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'Since the death of her mother, Sara Brooks has seen things. Things that aren't really there. Or so she's been told...

'Desperate for a fresh start, Sara's dad moves her across the country where a new life awaits. Between a new therapist, a new school, new friends and the handsome boy next door, Sara tries to get back to 'normal'.

'But what is 'normal' when you're followed by ghosts? 

'Nightly visits from a 17th century poet and the haunting melodies of a child guitarist make living an ordinary life complicated.

'After Sara's secret is discovered at a sleepover, she watches in horror as the fragile friendships she's built fall apart. More isolated than ever before, she starts to wonder if perhaps she's as crazy as everyone says.

'But when the boy she's falling for is losing the battle against his own inner darkness, Sara can't sit idly by.

'Will she learn to trust herself in time?

'Brimming with poignant themes of mental health, friendship and belief, Spirit Talker is the latest heart-warming coming of age tale by YA author, Rebecca Laffar-Smith.' (Publication summary)

'Sixteen-year-old Niah, and her younger sister Wish, are both clones. Together with a quirky artificially intelligent robot they are the only ones left on an ancient starship. With no memory of the mission, and her clone DNA disintegrating more every day, Niah is losing hope.

'When they crash on an alien planet, Niah realizes she may be more than she could have imagined. The planet’s inhabitants, forced to live under a dome, worship her unusual eyes and the echo of a dead man in her face. They know that she has the power to restore hope, and light, to their barren world but to do so she needs time. Time which is quickly running out.

'Will she be their redemption or they her destruction?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Can P.I. discover the identity of the Bell Tower Bandit?

'When some bird sabotages the beautiful tower bells, P.I. Penguin is called in to help solve the case.

'Join P.I. Penguin as he solves crimes and mysteries for his animal friends while trying to discover the truth of the mystery that set him on his path, that of his missing parents.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When a baby penguin goes missing at Perth Zoo, P.I. Penguin is there to help his friends. Who knows where the lost little penguin might be? Can P.I. find him before night falls?

'Join P.I. Penguin as he solves crimes and mysteries for his animal friends while trying to discover the truth of the mystery that set him on his path, that of his missing parents.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'In this, the first book of the P.I. Penguin series, P.I. Penguin is on the hunt for Bella Bottlenose’s missing bottle. Was it stolen by a nasty bottle thief? Let’s follow the clues to find out!

'Join P.I. Penguin as he solves crimes and mysteries for his animal friends while trying to discover the truth of the mystery that set him on his path, that of his missing parents.' (Publication summary)

Join P.I. Penguin as he solves crimes and mysteries for his animal friends while trying to discover the truth of the mystery that set him on his path, that of his missing parents.

'When investigative reporter, Tori, chases the story of an underground smuggling network, she stumbles into something significantly more sinister. Instead of the illegal trade of exotic reptiles, she finds a temple of devout snake worshippers. Taken by the cultists, Tori is subjected to a savage ritual and irrevocably transformed. Now something dark and primal slithers within her.

'Lucas, charged with Tori’s protection, struggles against an overwhelming sense of helplessness. He should be stronger, faster, and more powerful than any human, but in the past twenty years all of his charges have been murdered. Their deaths and his failures linger in his nightmares. They writhe in his mind like the chilling sense of brooding hunger that floods Tori’s thoughts.

'Filled with violent rage and dark jealousy, the cult’s High Priestess rears up between Tori and the truth. The only thing protecting Tori from the long, cold embrace of death is the darkness within and the tingling warmth and light of her guardian angel.' (Publication summary)