Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

Amy and Louis live next door to each other. Theirs is a life rich in imagination. When Amy's family move to another country, the children are separated, and the colour drains out of their lives - that is until Louis discovers how to rebuild their special

Beginning in 1490, Anacaona keeps a record of her life as a possible successor to the supreme chief of Xaragua, as wife of the chief of Maguana, and as a warrior battling the first white men to arrive in the West Indies, ravenous for gold.

A novel in diary form in which the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II describes the privileged life her family led up until the time of World War I and the tragic events that befell them.

"In this sensitive tale, Tug and Ship are connected by bonds of love despite being oceans apart. In a world where so many parents are separated from their children for periods of time due to work and/or living arrangements, sometimes the sense of attachment can feel a little vulnerable.

This is the story of two male penguins, Roy and Silo, who create a family together. With the help of the zookeeper, Mr. Gramsay, Roy and Silo are given an egg which they help hatch. The female chick, that completes their family, is consequently named "Tango" by the zookeepers.

But the band played 'Waltzing Matilda' when we stopped to bury our slain. We buried ours, and the Turks buried theirs ; then we started all over again.

Judd's on a rescue mission, and he's brought Andy along as his weapon of choice. Can Andy help Judd and bring down the forces of evil and still stay true to what he believes in? The pressure's on and the stakes have never been higher!

When you're half boy, half machine, it's hard not to be a hero. Andy's starting to enjoy his new life. But is he the only one who's hiding a secret? Andy's parents think the safest place for him is school camp. They couldn't be more wrong!

Andy's trying to live an ordinary life, despite his extraordinary powers? But when a field trip goes terribly wrong, should he save the day and risk blowing his cover? With the evil Dr Baffi on his trail, it could be the last decision he'll ever make!

Andy and Judd are on a mission, but will Andy's awesome powers be enough? Or will someone he cares about lose their life to protect him? It's the toughest night of his life. He'll have to summon all his courage to outwit a merciless enemy!