Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

There are only two things Jelly likes about the new house on Rosemary Street: the old apricot tree and the creek over the back fence. One night, Jelly and her cousins spot something in the creek's dark waters. At first they think it's a bird, but it isn't ... it's a baby angel with a broken wing.

"Kari doesn't know why there is fighting in the village of Kokoda. But when he finds a wounded Australian soldier lying in a ditch, he knows he cannot leave him. Together they embark on a perilous journey along the Kokoda track... A stunning, poignant picture about WWII in the Pacific, as seen th...

Angelina wants to be a dancer. Her parents buy her a tutu and a pair of ballet slippers and she works very hard to become the best dancer she can be.

Halloween brings excitement and thrills for Angelina and her little sister Polly, who gives her an unexpected scare.

A boy called Arthur wanted to stay up and watch television but his mother wouldn't let him. Arthur decided to get angry, very, very angry. All the stages of a tantrum are captured in this picture book as Arthur wreaks havoc, causing lightning to strike and wind to blow.

Cookie has woken up on the wrong side of the bed and is very angry. You want to know why? Well, you'd have to keep reading to find out, but now Cookie's calling you annoying and telling you to mind your own business. If by chance you do stick around, you might hear about a certain roommate's terr...

A fine picture book for middle primary years and above, about shells, nests, mounds, bowers, galleries, dens and lodges - all the remarkable, beautiful and complex structures that animals build to shelter themselves and their young.

With exciting animal rescues and real-life care tips, this is the perfect series for young animal lovers!

Glam Rock is a famous pop star who performs with his tame tiger at his side. But Leo can sense something is wrong - Glam hasn't been telling the truth about his tiger, and Leo can read her terror and despair... she's crying out for help. Can Leo and Mozz rescue a tormented tiger from Glam's huge ...

Malcolm doesn't like animals. Which is a problem because his family love them. Their house is full of pets. What the house is NOT full of is stuff Malcolm likes. Such as the laptop he wanted for his birthday. The only bright spot on the horizon is the Year Six school trip, which Malcolm never tho...