Rain May and her mum escape their old inner-city life for a dream house in the country. But there are more than a few suprises in store - like discovering a platypus or the fun of fridge poetry and p ...
A few days at the beach, camping with your family. Sounds like a good time, right? Maybe, but don't forget to factor in:
* the motobike riding bogan
* an older sister in love
* a tent which is suffe ...
When Rupert Whizz is accelerated from Year 7 to Year 9 he doesn't fit in anywhere.
He's too smart for year 7 and the Year 9s think he's lame. Classmates like Richo have been dating for ages but Rupe ...
My sister doesn't eat meat.
She calls herself a vegetarian
Mum calls her sensitive.
Dad calls her a nutcase.
I don't call her anything unless she picks on me
Then I call her names I can't mention in a ...
Poetry to the Rescue is a collection of funny, touching and thought-provoking poems from home, school and play. Written with Steven Herrick's honesty and ear for kids' voices - a perfect reflection of ...
Kevin Penfold is in control. At 11, he's in training to conquer Mt Everest, his 'Penfold Pulveriser' is world soccer's ultimate secret weapon and his best friend is the Italian Stallion. But control ...
In Year 9 the action rips. Alex lands himself a gig in a skating video, his mum is hellbent on getting out of Beeton and a new girl rolls into his life.
The SWA gang skate hard, but when they lead A ...
Another collection of funny, strange, silly and ordinary poems from Australia's most popular poet for children. Herrick is at his best when he writes about the simple things in a child's everyday life ...
Will Thompson has problems. It's hard to feel normal when words and letters are swimming around in your head like alphabet soup.
What makes it even hearder is when your family is completely over the ...
Why does Dad dance all night non-stop until he drops? Why do the ice-cubes in the refrigerator turn black? And why is all the furniture suddenly decorated with frogs' legs?
Australia is a Mecca for ...