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Winner of the Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-loved Book, this thrilling children's novel is an enduring classic.Beneath the extinct volcanoes surrounding the city, giant creatures are waking from a spellbound sleep that has lasted thousands of years. Their goal is the destruction of the world.Rachel and Theo Matheson are twins. Apart from having red hair, there is nothing remarkable about them - or so they think. They are horrified to discover that they have a strange and awesome destiny. Only the Matheson twins can save the world from the terror of what is under the mountain.Also available as an eBook

First with your head and then with your heart … To Peekay, a seven-year-old boy who dreams of being the welterweight champion of the world, this is a piece of advice that he will carry with him throughout his life. Born in a South Africa divided by racism and hatred, this one small boy will come to lead all the tribes of Africa. And in a final conflict with his childhood enemy, the Judge, Peekay will fight to the death for justice. Bryce Courtenay's classic bestseller is a story of the triumph of the human spirit – a spellbinding tale for all ages. 'The ultimate international bestseller.' New York Times

Lynley Dodd's classic first adventure of Slinky Malinki, a fiendish black cat who goes on a midnight stealing spree. Slinky Malinki was blacker than black, a stalking and lurking adventurous cat. By day Slinky Malinki is an adventurous cat, cheeky and cheerful, friendly and fun. But at night he becomes a thief, stealing everything from squishy bananas to milk bottles and pottery smocks. His crimes become ever more daring, until one rascally night between midnight and four, Slinky Malinki steals MORE than before . . . Told in wonderful rhyme and through pictures full of life and movement, Slinky Malinki is the very first adventure of the rapscallion cat in Lynley Dodd's famous Hairy Maclary and Friends series. Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd! www.hairymaclary.com

Lynley Dodd's iconic first Hairy Maclary book, which introduces the famous Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy and his canine gang. Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy Hairy Maclary's friends join him for a walk until, with a sudden yowl, a wail and a howl, they all run off. What could have caused such a scatter of paws? Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd! www.hairymaclary.com

The eleventh book in Lynley Dodd's famous series, in which Hairy Maclary encounters a small but very persistent duckling. Hairy Maclary has found the perfect spot for his afternoon snooze but . . . pittery pattery, skittery scattery, ZIP round the corner came Zachary Quack Hairy Maclary is looking for some peace and quiet for his afternoon snooze. But Zachary Quack, a small but very determined duckling, sets out to make friends with Hairy Maclary - whether he wants it or not. Will Hairy Maclary ever get around to that nap? Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd! www.hairymaclary.com

Will Slinky Malinki and Syd the rainbow lorikeet open the door to more trouble than they can handle? Slinky Malinki jumped high off the floor, he swung on a handle and opened a door. Slinky Malinki and Syd the rainbow lorikeet are partners in crime. Left alone in the house they get up to all sorts of mischief. Shredding up sheets, tangling towels and paddling in powder, the whole house is a muddly mess - it looks as if nothing will stop them! But something awaits them behind a door . . . maybe this time they'll meet their match? Slinky Malinki is as naughty as ever in his second titular adventure in the Hairy Maclary and Friends series. Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd! www.hairymaclary.com

In the fourth Showtym Adventure, Amanda must earn the trust of a beautiful but wild Welsh stallion. Will Chessy ever be safe enough to ride?Seven-year-old Amanda Wilson dreams of training her own wild pony, just as her sisters have done. Then comes the chance she has been waiting for — a muster of beautiful Welsh ponies that have run wild in the hills. Among them is Chessy, a striking stallion, and just the right size for Amanda. But small doesn't equal easy, and first Amanda must prove she has what it takes by training Magic, a stroppy mare from Pony Club. Will Magic and Chessy ever be safe enough to join Amanda on her crazy adventures?Vicki and Kelly must help Amanda to win her ponies’ trust in this engaging story of perseverance and reward, which is inspired by the Wilson Sisters’ early years.

The first volume of Maurice Gee's acclaimed trilogy wherein Susan and Nick are transported to the terrifying land of O...'Nick had seen the birthmark on Susan's wrist. It had two parts. Each was shaped like a tear drop, curved like a moon. One was bright red and the other golden brown.' Susan had always been a bit odd and never really got on with her cousin Nick, but the mark on her wrist draws them together in a frightening adventure. They are summoned to the beautiful land of O in a last-ditch attempt to save the planet from cruel Otis Claw and his followers, the evil Halfmen, who have lost every trace of human goodness and kindness. Also available as an eBook

In the seventh Showtym Adventure, it's a race against time for Vicki to find and train a brand new pony for the show season. Should she go for experience, or for potential?When Vicki’s multi-champion pony is injured, she is devastated. It's the beginning of the show season and the 14-year-old must find a replacement quickly — but no pony comes close to the one she has lost.Then Vicki sees beautiful and inexperienced Jackamo. She senses he has star quality, and chooses him over proven ponies with years of show-ring success. With so little time, will she be able to transform Jackamo into a winner? Or has she risked everything on the wrong pony?In a turn of events they didn’t see coming, Vicki, Kelly and Amanda face heartbreak and difficult decisions about the future in this story inspired by the Wilson Sisters’ early years.

In the sixth Showtym Adventure, Vicki will stop at nothing to save a crippled beach-racing stallion.When Vicki and her sisters discover that horses are roaming on country roads because the locals can't afford to fences to contain them, their eyes are opened to a whole new world of hardship.Then Vicki meets Pepe, once a prized beach-racing stallion now crippled by mistreatment. The owner can't pay for a vet and, fearing the beaten horse may die, the Wilsons take Pepe in. Will Vicki be able to save the injured racer? And will Pepe accept his new life after galloping at full speed?This story of hope and recovery is inspired by the Wilson Sisters' early years.

When Hairy decides to snoop inside a delivery van, he's in for a chaotic adventure. Has Hairy ever caused such havoc?'Stop this shemozzle, this hullabaloo! Scarper, skedaddle, BE OFF WITH YOU - SHOO!'When Hairy Maclary decides to snoop inside a parked delivery van, he's in for a madcap adventure. After a rattling, roaring ride, and finding himself far from home, he desperately tries to get back to the Dairy - creating havoc and incurring the wrath of shopkeepers, schoolteachers and passers-by along the way.Has Hairy ever caused such mayhem? Thank goodness for Miss Plum, who once again steps in to save the day!