Collection: Junior Fiction

From traditional teaching stories of the Wongutha people, to stories based on May's childhood at Mount Margaret Mission, this lively collection brings together the much-loved tales of May L. O'Brien for the first time.

The best things in life begin with a dream. Ever since he was child, Willy Wonka dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world. As a young man, he arrives at the world-famous Galeries Gourmet, determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time. But hounded by a trio of jealo...

12yr old Rob has stuffed his closet with old laboratory experiments, unread books, and more, and when a creature emerges from that chaos causing a great deal of trouble, Rob has to visit a library, speak at a school assembly to set things right again.

Young Keepers Cora and Jax are trainees who need to prove themselves or risk being sent back to school. Intent on their task of building a hedgehog highway by making holes at the bottom of fences on a new housing estate, they come upon a deer trapped in the foundations of a building site. Their w...

Young Keepers Cora and Jax have just finished school and are embarking on a trial, with several friends, to become fully-fledged Keepers. But their first venture out on their own ends in disaster when they become distracted with playing in the Ruffin children's playground instead of concentrating...

The text is presented in clever, rhyming patterns, which makes the books great to read aloud together. An entertaining, cartoon-like design combined with fantastic photos makes the books visually appealing for young readers.

The Nyikina people from the community have chosen to share one of their traditional stories, the tale of Woonyoomboo which is the main Creation Ancestor for the Nyikina. This story is traditionally told in the Nyikina language and has been translated into English. Jarlmadangah community is locate...

All that stands between ten-year-old Beatrice and an amazing life are five wishes…and she’s got a plan to make them all come true! A magical and heartfelt adventure about grief, hope, and the power of human connection.

Follow Dorothy and Toto on their curious and colourful journey along the yellow brick road, joined by the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion.

Mavis Jeeter is fearless and bold, but she has never lived in one place long enough to have a real best friend. Her flighty mother has uprooted them yet again to another new home and taken a job as a housekeeper for the Tully family. Mavis wants this home to be permanent--which means fining her...