As Happy as Here by Jane Godwin
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds
Three teenage girls from very different backgrounds find themselves sharing a hospital ward. When they witness a crime in the park below their window, they bond over trying to solve the crime and each one undergoes a profound change. A beautiful coming-of-age story about identity, expectation, class, j ...Show more
Ghost (#1 Track) by Jason Reynolds
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds
Running. That's all Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But Ghost has been running for the wrong reasons -until he meets Coach, an ex-Olympic Medallist who sees something in Ghost: crazy natural talent. If Ghost can stay on track, literally and figuratively, he could be the best sprinter i ...Show more
The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting
$18.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds
Chance is a black-and-white thinker until she realises that sometimes there are shades of grey. Chance is in Year 7 and thinks she has it all - a loving mother, dog Tiges, best friend and almost-sister next door. But when a reality TV team makes over her house, she discovers newspaper cuttings from the ...Show more
The Fall by Tristan Bancks
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds
In the middle of the night, Sam is woken by angry voices from the apartment above. He goes to the window to see what's happening - only to hear a struggle, and see a body fall from the sixth-floor balcony. Pushed, Sam thinks. Sam goes to wake his father, Harry, a crime reporter, but Harry is gone. And w ...Show more
How to Tackle Your Dreams by Fiona Hardy
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds
Everyone knows that Homer loves Australian Rules football. But ever since his dad moved away and his mum was drafted in the women's league, something has changed. He's spending more time fixing clothes with his grandfather than scoring goals with his friends. When Homer's upgraded school shirt becomes t ...Show more
A Small Collection of Happinesses: A tale of loneliness, grumpiness and one extraordinary friendship by Zana Fraillon
$14.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds
An unforgettable story of friendship, hope and happiness from two masters of their craft, renowned Australian writer Zana Fraillon and illustrator Stephen Michael King. Are you ready? Are you listening? Something is about to begin. When Ada arrives on the day of the Great Summer Storm, it is like the ...Show more
Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (#1) by John August
$12.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds | Series: Arlo Finch | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers
Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire is the first book in a spellbinding middle grade fantasy adventure series by screenwriter John August."A thrilling adventure full of magic and wonder. John August is a master storyteller." --Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for ...Show more
The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart: Shortlisted for the 2024 CBCA Awards by Samera Kamaleddine
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds
Friendship, family and feelings collide in this sparkling middle-grade debut from Matilda Prize winner, Samera Kamaleddine. Evie Hart likes rules. A lot. But as she embarks on her very last year of primary school, it feels like all the rules around her are being broken. When Evie's class starts learning ...Show more
Huda Was Here by H. Hayek
$15.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds
Huda hatches a bold plan to help her dad get a job - which lands her and her brother in all kinds of trouble. A delightful and hilarious story from a CBCA award-winning author, about a lion-hearted girl who just wants the best for her family. Huda yawns loudly and stretches out her arms. Almost like she ...Show more
Being Jimmy Baxter by Fiona Lloyd
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds
A gently funny yet powerful coming-of-age middle grade novel about surviving the odds, unlikely friendships and the magical music of Elvis.It's not eggsactly easy being Jimmy Baxter 'cause- The real Jimmy's hiding inside Ned Kelly's giving him the evil eye Mum's stopped going to work and stays in bed Th ...Show more
Detention by Tristan Bancks
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers
A daring escape. A school lockdown. A thrilling chase. What would you risk to save a life?Share thisSima and her family are pressed to the rough, cold ground among fifty others. They lie next to the tall fence designed to keep them in. The wires are cut one by one.When they make their escape, a guard ra ...Show more
Skandar and the Chaos Trials (#3) by A.F. Steadman
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds | Series: Skandar Ser.
The Island always wins…Skandar and his sister Kenna are finally both at the Eyrie, but tensions are high.To survive their third year of training, Skandar and his friends must complete a series of terrifying trials across the Island’s elemental zones. Friendships, allegiances and rider-unicorn bonds will ...Show more