Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

Ava Anne Appleton's amazing adventure continues and the next stop for the Appleton family is the beach!

Ava and Angus are off to the Doolimba show, with its fun rides and lots of cute animals. But when daring twins Donna and Danny Donnelly tempt Ava to sneak into the animals' shed at night time, dozens of prize animals escape their pens.

Ava has discovered that life on the road is not so bad after all. With her dog Angus by her side, she is ready for adventure. But then she finds herself going higher than she ever thought possible.

The Hargraves want their new baby to grow up big and strong. But the puny mite will hardly eat a thing. One day Mrs. Hargarves finds an avocado in the fruit bowl, and the baby gobbles it up. Soon, the strangest things start to happen ...

Stella Saxby is the sole heir to Saxby Hall. But awful Aunt Alberta and her giant owl will stop at nothing to get it from her. Luckily Stella has a secret - and slightly spooky - weapon up her sleeve...

One day, Axel is playing video games when something huge breaks into his garage. It's a robot. His name is BEAST. And he's on the run from the nasty Grabbem Industries who want BEAST back - right now! BEAST is no ordinary robot, and Axel isn't your usual gamer. But are they awesome enough togethe...

The full moon rises over the plam trees of a small Balinese village as a young girl, Ayu, performs the traditional dance, the Legong.

What happens when the truth gets lost? Where wild animals and people meet, tragedy can strike. But when a tiny baby is stolen by a dingo, people simply cannot accept such a thing. Prejudice and gossip grip the nation, and the tragedy transforms into a fight for the truth. This is a true Australia...

Baabwaa and William are friends, and together they decide to have an adventure of their own. After meeting a fierce wolf in sheep's wool they form an unusual friendship with the wolf, teaching him to read and knit. They also lose a little weight.

Bab Sharkey, teenage pharaoh, returns to the wondrous city of the Animal Mummies. Only this time, he must face his most dangerous enemy yet... a giant mummified moth who is intent on destroying the entire city! Can Bab and his friends unite to defeat his terrifying evil?