Who You Are is What You Do
Author: Heather McAllister

In the new release, Who You Are Is What You Do, author and counsellor Heather McAllister has created a practical and visual workbook designed to help teenagers make career decisions based upon their own unique strengths, interests and values.  ...read more »

Shakespeare's Hamlet
Editor: Nicki Greenberg

Children's Book Council of Australia - Joint Winner 2011 -Picture Book of the Year

Denmark is in turmoil. The palace is seething with treachery, suspicion and intrigue. On a mission to avenge his father's murder, Prince Hamlet tries to claw free of the moral decay all around him. But in the ever-deepening nest of plots, of plays within plays, nothing is what it seems.  Some mature themes.  ...read more »

The Midnight Zoo
Author: Sonya Hartnett

Children's Book Council of Australia 2011 Winner - Book of the Year, Older Readers

wo gypsy boys are fleeing through a war-ravaged countryside during the night carrying a secret bundle. The boys stumble across a town that has been reduced to smoking rubble, and a zoo that is still intact. When the boys take shelter in the zoo, they discover a menagerie of talking animals.    ...read more »

Coolmind
Author: David Keefe

This book is all about the art of relaxing, the art of becoming consciously cool now, and to rise above stress. And the good news is it's not hard! In as little as three minutes a day, author David Keefe will show your teen how to gain mental calm and clarity in any situation by selecting from the techniques outlined in 'Coolmind'.  ...read more »

From Kinglake to Kabul
Authors: Neil Grant & David Williams

Recommended 

Kinglake had one day of disaster with far-reaching effects; Kabul has endured 30 years of war.  In this remarkable collection of stories, young people affected by the Black Saturday bushfires and the war in Afghanistan share their stories of resilience, courage and hope...

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Hiding Edith
Author: Kathy Kacer

Recommended International Award-Winning Bestseller

The remarkable story of Edith Schwalb, kept safe due to the courage of an entire village in France during the Nazi invasion in WWII.  Intensively research and sensitively written, this touching true story both touches and challenges a young reader's spirit....  ...read more »

Why Can't Elephants Jump?
Author: New Scientist

Recommended

What's the storage capacity of the human brain in gigabytes? What's the farthest point on land from the sea? "Why Can't Elephants Jump?" is the latest (and the fourth) compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the "Last Word" column of "New Scientist". The eagerly awaited successor to "Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?" (2006) and "Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?" (2008), this is another fine collection of wise and witty answers...  ...read more »