learning is always like this - do the girls on the hill always feel the ground tremble under their feet? Leira is about to start her initiation as a priestess when her world is turned upside down. A violent earthquake leaves her home - and her family - in pieces. And the goddess hasn't finished with the island yet. With her family, Leira flees across the sea to Crete, expecting sanctuary. But a volcanic eruption throws the entire world into darkness.

One stormy night, a little black kitten appears on the museum steps. Tabby cat Tasha is delighted to show Peter the museum's passageways and secret corners, but the other cats aren't as keen to welcome the new arrival. Determined to prove that Peter is just as much of a museum cat as any of the others, Tasha takes him on a rat hunt. But the pair’s quest almost ends in disaster when they find themselves in the Dinosaur Gallery, with its famous T-Rex skeleton.

Polly the witch and Buster the monster shouldn’t be friends. And they definitely shouldn’t be on the run from almost everyone in town. But when Polly is called to the Hollow Valley Mines - the forbidden, haunted mines - by her magic stones, these two best friends have a big decision to make. Do they stay hidden and safe or risk it all to save the day?

From Australia’s best-selling female author, Sally Rippin, comes Polly and Buster - a brand-new junior fiction series about the magic of friendship. Who ever heard of a witch and a monster being friends? Everyone knows that witches don’t mix with monsters. Witches are educated, clever, sophisticated. But monsters? Monsters are just uncouth. Some are even dangerous. But Polly the witch and Buster the feelings monster have been best friends forever.

In Shattered to Shining, nine women and one male domestic violence survivor describe how they were shattered, as their home became a place where physical and sexual violence, emotional and psychological control dominated their lives. Through persistence and courage, they have risen above their situation and come out the other side shining with positivity, strength, commitment, and empathy for others.

There are two ways of looking at Aissa's story. She's the miracle girl who escaped the raiders. Or she's the cursed child who called the Bull King's ship to the island. The firstborn daughter of a priestess is cast out as a baby, and after raiders kill her adopted family, she is abandoned at the gates of the Great Hall, anonymous and mute. Called No-Name, the cursed child, she is raised a slave, and not until she is 12 does she learn her name is Aissa: the dragonfly.

The thrilling finale to the much-loved Polly and Buster trilogy, written by award-winning and best-selling author Sally Rippin. Is being best friends enough to save a whole town? Polly and Buster have always believed that witches and monsters can be friends, but it seems no-one else agrees. With the witches furious and the monsters in uproar, their whole town is heading for a war...and yet no-one realises that a much greater menace lurks nearby. Can Polly and Buster bring everyone together in time to save their town from the biggest danger of all?

A heartwarming story about unlikely friendships from best-selling author Holly Webb. Daisy loves watching the ponies that wander wild through the woods near her home. They’re beautiful but she’s always been afraid to get too close. Then one day, to Daisy’s amazement, a pretty silvery-white pony approaches her. Can it tell how much Daisy needs a friend?

Some days we just need our daddies. And Arthur REALLY needs his daddy today. His play castle is all wrong, he bumps leg chasing baddies out of his kingdom and there’s a monster in his moat! Nothing is going right for this little knight. There’s only one thing for it. 'I want my Daddy,' he cries.

It's a big day for Baby Bear. He can now do up buttons all by himself – even the tricky one on his new rucksack! He is so happy. But now Baby Bear wants to do everything himself ...

When the Grunt finds a party invitation on his doormat, he is furious – he hates Tuesdays, he hates visitors and he hates parties. But then he meets the Grouch … and things are never quite the same again.

Sunnyville is perfect. It twinkles with total loveliness. Until Rhino drops a toffee wrapper! 'What? It’s only one!' he says. Soon things are messier, noisier and a WHOLE LOT grumpier! Can anyone save the day? The perfect audiobook to teach kids that a little care from everyone makes a joyful world for all.

Uh-oh! Archie has discovered a new word: 'more!' MORE books at bedtime! MORE ice cream! MORE bubble bath! He wants to build BIGGER towers and BETTER fancy dress costumes. But sometimes 'more' is just too much …

Dog longs to visit the seaside. But the ocean is MILES away. 'Impossible!' he sighs. Then a lost crab appears and needs help to get home. Will Dog take this chance to make his dream come true?

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Casey Wu tries to stay out of the spotlight, which is why no one would suspect her of being the mastermind behind a string of attention-grabbing pranks at her school. Together with best friends Zeke and Cookie, she is part of Green Peas—a secret activist organization designed to make adults sit up and pay attention to important environmental issues. But when the three young activists get wind of a major cover-up in their town, things really start to get serious. It’s time for Green Peas to stage their biggest prank yet

Sophie returns to the magical land of Tuscia and is instantly thrown into danger—Nanna and Caterina Rossellana have been kidnapped. To save them, Sophie and Nicco must team up with a theatre troupe who are performing for the Mago, in the city across the Silver Sea. Can Sophie unravel the political intrigues of Venetto and save the grandmothers? Or will she fall foul of the evil Mago and be thrown into the dungeons to be eaten by the Mostro of the Dark Waters?

Cosy up with this collection of enchanting tales by the award-winning children's author Tracey Corderoy. With a delightful cast of creatures, including brave penguins, icky trolls and fairy tale pets, this is a collection to ignite young imaginations with plenty of laughs along the way. In tune with the moods and minds of little listeners, Corderoy also offers reassuring stories on separation anxiety, lost toys and first words.

Transported to the land of Tuscia, Sophie accidentally saves the daughter of a wealthy family and is swept along on their journey to the Golden Tower. Now she is the only one standing between sisters Isabella and Bia and the terrible fate their stepmother has planned. Sophie doesn’t think she is brave enough, but with the help of a talking cat, a stableboy and some very tiny mischief-makers, she might be able to save the day.

When the kittens overhear their enemies, the rats, whispering about a treasure map hidden in the museum, Boris is especially excited. Could the map belong to the legendary pirate queen Diamond Nell, whose ship - The Silver Lion - is on display in the museum? And can they stop the rats from getting their claws on the pirate’s gold first?