Books published by publisher Hardie Grant Egmont

A claustrophobic and irresistible cult thriller like no other from master of suspense Em Bailey.... Esther is one of the Special Ones – four people who live under his protection in a remote farmhouse. The Special Ones are not allowed to leave but why would they want to? Here they are safe from toxic modern life safe from a meaningless existence safe in their endless work. He watches them every moment of every day ready to punish them if they forget who they are – all while broadcasting their lives to eager followers on the outside. Esther knows he will renew her if she stops being Special and that renewal almost certainly means death. Yet she also knows she’s a fake. She has no ancient wisdom no genuine advice to offer her followers. But like an actor caught up in an endless play she must keep up the performance – if she wants to survive long enough to escape.

Another great title in the best-selling Go Girl series. When Will and his dad move in with Lola and her mum, there’s lots to get used to. It’s nice to have another kid in the house, even though Will thinks he’s the Karate Kid! But Will and Lola don’t have much in common... until Lola takes up karate too. Can it bring them together? Or will it karate chop them apart?

Panda Love is a collection of incredible images of these gentle giants. Ami Vitale's stunning photographs, taken on location in China, document the efforts to breed pandas and release them back into the wild. Ami was given unprecedented access to the pandas and her photos give an amazing insight into the bears' lives in both the sanctuaries and their natural habitat. Fluffy panda cubs tumble out of baskets and play hide-and-seek with their carers, while the adult pandas curiously explore the forest and climb trees.The giant panda is everyone's favorite bamboo-munching bear. China may be on its way to successfully saving its most famous ambassador, and Panda Love lovingly documents the process of putting the wild back into an icon.

From award-winning Australian author Melissa Keil comes this adorable romantic comedy about a movie nerd and the dream girl he refuses to fall in love with. Sam Kinnison is a geek, and he’s totally fine with that. He has his horror movies, his nerdy friends, World of Warcraft – and until Princess Leia turns up in his bedroom, he doesn’t have to worry about girls. Then Sam meets Camilla. She’s beautiful, friendly and completely irrelevant to his life. Sam is determined to ignore her, except that Camilla has a life of her own – and she’s decided that he’s going to be part of it. Sam believes that everything he needs to know he can learn from the movies ... but now it looks like he’s been watching the wrong ones. 'Full of energy, wit and tenderness; this is one big-hearted and unique book.’ – Leanne Hall. 'Yes. HELL YES. This book is made of awesome. This book is a unicorn puking rainbows onto the rest of the YA contemporary genre.’ – Navessa Allen.

A fantastic genie myth-debunking series from Go Girl author Meredith Badger. Everyone knows that genies can only grant wishes, not make them, right? Well, not quite... When Poppy graduates from her final stage of genie training, she’ll be allowed to make one special wish – for her job after Genie High. She already knows exactly what she wants: to work in the stables with all the magic carpets! The only problem is that before she can graduate, Poppy has to mentor a Stage Two genie called Aggi. Aggi is the strangest genie Poppy’s ever met – she’s rude, she hates being a genie, and she thinks riding magic carpets is stupid. If Aggi doesn’t start behaving like a proper genie, Poppy might never get her wish!