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1 y separately published work icon Goal Power Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2024 27855701 2024 single work children's fiction children's

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary. Ammy has started a Soccer Club for Girls Only and Ella is super excited to be part of it! She is on the club committee and dreams of being a striker and scoring all the goals. But then Ella discovers something that fills her with desperating despair. She can’t dribble, she can’t pass and she can’t kick a goal. Will she even be chosen for a team? Are Ella’s soccer dreams over before they’ve even begun?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Show and Tell Rebecca McRitchie , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2024 27666368 2024 single work children's fiction children's

'Ella is given a gift from Nanna Kate and wants to take it to show and tell. But she forgets to bring it to class! What will Ella do now?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Mum, I Love You This Much! Colin Buchanan , Danielle McDonald (illustrator), Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2024 27138475 2024 single work picture book children's

'How much do I love you, Mum? I wonder, do you know? How much do I love you, Mum? Ready, steady ... Go! A book that celebrates the love between mother and child.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Country School Yvette Poshoglian , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2024 27050412 2024 single work children's fiction children's

'Meet Ella and Olivia. Big sister. Little sister. Best friends. Ella is off on an excursion to a country school, which has their own farm animals! Ella gets to feed the chickens, collect eggs, pat fluffy lambs ... but the smallest lamb goes missing. Can Ella help find him?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Sleepover FAIL Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 26851708 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary. Ella is staying at her best friend Zoe’s house for a whole week. The girls are sure everything will be perfect. But Zoe’s bedroom isn’t quite big enough for all of Ella’s stuff. And Zoe seems to be obsessed with horse toys, which makes Ella feel like her head will explode! Will their friendship survive the week?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Puppy Rescue Laura Sieveking , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 26655779 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'Ella’s class are given a new opportunity to help the community through their Service-Learning project, and Ella is excited to be assisting at the Morningside Animal Shelter. She immediately bonds with a dog named Luna, and has a bunch of ideas for the shelter’s special adoption day. But when Ella overhears something that makes her fear for Luna’s future, she knows she must do whatever it takes to help Luna find her forever home.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Big Show Rebecca McRitchie , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 26655427 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'Ella and her class are putting on a show! But Ella gets nervous and forgets her lines. How will she remember the right words to say?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Sweet Sisters Treasury Yvette Poshoglian , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 26511914 2023 selected work children's fiction

'Meet Ella and Olivia. Big sister. Little sister. Best friends! This very special treasury edition features TWO beautiful books in one! Best Friends Stories plus Sisters' Day Out Stories.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Winter Wonders Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 26379335 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I'm Ella, and this is my diary. Ella and her BFF Zoe are on holiday in the snow!!! They're having heaps of fun making snow angels, drinking hot chocolate by the fire with their new friends and learning how to snowboard. But what could be making those weird howling sounds at night? And who left those strange tracks in the snow? This week is definitely going to be super special!' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Dance Divas Yvette Poshoglian , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 26041865 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'Meet Ella and Olivia. Big sister. Little sister. Best friends. Ella and Olivia’s ballet school is raising money for the puppies, kittens and other creatures at the local animal shelter by holding a dance concert. And everyone is invited!' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Perfect Score Laura Sieveking , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 26041393 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'Ella is training hard for the upcoming Interschool Gymnastics Championships. She’s even trying to face her fear of doing a backward walkover on the balance beam. But once the competition begins, Ella discovers that someone has been tampering with the equipment. Is it an innocent mistake or something more sinister? And will Ella and her team take home the Championship trophy?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Beach Day Rebecca McRitchie , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 26041267 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'Ella is going to the beach with Zoe and her family! But Ella is too nervous to swim in the water. Can her friends help her to be brave?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Ella and Olivia Treasury : Fun Sister Stories Yvette Poshoglian , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 26041214 2023 selected work children's fiction

'Meet Ella and Olivia. Big sister. Little sister. Best friends! Follow Ella and Olivia in six fun new stories as they make a new friend, create pompoms with Nanna, go on a very rainy holiday and lots more fun adventures. Stories are so much fun, especially when you get to share them with your sister!' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Flash Mob Fever Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 25550764 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'Ella wants to do something fantabulously fabulous for her mum on Mother's Day! Perhaps breakfast in bed? Bake a cake? No, it's all been done before. So Ella asks her best friends, Zoe and Ammy, for their ideas. Together, they come up with the perfect plan to surprise all their mums.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Marvellous Magic Show Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 25433086 2023 single work children's fiction children's 'I have so many super-amazing and important things to write about! I'll tell you all about them:  Bethany's birthday party was amazing! There was cake, plus presents and a magician!  Now I want to learn all the magic tricks I can!!!  Dad says Great-nanna Peggy might know some magic tricks. She used to be a magician's assistant.  Matilda is excited to learn them, too, so we decided to put on our own magic show! I hope it goes really well!!!  I even have a special part for Bob.' 

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1 y separately published work icon Best Friends Rebecca McRitchie , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 25272790 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'Ella and Zoe are best friends. But then Zoe makes friends with the new girl at school. Does this mean Zoe isn't Ella's friend anymore?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Starry Night Yvette Poshoglian , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2022 25157957 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'Ella and Olivia love looking at the stars. When they visit the Observatory, they can’t wait to look through the giant telescope. But will the sky be clear enough to see the stars?'  (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Going to Big School Laura Sieveking , Danielle McDonald (illustrator), Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2022 25157767 2022 single work picture book children's

'My name is Ava. Today I am going to big school! I am excited. My name is Jack. Today I am going to big school! I feel nervous. Starting Big School is special, but you can feel lots of different ways. Join Ava and Jack on their first day of Big School as they learn new rules and make new friends!'  (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Fundraising Frenzy Meredith Costain , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2022 24969483 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I'm Ella, and this is my diary. There's a new girl at school! Her name is Lily and she loves turtles and bouncing on trampolines, just like Ella. She's also an amazing swimmer! So when Ella and her friends find out what the letters 'CF' next to Lily's photo in the sick bay mean, they come up with the perfect idea for their school's annual Fundraising Frenzy.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Shadow Pony Laura Sieveking , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2022 24821027 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'When the Eden College equestrian team need an extra member, Ella volunteers. She hasn't ridden much, but she loves horses and wants to support her best friend, Zoe. But when Ella joins the team at their equestrian camp, she keeps seeing a mysterious horse on the horizon. Some say he's not real. Others say he's a ghost. Can Ella help ride Eden College to victory and find out who the shadow pony belongs to?' (Publication summary)

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