AustLit

'Life has not been easy for Thomas since his dad died. His mother is acting strangely, he needs to care for his younger sister and things at school aren’t great. And then there’s the Other Shadow. The shadow that doesn’t belong to anyone. The shadow that wants to be Thomas’ friend. But who can you really trust when your world is falling apart?' (Publication summary)

'Meet Aggie Flea – She’s a girl with a big imagination ... that lands her in even bigger trouble! The school play is almost here and Aggie wants the role of Web Legs, the superhero spider from Mars! But Aggie’s stage time has always been a disaster! Will she break a leg or break the set?!' (Publication summary)

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'Ruthie loves visiting her Oma. They always have lots of fun together. One day Ruthie finds a pretty tin while playing hide and seek at her Oma’s house. It’s full of Oma’s beautiful ‘memory buttons’ – each one reminds Oma of a special person in her life and a story to share with Ruthie. And of course Ruthie must have a memory button of her own!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A holiday at the Majestic Beach Hotel sounds like fun to Jinny, until Cooper turns up and causes trouble. But the hotel has bigger problems - who is stealing the hotel soaps and what is the mysterious hotel owner hiding?

'When Jinny and Cooper discover the truth, they find they're in more trouble than ever before. Has Cooper finally bitten off more than he can chew?

'Cooper ... is that you?' (Publication summary)

'When Jinny and her brother, Tyrone, find a ring in Miss Morgan's attic, they have no idea about the terrible danger they're in. Tyrone awakens a genie, and once he's made one sneaky little wish, he can't stop!

'Can Jinny and Cooper save Tyrone before the genie's curse traps him forever? And can Cooper resist using the ring to wish for a cake as big as a house?

'Don't do it, Cooper!' (Publication summary)

'Warning! This story contains magic, witches, talking animals (well, at least one), salt circles and a lot of badaacting. For Jinny, it's not easy owning Cooper, her annoying talking, disappearing guinea pig with a love of biscuits and a talent for sniffing out trouble. Especially trouble of the witch kind! Is the woman burying strange things outside Jinny's house another witch? And why can't Jinny bring herself to be friends with goody-two-shoes Kaite, the new girl next door? What do you think, Cooper? ...Cooper?! ' (Publication summary)

'Cooper is not the beautiful, golden guinea pig of Jinny's dreams. He's trouble! Not only can he speak and read, he can disappear, hover in the air and teleport small distances. He's obsessed with junk food and full of tall tales, but worse still, Cooper is convinced that Jinny's kindly, elderly teacher, Miss Bunney is a witch. Come on, Cooper, really?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Real Aussies don’t BUY barbies... real Aussies make their own. Dad loves to make things. When Mum wants a new barbie, he gets to work. Then they have a weekend barbie that no one will ever forget!' (Publication summary)