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Miss Isobel Clara Macleod, youngest of the seven children of Major Sir Angus Hutton Macleod, Surveyor-General of the colony of New South Wales, had the singular misfortune to know that at seven o'clock that morning her father was going to die. September, 1851. Sydney, city of secrets and gossip. Seventeen-year-old Isobel Macleod is determined to save her father because she loves him. But when she dares to trespass in a forbidden male world, she will be plunged into social disgrace.

Merlin wakes to a world that is utterly changed. She has no memory aside from a name whispered to her by one of the strange voices in her mind and the knowledge that she is being hunted. She is determined to learn what happened to her and to her world, but the way forward is full of pitfalls, and she is swept up by the renegade Scatterlings and drawn into their rebellion against the all-powerful Citizen Gods.

From a talented emerging writer comes a brave, honest, unforgettable memoir about mental illness, which breaks the silence and shatters the taboos to give hope to all those struggling to find their way through. One day Sophie Hardcastle realised the joy she’d always known had disappeared. She was constantly tired, with no energy, no motivation and no sense of enjoyment for surfing, friends, conversations, movies, parties, family - for anything. Her hours became empty.

It's December 1900, and Berylda Jones is heading home to Bathurst for Christmas. Tragically, 'home' is where she and her beloved sister Greta live in terror, under the control of their sadistic Uncle Alec. But Berylda has a plan, borne out of desperation, to free herself and Greta from Alec for good - if she can only find the courage to execute it.

It has been two years since Violet Eden walked away from the city, her friends, her future, and, most importantly, her soulmate, Lincoln. Part angel, part human, Violet is determined to stand by the promises she made to save the one she loves. She survives day to day as a rogue Grigori in London. But when an unexpected visitor shows up at her door, the news he bears about someone she swore to protect leaves Violet with no choice. She's going back to New York....

Callisto May knows a lot about planets. She could name all the moons of Jupiter, or tell you the dimensions of the Great Red Spot, but she doesn't know much about love. She's so used to pleasing other people that she has lost track of how to be herself. And now there's no one close enough to help: her boyfriend is way out of reach; her mother is distracted by sad ladies; and her dad - well his motto is be prepared, which is exactly what Cally wasn't.

Becky can't wait to put on her puppet show. She's even thought of a surprise ending!

Crystal longs to be a mermaid. So her mother makes her a special tail. What happens when Crystal wears her tail to bed?

Susie is the shyest girl in school, but she's got a secret. A big one...and if she doesn't tell Ben he'll be in danger.

What happens when Cinderfella, of the Planet Jetsonia, meets Princess Esmerelda of the planet Earth?

Can Sam ever persuade her dad to let her have a cat?

How can Mr and Mrs Snottygobble get rid of the monster hole in their garden?

Has Becky's wand made her little brother disappear?

Dad saves a scruffy little dog from being run over. But whose dog is it?

Anna had never slept over at a friend's house, until now.... Was she brave enough?

Hector's mum has found an unusual pet. She says it is gentle. Hector knows better.

Being bad was what Buster did best. Until his dad thought of a way to sort him out.

Tom loved the gorilla suit he was given for his birthday. He wore it everywhere, even when he visited the gorillas at the zoo.

Daryl, the baby magpie, has to find his own food. But how?

Is the spider in Min's bedroom hairy, scary and creepy, or really rather nice?