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Author: Joyce Carol Oates

New novel from the bestselling author of BIG MOUTH AND UGLY GIRL. To the outside world, Franky Pierson is a lucky girl with a charmed life. With a celebrity dad -- TV sports commentator, Reid Pierson -- and beautiful art ...

Author: Chun Yu

I was born in a small city near the East Sea,

when the Great Cultural Revolution began.

My name is Little Green,

my country Zhong Guo, the Middle Kingdom.

When I was ten years old,

our leader had died and th ...

Author: Rob Bowden

Everyone in the world uses some form of transport almost every day of their lives. We move around for work, school, leisure and pleasure, and forms of transport range from walking and animals to high-speed planes and tra ...

Author: George Marshall

Fun and easy to use, The Junior Illustrated Dictionary & Thesaurus is the ideal choice for upper elementary and middle-school children who are beginning to expand their vocabulary. Comprehensive and authoritative, it def ...

Author: Judith Lloyd Yero

Judith Lloyd Yero's lively, interactive book takes a close look at the document that defines democracy in the United States and the events that led to the country's creation. Readers learn about the escalation of unrest ...

Author: Glen Phelan

Follow the quest to understand the laws of motion and gravity--to formulate the ups and downs of physics and solve the mysteries of the strange forces that propel all objects on Earth.
Whenever we throw a baseball, s ...

Author: Chris Hart

Interst in anime and manga - the arts of Japanese animation and comics - is exploding in the US children's market. Pokemon, Digimon, Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon are just a few of the anime phenomena delighting kids age ...

Author: Tariq King Flex Nasheed

First written in 1999 and released in 2000, this updated and revised edition takes a unique, yet serious look at modern male/female relationships from a player's point of view.

Author: Peter Fenton

With a Foreword by Grant Hackett. Andrew 'Boy' Charlton set his first world record as a school boy. He became an Olympic and World Champion in the 1500m swim, and like Grant Hackett, in a number of shorter distances. He ...

Author: Janice Marriott

Alana is twelve and she's slowly losing her sight. Her father, a talented music producer, is already blind, and she's due to take another eye test in Wellington. She already knows what the verdict will be, and she's not ...

Author: Shaunti Feldhahn & Lisa A Rice

Unlock the Male Mystery
Guys will be guys. And now girls can know what that means! For Young Women Only dives into the mysterious inner-workings of the teenage male mind so that you can begin to understand why guys s ...

Author: Melissa de La Cruz

Pay to get in,

Pray to get out.

Johnny Silver is the world's soon-to-be biggest rock star, but on the eve of his debut concert in Los Angeles, he mysteriously disappears, causing global pandemonium. His friend Taj ...

Author: Judith Kinnear

YEAR 11 Biology 1: Preliminary Course is a new and highly contemporary text specifically for the amended Stage 6 Biology syllabus for year 11 students in New South Wales. Written by experienced Biology educators and au ...

Author: Gary Crew

This is the true story of David and his father, who came to Stephens Island - a remote and pristine island off Cook Strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand in 1894. There they built a lighthouse to prot ...

Author: Anderson

YEARS 9 - 10 The popular Retroactive series has been fully revised, updated and expanded with new spreads, sources, artwork and technology features. New resources are also included to make this the complete and comprehen ...

Author: Saldais

YEAR 8 SOSE Alive 2 is the second component of the new Jacaranda Middle Years Project to be released. The SOSE Alive series is targeted at junior secondary students. The interactive learning package includes: * high-in ...

Author: Leslie

YEAR 11 The third edition of the Nature of Biology, Book 1: Activity Manual is redesigned, updated and reorganised to: *meet the practical requirements of the new Biology VCE Study Design, in conjunction with the student ...

Author: Eva Schloss & Barbara Powers

This is the remarkable true story of a young Jewish girl and her brother growing up during the Second World War, caught in a world turned upside down by the Nazis. Written specially for children, Eva describes her happy ...

Author: Lynette Long

Everything kids need to know to become masters of mathematicsTo the delight of parents and teachers everywhere, comes this great new series on mathematics, brimming with fun and educational games and activities. Lynette ...

Author: Michael Agnes

This book is preferred by leading educators and informed parents. With more than 33,000 entries selected in consultation with top educators and definitions written specifically for children eight and up, this is the most ...