Books published by publisher Jocelyn Harewood

Penny's mum has died of cancer, and she doesn't know what to do with her father. It's like his face is only interested in where it's going if he's heading towards a bottle of wine. Then 15-year-old Penny sees an old man in a church, spaced-out about worms. It's too much, but it's the spunkiest guy in the school who listens to her. And their first kiss is like poetry. Trouble is, this gorgeous guy can't spell, and can hardly even read. Through her hilarious ups and downs with her father and her almost-boyfriend, Penny learns about death, spelling, friendship, and how to dye your hair red - everything a teenager needs to know.

It's school holidays and Codey is bored. So he decides to help his dad, who is having trouble with his computer colours. Suddenly the holidays are wildly entertaining, as the colours on the screen have a bizarre effect on Codey's world. Along with his dog, he is zapped into green, yellow, blue, he can hardly wait to see which colour will take him away next. His friend Melissa arrives back in town, and she joins him in a red world. And every situation is life-threatening. Perhaps they're being sent by the computer to be helpful, to rescue people, to be heroes.

What happens when the family pet is picked up by the ranger? This is the problem in one of these charming stories for 8 to 12 year-olds. In another, can Luke's dog Harvey keep Luke safe when they go down the short cut? In Minnie’s story, we're in the 1950s and the family packs up the Holden car to drive to a new home. Talking of a new home, young Jake travels to Fiji to help his sister. And in other stories, Kryz is a masterchef for a morning, Jodie sees a star in her bedroom and Lauren is lost in a pool of water. The children in these stories are all heroes, being helpful, imaginative, or simply having fun. But who is the hero when there are birthdays to celebrate?

When the school bully goes on ski camp it looks like the other kids will suffer. But is the bully different on the slopes? And who will fall for the ski instructor? Bend zee kneez, pleez. Of course ski camps always come to an end, except everything changes when an argument starts in the bus home. They’d hoped to learn to ski, and they did, a bit, but who won’t be able to handle the slippery slope they’re on now. Who will end up being destroyed by the decisions that are made?