Books
9-12 years
ALEX RIDER BK 8: CROCODILE TEARS
By Anthony Horowitz
NS-PB, AUS $18.95, NZ $21.99
Eighth title in the thrilling adventure series, Alex Rider.
ALMOST ASTRONAUTS: THE STORY OF THE MERC
By Tanya Lee Stone
NS-HB, AUS $29.95, NZ $33.99
They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow.
ALMOST FOREVER
By Maria Testa
NS-PB, AUS $14.95, NZ $17.99
A spare, lyrical -- and ultimately heartening -- novel about one family s experience during the Vietnam War.
AMY GREEN TEEN AGONY QUEEN BK 1: BOY TRO
By Sarah Webb
NS-PB, AUS $16.95, NZ $19.99
Meet Amy Green - teenage agony aunt extraordinaire!
AMY GREEN TEEN AGONY QUEEN BK 2: SUMMER
By Sarah Webb
NS-PB, AUS $16.95, NZ $19.99
Everyone's favourite agony aunt is back, solving problems for teen girls everywhere.
ANGEL BOY
Illustrated by Mercy Makinda
NS-PB, AUS $14.95, NZ $15.99
A thought-provoking Ghanaian story, set in the sinister, poverty-driven underworld of gangland, leads to a taut, thrilling climax.
ANGELMONSTER
By Veronica Bennett
NS-PB, AUS $16.95, NZ $21.99
A powerful story about Mary Shelley, author of "Frankenstein", and the thin line between love and obsession.
BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE MOVIE TIE-IN
By Kate DiCamillo
NS-PB, AUS $15.95, NZ $17.99
The award-winning bestseller is now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox.
BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE (RD EDITION)
By Kate DiCamillo
NS-PB, AUS $13.95, NZ $15.99
The award-winning bestseller is also a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox.
BLACKTHORN BK 1 (2009 EDITION)
By Elizabeth Pulford
NS-PB, AUS $15.95, NZ $17.99
A young girl follows her dream to become a great warrior in the historical fantasy journey.