Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

So ugly is the monster that he can turn a blue sky to snow and evaporate a pond just by dipping his toe in it. No living thing can stand to be in his presence. But the monster is not ugly on the inside; he’s just lonely. So he decides to build some friends out of stone, but even stones can’t stan...

Sandy loves being at the beach. All is well until one day, while swimming with her mum, Sandy is dumped by a big wave. It's a frightening experience. She loses all her confidence in the water. How will she ever go back in?

'Mandeitaim aibin wok la main anti kemp en yu sabi wanim aibin luk? Aibin luk wanbala yelowan jigiwan dog silipsilip jeya la flo'. 'On Monday I walked to my auntie's house and guess what I saw? ONE yellow cheeky dog sleeping on the floor.' So begins this lively, cheeky story set in a remote Indig...

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?