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Daring adventures and tall tales about magic, courage and the triumph of brains over brawn, by the award-winning authors Anna and Barbara Fienberg. The very lovable Tashi returns to tell Jack more of his adventures in faraway lands: Featured in this collection: Tashi and the Ghosts, Tashi and the Bandits, Tashi and the Mountain of White Tigers and Tashi and the Stolen Children.

Andy's been a bit stressed, so Terry has decided the perfect way for them to relax is to head up to their new camping ground level for a much-needed holiday. But it turns out to be not quite as relaxing as Terry originally planned. Terry forgets to pack the tent and the food, their attempt at fishing ends in disaster, the spooky campfire stories are a little too spooky and then, to make matters worse, all of Andy’s fellow campers start mysteriously disappearing.

Peter, a new boy at Park Ridge school, is thankful to be rescued from the school bullies by Anton the Swashbuckler. Even if Anton does speak in such a weird way and wears outlandish garments. After this Peter and Anton become firm friends and discover that they each have family problems. Together they turn those problems into challenges to be tackled in true Swashbuckler style.

The seventh laugh-out-loud and wacky adventure in the world's most awesome treehouse! Join Andy and Terry in their now 91-storey spectacular treehouse. They've added 13 new levels, including the world's most powerful whirlpool, a mashed-potato-and-gravy train and a human pinball machine. Why not try your luck on the spin-and-win prize wheel, hang out in a giant spiderweb (with a giant spider), or eat a submarine sandwich the size of an actual submarine?

International authors and parents Jim and Lisa Valavanis share their inspirational story of what they went through and how they coped and survived when a family crisis struck down their son Sam. Sam was diagnosed with retinoblastoma at just 12 weeks of age and his parents thought his life was over before it had even begun. They didn't know what it meant to him for now, let alone in the future. How would he, and they as a family, get through this ordeal, and what kind of life would he have?

Anna Fienberg's fabulous new high-seas pirate adventure, with scoundrels and blaggards, devilish treachery and pirates who long for a bit of comfort - great reading for 8- to 12-year-olds from the world of Horrendo's Curse. Will could walk a tightrope and juggle bananas as he went. 'One day you'll be the star of a circus,' his mother told him. 'But until then, you must be a secret.' For each year pirates came to the islands to steal young boys for their crew. And if that happened to you, well, you may as well kiss your life good-bye.

The latest collection of Tashi tales, based on the brand-new television series! When Jack’s parents bundle him off to stay with his distant cousin, Tashi, the two boys are swept up in a series of wild adventures. They explore a fantastical land far, far away and protect Tashi’s village from a host of creatures and villains. In a brand-new world, where nothing seems familiar, nobody knows what’s waiting around the corner!

Singenpoo wanted me to follow. She had written a sign the only way she could. What a relief. What a cat. Singenpoo does a disappearing act. And she might not be back.

Despite his heroic efforts to be cool, Al Capsella faces a crippling pair of obstacles: his mother and father. They're not just uncool, but a complete embarrassment. Along with schoolmates like Louis, also 14, Al has his own plans for surviving the abnormal antics of parents, grandparents, and teachers. But Al discovers that being really normal is the weirdest thing of all.

Specky can't wait to get to the country and have the chance to play grassroots football for the first time...against adults. But more is at stake than the outcome of just one game.

Who is Razorback Jack, the mysterious footy hero that Specky keeps hearing about? And what are the boys back at Booyong High up to? Can the massive underdogs, the Rivergum Redfins, serve it up to the Bull Ants? We have got a game on our hands this afternoon....

When Patrick learns to sail, he doesn't realise his skills will be pushed to the limit....

Austin finds a gold nugget right in the middle of the footy field. But the Grand Final is just about to start....

Hugh was a walking-talking disaster without any friends. Then Bernice came along - with her amazing cures.

Simon 'Specky' Magee and his Under 14s football team, the Booyong High Lions, return to battle out the second half of their league's season. The Lions are playing well and Specky's form is looking good - perhaps good enough to win a scholarship to a prestigious sporting school. But a knee injury sees him sidelined, and suddenly his future is filled with uncertainty. Will his team make it to the finals without him? Will he be able to play if they do? And how is he going to impress the talent scout if he can't play footy?

Brian is alone in this old creaking house. But is he really alone?

Hayley wants to know why her best friend Spit has suddenly dumped her. What she discovers is very strange... stranger than she could have imagined.

Suddenly the gorilla in Kerry's video game is there in her living room, full-sized and alive!

Can Knot make his mountain-of-blubber uncle, Pharaoh Gut, lose weight? Their lives (and stress levels) depend upon it.

It is Kerry's first day at her new school. Will she find a friend?

Snag is thin and weedy, and he faints at the sight of blood. Now he's been sent to gladiator school. It's either fight or die.