Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

Every down-to-earth story follows bold, brilliant Billie as she uses her imagination to tackle a new challenge, whether it’s about friends, family or feelings. With her best friend, Jack, by her side, there’s nothing Billie can’t do!

The Bilbies of Blissis set in an idyllic Home for Old Bilbies, as seen through the eyes of timid Biba, who has scrimped and saved for many years so that she could move to Bliss. At last she has her own room, and settles into the comforts of her new home. She loves the beautiful rose garden, the s...

A beautiful narrative non-fiction book which follows the life of a bilby, an Australian marsupial. The story depicts a young bilby.s birth, habitat, behaviour and diet.

Bill and Matty are best of friends. Matty's headstrong, willful and entertaining; Bill's loyal, patient and devoted to Matty. When Bill learns his father is coming home from jail, his world is tipped upside down. How will the kids at school take the news?

Billie and Jack are best friends. They do everything together, like the school Reading Challenge. Billie loves reading, but Jack sometimes gets the words mixed up, so they need to work together. But what happens when they get split up for the challenge?

One day Billie and Jack find a note hidden under a rock at school. It seems to be written in code! It's time the two friends put their code-breaking skills to the test.

Billie has found a baby bird. She really wants to look after it! But is Billie the right person for the job?

Billie has started ballet classes. She is sure she'll be a great dancer! But is Billie really cut out to be a ballerina?

Billie is the best hairdresser in the world! She can make her doll's hair beautiful. Can she make her own hair beautiful, too?

Billie is so excited for the school bazaar! There's only one problem: her friends want to go on the Super-Dooper Snake ride, and Billie isn't sure she's brave enough …