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The Peacock Detectives
Shortlisted for the 2017 Text Prize Today would have been an ordinary Saturday, except that two things happened: 1) The peacocks escaped and 2) I started writing this story. Dad says if you want to write a story you should start by choosing a topic that you know a lot about. That’s why this is a story about peacocks. I know a lot about peacocks because: (a) Two peacocks live in the holiday flats across the road from me and (b) I’m good at finding them when they go missing. The last time William Shakespeare and Virginia went missing Cassie found them sitting on a coiled hose behind the fire station, and Dad called her ‘Cassie Andersen, Peacock Detective’. So this time she knows what t...
Sugar
A realist YA novel, by the author of The Peacock Detectives, about family, loss and coming to terms with diabetes as a teen
Rainfish
Winner of the 2020 Text Prize. A humorous and poignant middle-grade story about a young boy grappling with guilt after stealing from the local church.
Elsewhere Girls
An exciting collaboration from two of Australia’s favourite middle-grade authors.
Sunflower
Ingrid Laguna returns to the beautiful characters of her debut middle-grade story Songbird, in this delightful companion novel about friendship, belonging and the importance of standing up for those you love.
The Grandest Bookshop in the World
Pearl and Vally Cole live in a bookshop. And not just any bookshop. In 1893, Cole's Book Arcade in Melbourne is the grandest bookshop in the world, brimming with every curiosity imaginable. Each day brings fresh delights for the siblings: voice-changing sweets, talking parrots, a new story written just for them by their eccentric father.When Pearl and Vally learn that Pa has risked the Arcade - and himself - in a shocking deal with the mysterious Obscurosmith, the siblings hatch a plan. Soon they are swept into a dangerous game with impossibly high stakes: defeat seven challenges by the stroke of midnight and both the Arcade and their father will be restored. But if they fail Pearl and Vally won't just lose Pa - they'll forget that he and the Arcade ever existed.
Madhuri's Story
Captured by the nomadic Tamuda, Madhuri receives two gifts from a snake spirit. Thanks to the first gift, she is betrothed to the charismatic Chuluun. As Madhuri settles into her new life she discovers her presence endangers the entire Tamuda nation. When the spirit’s second gift reveals itself, Madhuri realises she must sacrifice everything, including Chuluun, to escape. Told by a young Empire woman, Madhuri’s Story describes how the Tamuda are preparing to take back the lands stolen from them by the Empire.
Omid's Story
Omid, the emperor’s sickly son, must complete his dead brother’s undertaking and forge a sword so light and sharp it will cut a falling leaf. Omid is soon confronted by a Dragoness who’s out to sabotage the undertaking at any cost. Can Omid make the sword, or will he plunge the Empire and the Dragonfolk back into endless war? Omid’s Story begins a few days after Barid’s foster daughter, Jiri, leaves to start her own undertaking, a task, thanks to Gaurang, that is inseparable from Omid’s.
Shernaz's Story
Abandoned by her husband, Shernaz is rescued by the Queen of Patalama and given a Dragon pearl. Thanks to the pearl, Shernaz enjoys prolonged youth and the independence she’d always dreamed of. When the pearl loses its power, obtaining a second carries a dreadful price, one that Shernaz must decide whether she’s willing to pay. Shernaz’s Story starts the moment the celestial Meijin, Hotsuka, sets eyes on her. It spans the next two hundred years and describes events that precipitate three wars, two on Shernaz’s world and one in the heavens.
Bailey Finch Takes a Stand
A heartwarming story about a young girl taking action to clean up her local creek, from beloved middle-grade author Ingrid Laguna.
