Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

Do you hear that? You’re Cliff now, and your life is going to get better, I promise. When eleven-year-old Matt finds Cliff, a hurt, neglected dog abandoned in the bush, he knows the brave little pup needs saving. He wants to help. But can he? Lately, Matt has had way more bad days than good days....

The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.

Bridget's family's been turned out of their home during the Irish potato famine - their only refuge, the workhouse where conditions are hard, freezing and food sparse. There is one chance - to take a ship to a new country and become Australians.

BRIDGET FIDGET is in a fix. She forgot to hold on tight to her beloved Captain Cat and now he's lost! UH-OH! Just what will the girl in a whirl do now?

When Bridie receives a pair of gum boots wrapped in rainbow paper for her 5th birthday she's delighted. They're the best boots ever! But when she turns six Bridie decides her boots should go on a big adventure.

Twelve-year-old Lily Green's life is falling apart. Her best friend, Violet, is more interested in the latest shade of lip gloss than hanging out. Her enemy, Zoe, is determined to beat Lily in the school science competition - and win Violet's friendship, too. Worst of all, Lily's precious family ...

Pender and his father live in an old house made of honey-coloured stone in the bush by the river, with only the company of his father's paintings and loyal dog, Billy-Bob. Then, on one winter morning, a gunshot amongst the trees changes everything. When Pender rescues Brindabella from the pouch o...

Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors, Eragon and Saphira narrowly escaped with their lives. But more awaits the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by promises he may not be able to keep, including his oath to cousin Roran to help rescue his beloved Katrina....

Sally Tinker makes machines ... and Joe Tinker breaks them. As the world's foremost inventor under the age of twelve, Sally knows she can build a better brother than baby Joe. But is her invention -- Brobot -- really all that a brother should be?

When The Broken Sun, an ancient artefact said to lead to the lost city of Atlantis, is stolen from the British Museum, Jack, Scarlet and Mr Doyle embark on a hunt across Europe to find it.