Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

"I once met a bird, who stared out to sea, as strange and as still as a bird could be. I sat down beside him and asked him why. Shortly he answered, "Because I can't fly." So begins this joyful journey of discovery, of making friends and taking risks.

Look! A herd of cows. There's a bird in the herd that stalks as it walks, eating slugs and the bugs that the herd stirred. What else can you see as you follow the cheeky bird?

A bird drops a seed to the floor of the forest. The seed grows into a sapling, then a tree. The tree is felled and taken to a busy city. Bird to Bird is the story of one bird, one seed, one tree.

When seven strangers arrive at a small Australian caravan park to tell Hadley Boggs that her dad is the long-lost heir to the kingdom of Ludrovia, she can hardly believe it. Her dad -- the world's most indecisive man, a man who takes the advice of their pet budgie, a man named Barry -- is king?! ...

Following a traumatic accident, a special friendship helps talented musician Annie heal and rediscover her love of music in this stunning novella from celebrated author Katya Balen. After a devastating car crash, Annie is unable to play her flute and retreats from the music she's always loved. Sh...

This is the story of Sam Green, who really, really, really loves birthdays. He loves the special breakfasts in bed. The presents. The themed parties. Blowing out the candles on his cake. Everything. He is so excited about his 11th birthday, in fact, that he wishes it was his birthday every day. S...

Set the dial to catastrophe! Alice Toolie and her worst enemy Jimmy Cook have a huge problem. Their birthday parties are on the same day and they have both invited the whole class. Disaster! And neither is backing down. There's only one solution. A cake-off. Whoever wins gets to party. Literally....

Benedict Stanley lives alone with his cat in Mavin Road where families hustle, joggers puff and workers scurry to the train. There's no time for hellos or chats. So Benedict begins making biscuits to mark moments in all their lives, leaving them secretly at their doors. People start talking. Who ...

Ninima knows the sea and the land will always provide for he and his family, whether it is the moths, kangaroos, nuts and berries from the mountains in summer, or the abalone, oysters, lobsters and fish of other times.

Two hours ago, when I walked into this school for the first time, the sun was shining, the birds were singing and, apart from a knot in my guts the size of Tasmania, life was great. Now here I am, locked in a stationery cupboard. Rowena wants to be friends but the other kids don't. Is it because ...