Collection: Junior Fiction

Welcome to the Home for Wayward and Misbegotten Creatures, an institution run by evil Miss Carbunkle, a cunning villainess who believes her terrified young charges exist only to serve and suffer. Part animal and part human, the groundlings toil in classroom and factory, forbidden to enjoy anythin...

Gaming and time travel collide in this thrilling middle-grade adventure, from bestselling author Jennifer Bell. When thirteen-year-olds Arthur, Ren and Cecily investigate a mysterious explosion on their way to school, they find themselves locked in a cabin aboard The Principia - a pirate-research...

Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Set fifty years apart these two independent stories- Ben's told in words; Rose's in pictures- weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. How they unfold and ultimately intertwine will surprise you, challenge you and leave you breathless ...

Magic comes from within. Uprooted by her single mum along with her troublesome older brother, eleven-year-old Prune Robinson is trying to settle in a new town. She figures she can't burden her hard-working mother with the fact she's being bullied. Or the fact that her drawings have started coming...

From traditional Indigenous teaching stories to stories based on the author's childhood at Mount Margaret Mission, Wongutha Tales is a unique collection bringing together May O'Brien's wonderful work for the first time. First published as individual titles in 1992, May O'Brien's stories were grou...

The story of where Wonka began - the incredible new full-length novel set in the world of Roald Dahl, based on the upcoming December 2023 film. Before Charlie, before the Chocolate Factory, comes a story of invention and imagination . . . Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of maki...

The Alden children are staying at the New England farmhouse where their grandfather grew up. There are many stories and legends about the old farm, and there's a woodshed near the house that holds a surprising secret - a secret that dates all the way back to the Revolutionary War!

Step into the magical world of Hedgewitch, where the land of Faerie lies just beyond our own ... The enchanting new series continues. Cassie has settled into life in Hedgely when, out of the blue, her troubled cousin, Sebastian, comes to stay for Hallowe'en. Sneering and scornful, Sebastian trail...

Bowser is a mutt, just adopted by eleven-year-old Birdie Gaux and her grandmother, but when they all get home to Grammy's bait and tackle shop in the bayou they discover that their prize stuffed marlin has been stolen--so Bowser decides to investigate, and things quickly become complicated and da...

Eddie and MJ use their awesome enchanted book to journey to Mexico, discover how Mexican culture has influenced the English language, learn about local customs, and solve an exciting mystery.