A story that captures the reality and dangers of early exploration, and of the clash of cultures as Europeans first met Australia's Aboriginal habitats-seen through the eyes of two young people.
Pamela Cosman Books
Thirteen-year-old Flora lives with her guardian, Ramona, on the remote island of Tara where there are no computers, no tablets and no phones. They were all destroyed forty years ago, at the time of a global plague, to keep the islanders safe and cut off from the rest of the world.
When a group of travellers come to the village, Tess secretly visits their horses.
Taken
- 200 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Four years ago, Kelly's dad disappeared, apparently having taken his own life. His family are left devastated and are only just beginning to move on.Then, one day, Kelly thinks she sees him again. It is only a glimpse - and it can't have been him - but it is enough to bring back all the painful memories.Why did he kill himself? What was so terrible that he couldn't go on?The thoughts won't leave her alone. Kelly confides in her friend Jack, and as they try to find out more about Dad's past they unearth a confusing mass of inconsistencies and unanswered questions.Gradually they are sucked into a murky world where nothing is what it seems. They are out of their depth. Someone is trying to stop them finding out more - and they are in real danger.Who is following them? Who can they trust? And why does Gran refuse to talk about Dad?
A fast moving adventure story set in 1629 dealing with a mutiny aboard the Dutch ship Batavia and the efforts of its crew to survive.
Payback
- 207 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Gripping story of a Muslim girl in London whose father intends to repay a debt to a distant relative in Pakistan - and she is the repayment.
When three kids' secret code is interfered with, it's the start of an adventure.
Flight of the Mallard
- 64 pages
- 3 hours of reading
The fen people live in a swamp and they are used to their life and love their home. So when a Dutchman, Cornelius Vermuyden, Comes to drain the fens, they resist
YA. Rachel's on the run. Homeless, hysterical, native - she's easy prey. But for who? Ex-boyfriend Adam and his gang, or for Jack, who she's just met? Though Jack, it seems has his own personal agenda. Rachel must work out who to trust, and fast. Against the odds, can two teenagers change their future?. Ages 14+
Ben
- 120 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Ben gets dragged into crime, and he's in too deep. Who can help him?