Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

The neighbours have moved out and now there is no one living next door u no music, no yowling cat, no howls of laughter. Peace and quiet at last, so Dad can do his yoga and be happy. Then Tubby, Ferret and King Wally Kahuna move in a They love throwing parties and playing air guitar. They have do...

Yoko takes sushi for lunch to school and is teased. On international food day, no-one will eat Yoko's sushi.

In this lyrical, beautifully observed story , a young girl camps by the river with her family. Through her eyes, we see life as it would have been two hundred years ago. Murrawee is friend and guide as we experience the rhythms of one day and become strikingly aware of what can be gained, simply ...

This delightful, rhythmic story is full of fun and energy. Two dogs spend their day chasing Blackbird while she darts from tree to tree collecting mulberries for her babies three. Will they catch her?

You are attending the Extreme Machine Expo. Every type of fast car is on display - some are even available to test! Among the mind-boggling collection of sports cars, hovercrafts and jet planes are strange characters. Could they be secret agents? Will you become a pro racer, or will the machines ...

YOU CHOOSE...A night of frightful fun or life as a mindless clown slave? You are excited to check out the new carnival in town. But as soon as you arrive, the creepy clowns catch your eye. You know something weird is going on, but are you brave enough to follow them? There's so much more to explo...

On a London street, four unlikely friends stand before the astonishingly ordinary-looking blue door of the Magic Circle ...Alex doesn't say much, and once jumped when handed a satsuma, but, wow, is he amazing with a deck of cards. Zack is undoubtedly one of the best pickpockets in the country (bu...

One year of training in samurai school and Jack is in real trouble. Not only is he busy preparing for the Circle of Three, an ancient ritual that tests courage , skill and spirit to the limit, he's also caught in a running battle with fellow student Kazuki and his gang.

August 1611. Jack Fletcher is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan - his beloved father and the crew lie slaughtered by ninja pirates. Rescued by the legendary sword master Masamoto Takeshi, Jack's only hope is to become a samurai warrior. But life at the samurai school is a constant fight for surv...

When his village is attacked, Hauk Johanson has no choice but to step up and lead the young Vikings on a quest for revenge. But there is one problemthe young Vikings have never fought in battle. Can Hauk and his friends master the skills of sword and axe in time? Will the Gods be on their side? A...