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Stuff Happens is an important new series for boys about everyday challenges. Created by Susannah McFarlane, the series editor, the series is written by established authors Tony Wilson, Andrew Daddo, Philip Gwynne, Will Kostakis, Oliver Phommavanh, Scot Gardner, Justin D'Ath, James Roy, Pat Flynn and...

It's 1864 . . . and Poppy, disguised as a lost princess from India, has joined a travelling medicine show.� They're about to enter the town of Beechworth, where her brother Gus told her he was heading months before.� Poppy is so happy to think that she might find Gus at last!� But when she follows...

It's 1864 and Poppy, disguised as a boy, has escaped from the aboriginal mission at Bird Creek near Echuca. Her dream is to find her brother Gus, who ran away to pan for gold. But travelling through the Australian bush is full of danger and adventure...Journey with Poppy across all four exciting stories about a girl who dreams of a better life during the Gold Rush.

Max, Lily, Boaz and Jesse are stuck in Kids' Club at an island resort, forced to watch endless Pirates of the Caribbean re-runs while their parents relax by the pool. After eight days they decide to break out and let the real fun begin .

It's 1931 . . . and Ruby and her family have lost everything in the Great Depression.� Leaving behind her dad, her school friends and everything she knows, Ruby must move to Kettle Farm to stay with her cousins.� Life in the country is new and strange, and Ruby has never felt like such an outsider.�...

It's 1931 . . .and Ruby is settling into life at her school in the country.� But when a desperately poor family moves to the area, no one wants to be friends with them.� Ruby will have to choose sides, and she has already made one enemy at school - Doris Spinks.� Will Ruby do what she believes...

Rif is in deep trouble with his fellow villagers. On his quest to make things right, he must face a mountain troll, a pair of tricksters, a terrifying dog - and a very tough riddle.

We always knew we'd be awesome private detectives. Problem was, Boris and me live in this small country town, and we couldn't find anything to detect. But then, last month, a horse-riding ghost appeared, and a whole lot of creepy bats flew into town . . . So how did we end up on the trail of...

Abbey, Hannah and Talika are new recruits at Willowvale boarding school's Vet Cadets program. Mrs Parry, their science teacher, has given each of the girls a chick to raise and train, but not everyone is happy about it! When a game of horseback hide-and-seek turns into a matter of life and...

Abbey, Hannah and Talika are new recruits at Willowvale boarding school's special Vet Cadets program. This term, it's all about cattle. Abbey is determined to prove herself in a cattle-cutting competition against a nearby boy's boarding school. But when Talika's pony, Pudding, falls dangerously ill,...

JORDAN WATCHED THE BABY ZEBRA FOR A FEW SECONDS.� ITS EYES WERE CLOSED.� 'SOMETHING'S WRONG,' HE SAID. Harry and Jordan Fox are on a chairlift ride at Nullambine Zoo when they spy a baby zebra in danger.� It looks like a Code Bright Red mission.� Can they outrun a charging zebra and...

Tarin longs to be a hunter, but his twisted leg means he is feared and bullied. After a disastrous mishap, Tarin is forced to leave his family and travel alone across wild, unknown land to save the Mammoth Clan. Battling the hostile and savage Boar Clan, a deadly illness and treacherous terrain with...

Hi! I'm Juliet. I'm ten years old. And I'm nearly a vet! Chelsea and I have such a cool�school - we get to have playground pets! Guineas pigs, lizards, fish and insects are all part of our classroom. This week, we have a replacement teacher. Poor Miss Fine doesn't know much about animals. Luckily�we...

An unspeakable event changes everything for Sophie. No more Mum, school or bed of her own. She's made a ward of the state and grows up in a volatile world where kids make their own rules, adults don't count and the only constant is change. Until one day she meets Gwen, Matty and Spiral. Spiral...