Collection: Junior Fiction

When Zach's plan to ask Rachel, his crush, to a school dance is thwarted by a newcomer's plan to embarrass her and ruin her chances of becoming class president, he tries to recover his powers and stop the plot.

Meet Zadie Ma, a girl who writes magical stories that sometimes come true. Can Zadie bring to life her most important story of all... the one where she finds Jupiter, the dog of her dreams? From one of Australia's most esteemed and award-winning children's authors and Australian Children's Laurea...

After Zara's bike goes missing, her parents insist on her earning money to pay for it, so she and her friend Naomi turn their red wagon into The Treasure Wagon and try and sell some old knickknacks found in her family's basement.

Eleven-year-old Zara is less than thrilled to be spending spring break with her brother and grandparents, but she is determined to have fun and show her retired grandfather how to start living his best life.

Ten-year-old (nearly eleven) Zara's nickname is "Queen of the Neighborhood" because she organizes the other children (even the older ones), sets the rules, and generally makes sure everyone has fun; but now another ten-year-old, Naomi, has moved in across the street and she has her own ideas abou...

Five years after the death of their parents, poor farm boys Neleik and Ervine Fyrelit witness the kidnapping of their beloved little sister, Skye. Determined to rescue her, the Fyrelit brothers set off on a journey into darkness. As they traverse unknown lands, they meet loyal companions and face...

After months of being on the run, Zeina is thrilled when the Smog Rats are invited by ice bears to an infamous festival featuring horned sky whales. But, from an ice palace with crumbling ice structures to the strange behaviour of the new Emerald King, something doesn't seem quite right . . . Zei...

Zeina Starborn spends her days dreaming of adventure in the sky and escaping the smog-filled city of Ravenport. So, when she wins the chance to visit the famous Willoughby Whale Hotel -- a ginormous structure built on the back of a flying whale -- Zeina grabs it. Even clashing with Jackson, spoil...

What's a witch to do? Zelda is likely to end up in a truckload of trouble if she can't even follow the rules she sets herself. Especially when there's an impressionable young witchling in the class, and the vice principal is on the warpath. Soon both Zelda and the secret witchling are battling un...