AustLit

'Inspired by the true story of an unlikely hero, and adapted from the major motion picture starring Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln and Jacki Weaver

'I guess we all kinda knew our life was perfect and that we wouldn't change a thing.

'But sometimes you don't get that choice, do you? Sometimes stuff happens that you would do anything to try to avoid. But you can't. And that's what happened to us.

'Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom, a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk. Sam's husband, her three young boys and her mother are struggling to adjust to their new situation when an unlikely ally enters their world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin. The bird's arrival is a welcome distraction for the Bloom family, eventually making a profound difference in the family's life.

'This young readers' edition, adapted from the major Australian motion picture starring Naomi Watts, tells their story through the eyes of Noah, one of the three Bloom boys.' (Publication summary)

'The Unlisted are running out of time. With Infinity Group closing in on the vigilante teenagers, it's up to twins Dru and Kal Sharma to infiltrate the headquarters of the sinister corporation to try to uncover what they are planning.

'Rebel groups of Unlisted are emerging across the globe, ready to rise up. But Infinity Group is one step ahead, and they have an army of teens under their influence. The Unlisted are in more danger than ever, and help will arrive from the strangest places.

'An exciting new ABC/Netflix TV tie-in series.' (Publication summary)

'There's nothing Dru Sharma fears more than the dentist. So when his school runs a compulsory dental check, he convinces his identical twin, Kal, to take his spot.

'What Dru and Kal don't realise is the check-up has been initiated by a mysterious organisation called Infinity Group that are interested in more than the students' dental health. Infinity aims to control the hearts, minds and bodies of the world's youth. It isn't long before Kal and the other students start developing super strength, while the kids who resisted the procedure start to go missing.

'With Dru 'Unlisted' and outside of Infinity Group's control, it's a race against time to uncover the truth of the operation. Dru and Kal - with the help of a group of underground vigilante teens - will have to do whatever they can to stop Infinity Group before it's too late.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

A tie-in series, based on the ABC television series The Unlisted.

'Twelve-year-old identical twins Dru and Kal are just like any other Australian boys living in Sydney in their first year of high school. Their parents are second generation Indian Australians and have embraced everything the country has to offer. But after a government-sponsored dental check-up, in which Kal is seen twice so that his twin, who has a crippling fear of dentists, can avoid another fainting episode, the Australian dream starts to unravel. The boys discover that a mysterious electronic device has been inserted into Kal twice, while Dru remains device-free and, therefore, undetectable. For what sinister ends is a democratic government secretly tracking and manipulating Australia’s youth?'

Source: Screen NSW (http://www.screen.nsw.gov.au/project/the-unlisted) (Sighted: 22/11/2018)

'Join nine-year-old friends Cassie and Ben as they look after animals great and small in these four bestselling stories.' (Publication summary)

Bindi has been wanting to work out a way to raise money for the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital and now she's done it! Welcome to the Wildlife Games, a one day television extravaganza! Four young contestants, each with a big interest in wildlife and conservation, will battle against one another in a game of wits, strength and knowledge.

'Bindi, Robert and Terri have been invited to Singapore to help celebrate the opening of a new reptile park. But the kids realise they will have to blend into their surroundings to help find a Komodo Dragon that has disappeared from her enclosure a day before the park is due to open.'  (back cover)

'At short notice, the Irwins are called on to run an ecolodge in Madagascar for a fortnight. They arrive to find they have a lot of work to do before the guests arrive. Madagascar is full of the most amazing wildlife - lemurs and chameleons galore - and before long Bindi and Robert are on a hair-raising lemur rescue mission, determined to outwit a devious hotelier.'  (Publication summary)

'Bindi, Robert and their Wildlife Warrior pals have been invited to speak at a climate change conference in icy Finland. All the kids are super excited! But when their host, a professor, mysteriously disappears, Bindi and Robert realise they have two missions. One, find the professor, and two: make the world leaders aware of how important acting on climate change is to the next generation!  '  (Publication summary)

'Bindi takes a pair of troublesome English twins out for a whale-watching trip of a lifetime. But when one of the twins spots an emergency flare, they race to the scene of a boating accident, only to notice an oil spill that may jeopardise marine life for hundreds of kilometres!  ' (Publication summary)

'The Irwins are on their annual crocodile-tagging trip in the Cape York Peninsula, the home of the extraordinary Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve. When Bindi and Robert chance upon a camp site set up by a father and daughter behaving like two fish out of water, they soon discover the real reason behind their trip to the reserve.'  (Publication summary)

'Bindi's birthday party at Australia Zoo is going to be huge. Karaoke, animal rides, dancing competitions - it's all happening! But when a spoilt ten-year-old boy decides he wants to take home one of the zoo's precious water dragons, Bindi, Robert and a green-winged macaw come to the rescue. '(Back cover.)

'Based on the popular books by Rose Impey, this comedy-drama series features five 12-year-old girls on their quest for identity, individuality, belonging, family, friendship and how to have the most fun while trying to deny the existence of boys.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 3/12/2013)

'Set in the picture-postcard community on Sydney's northern beaches, SNOBS is the story of unlikely friends - Abby, the daughter of a wealthy, middle class traditional family and Marian, a boy from a group of modern day nomads who have come to be known as Ferals - the arrival of whom upsets the peace of the community and is the catalyst for conflict, adventure and intrigue.'

Source: Screen Australia.