Books
Age from 12 years
Chalkline
By Jane Mitchell
Paperback, AUS $16.99, NZ $21.99
The moving story of a Kashmiri boy soldier, from a prize-winning Irish author.
Chameleon
By Charles R. Smith Jr.
Hardback, AUS $27.99, NZ $31.99
"Kids will grab this for the immediacy in the scenes, the brutal standoffs, the fast talk at the ball court, and the elemental conflicts of coming-of-age." — Booklist
Chaos Walking Boxed Set
By Patrick Ness
, AUS $49.99, NZ $54.99
The complete Chaos Walking trilogy is now available in this striking boxed set.
Chessboxer
By Stephen Davies
Paperback, AUS $18.99, NZ $20.99
Leah Baxter exchanges competition chess for the dangerous hybrid sport of chessboxing. Is this her riskiest gambit yet?
Chinglish
By Sue Cheung
Paperback, AUS $15.99, NZ $17.99
The hilarious and tragic diary of a girl growing up in a Chinese takeaway. Chinglish is a one-of-a-kind illustrated novel about family, food, being different and finding your own way.
Clementine and Rudy
By Siobhan Curham
Paperback, AUS $16.99, NZ $18.99
Their poetry and art will change the world.
Closets Are For Clothes
By Rachel Cook
Paperback, AUS $18.99, NZ $21.99
A celebration of the history of gay and lesbian culture in Australia.
Come August, Come Freedom
By Gigi Amateau
Hardback, AUS $24.99, NZ $27.99
An 1800 insurrection planned by a literate slave known as "Prosser’s Gabriel" inspires a historical novel following one extraordinary man’s life.
Come August, Come Freedom
By Gigi Amateau
Paperback, AUS $17.99, NZ $18.99
"Intense, empathetic, richly imagined." — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)
Comics Confidential
Illustrated by Various
Hardback, AUS $32.99, NZ $34.99
A must-have collection for comics fans and creators everywhere, packed with interviews and original comics by today’s foremost graphic novelists.