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News
In June we started with a small collection of comics and we have had a great reaction
to this trial. We will gradually be building up our expertise and collection of comics
and graphic novels - so keep that feedback coming so we know what to stock. We
have featured some of the new releases on the back page of this newsletter to give
some idea of what we are stocking.
The Fifty Shades Of... series continues to dominate book sales nationally and
internationally. Last month the three titles in the series out-sold last years top 70
fiction titles combined! We are hoping this means more people out there are picking
up a book - and so for those excited by this series - and looking for the next ‘similar’
thing - we have two new releases this month to satisfy the new thirst for this type of
reading - check page 4 for details.
Congratulations to Anna Funder for
winning the 2012 Miles Franklin Award
for her debut novel “All That I Am”.
Funder’s book was selected by the
judges from a shortlist of five including
Blood by Tony Birch, Foal’s Bread by
Gillian Mears, Frank Moorhouse’s Cold
Light and Past the Shallows by Favel
Parrett.
Inspired by true events, All That I Am tells the story of an elderly Australian woman
and her role in the opposition to the Nazis in the years leading up to World War II.
And for now GOOD READING!
JULY BOOK OF THE MONTH
THE LONG EARTH
Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
2015: Madison, Wisconsin. Junior cop Sally Jansson is
called out to the house of Willis Lynsey, a reclusive scientist,
for an animal-cruelty complaint: the man was seen forcing
a horse in through the door of his home. Inside there is no
horse.
But Sally finds a kind of home-made utility belt. She straps
this on - and ‘steps’ sideways into an America covered with
virgin forest. Willis came here with equipment and animals, meaning to explore and
colonise. And when Sally gets back, she finds Willis has put the secret of the belt on
the internet. The great migration has begun...
The Long Earth: our Earth is but one of a chain of parallel worlds, lying side by
side in a higher space of possibilities, each differing from its neighbours by a little
(or a lot): an infinite landscape of infinite possibilities. And the further away you
travel, the stranger the worlds get. The sun and moon always shine, the basic
laws of physics are the same. However, the chance events which have shaped our
particular version of Earth, such as the dinosaur-killer asteroid impact, might not
have happened and things may well have turned out rather differently. But only our
Earth hosts mankind...
ABOUT THE AUTHORs
Terry Pratchett: Sir Terence David John “Terry” Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April
1948) is an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy
genre. He is best known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic
fantasy novels. Pratchett’s first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971,
and since his first Discworld novel (The Colour of Magic) was published in 1983, he
has written two books a year on average.
Stephen Baxter: Strongly influenced by SF pioneer H. G. Wells, Baxter has been
a distinguished Vice-President of the international H. G. Wells Society since 2006.
In 2010 it was announced that he would be working on a new series, “The Long
Earth”, with Terry Pratchett. In August, 2012, Baxter will release Doctor Who novel
entitled Doctor Who: The Wheel of Ice.
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INSURGENT
Veronica Roth
You loved “the Hunger Games”? Now you’ll love this.
In the divided society of the future, it is “faction before blood”.
Each of the five factions- Abnegation (the selfless), Candor
(the honest), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful),
and Erudite (the intelligent) is dedicated to cultivating a
particular personality trait in the hopes to build a “perfect
society”. At 16, Tris Prior must choose the one faction she belongs in. But what
if she doesn’t belong in just one? What is she is Divergent?
In this society of clear cut divisions, emerges complex Young Adult characters;
vibrant and tangible against their fictional landscape.
Tris is unflinching, fierce, and her developing romance compliments the
narrative without overwhelming it completely. Debuting as a New York times
BestSeller with her first book, and soaring up the list again with its sequel, Roth
has certainly made a splash in the world of YA dystopias.
“Insurgent,” just like “Divergent” which it follows, will have you up late at night,
quenching an insatiable thirst for more Veronica Roth.
Emily.
THE SONG OF ACHILLIES
Madeline Miller
This year’s Orange Prize Winner is a wonderfully
imaginative piece of historical fiction that may have the
added benefit of encouraging a few more people, myself
included, to finally read the “Iliad”. Madeline Miller, a
Classics scholar and teacher, is certainly ambitious and
brave in taking the story of Achilles and Patroclus from Homer’s story and
expanding and updating it, turning the epic characters and events inwards into
a love story.
Achilles, demigod, greatest warrior of the Greeks, with a prophecy of doom
hanging over him, is a central character in Homer’s tale, but Patroclus, his
companion and lover, has a minor role and little backstory. Miller makes
Patroclus the centre of her story, and we get to see these two young men meet,
the often tragic events that shaped them, and “the never-ending ache of love
and sorrow” between them that is the heart of the story.
Miller has a real flair for emotion, and the sensuality, sense of yearning and
need for each other that the two main characters convey is skillfully written.
I also admired the deft way that the mythical and commonplace is blended
together; her characters speak of the Gods in such a matter-of-fact way that
when they do intervene, or a Goddess or centaur appears, it never jars, and
seems to fit in perfectly with the realism she otherwise strives for. Homeric
characters and stories underpin the whole canon of Western Literature but they
are ofter neglected and mis-remembered; a character like Achilles is so mythical
and iconic that it’s very difficult to imagine him as a real, breathing person with
passions and desires. The triumph of this novel is that the author makes us truly
care about these men and their love for each other, so that we feel the tragedy
when it finally comes.
Paul.
THE AGE OF MIRACLES
Karen Thompson Walker
Luminous, haunting, unforgettable, The Age of Miracles is a
stunning fiction debut by a superb new writer, a story about
coming of age during extraordinary times, about people
going on with their lives in an era of profound uncertainty.
On a seemingly ordinary Saturday in a California suburb,
11-year-old Julia and her family awake to discover, along with the rest of the
world, that the rotation of the earth has suddenly begun to slow. The days and
nights grow longer and longer, gravity is affected, the environment is thrown
into disarray. Yet as she struggles to navigate an ever-shifting landscape, Julia
is also coping with the normal disasters of everyday life—the fissures in her
parents’ marriage, the loss of old friends, the hopeful anguish of first love, the
bizarre behavior of her grandfather who, convinced of a government conspiracy,
spends his days obsessively cataloging his possessions. As Julia adjusts to the
new normal, the slowing inevitably continues.
With spare, graceful prose and the emotional wisdom of a born storyteller,
Karen Thompson Walker has created a singular narrator in Julia, a resilient and
insightful young girl, and a moving portrait of family life set against the backdrop
of an utterly altered world.
Reviews
Stunning #11 Pretty Little Liars
Sara Shepard
The 11th book in the Pretty Little Liars series “Stunning” was full of
what we’ve come to expect from Sara Shepard – intrigue, mystery
and scandal. Spencer, Hanna, Emily and Aria are still haunted by
the events of the past. Behind the perfectly manicured lawns of
Rosewood, Pennsylvania lurks the unidentified ‘A’ – who seems
to see all, know all, and has no qualms in blackmailing the girls, to
get them exactly where ‘A’ wants them.
Spencer is discovering the heights of college life, Emily is reuniting with an old flame
and Aria has stumbled upon a secret about Noel’s family that has the potential to
destroy their relationship. Meanwhile Hanna wants Mike back – and she’ll do anything
to get him, even if it means becoming more like A than she ever imagined...
Time is running out for the Pretty Little Liars with trouble lying in wait around every
corner, and it’ll only be a matter of time before their sordid past catches up to them –
unless A gets there first!
“Stunning” is a must read for fans of the Pretty Little Liars series, it’s a fast paced
read with unexpected twists and turns, as we get closer to the final instalment in the
series “Burned” due out in December.
(Who is already counting the days until “Burned” is released!!)
Laura.
CANADA
Richard Ford
Fabled American life is a common theme in the literary sphere;
small-town America having been widely explored with innumerable
stories clobbered together of big characters and big happenings
in a relatively unremarkable place. Richard Ford’s latest all-
American novel Canada may start off just like this: initially set in
the town of Great Falls, Montana, and told from the perspective
of fifteen-year-old Dell Parsons of his parents’ bank robbery and subsequent arrest,
the novel expands beyond the usual confines of the small town and, rather inevitably,
crosses the border into Canada.
While we stay with Great Falls for almost half the novel, and get to know intimately
how Dell’s parents came to be criminals, they are comparatively small ideas once
Dell has left the country behind and is tucked away inside another unremarkable - this
time Canadian - small town. The novel is effectively two great stories overlapping
each other with Dell as the common denominator; he promises at the beginning of
the novel to ‘first... tell about the robbery [his] parents committed. Then the murders,
which happened later’ and it seems unlikely that such two major events could occur
to the same person.
Yet Ford cleverly allows Dell and his careful mind to pivot around the events, rather
than the other way round, and as we follow Dell into his late fifties, we see that the
change each event encouraged in him is a change he constantly reflects upon as
having lead him to where he presently stands and how it informed who he is as a
person. The novel, itself, constantly allows for change and is a spry and surprising
read, despite Dell’s frank admission of what is to come on the first page. Definitely a
worthwhile read and certainly a frontrunner for one of the best books of the year.
Jordan.
BATMAN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Bruce Jones & Sam Kieth
Quirky adaptations of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland have
entranced and befuddled literary fans over the years, from Frank
Beddor’s The Looking Glass Wars to Tim Burton’s ever popular
film Alice in Wonderland starring Johnny Depp and Helena
Bonham Carter. An enjoyable addition to the Batman cannon, DC
Comics’ graphic novel Batman Through the Looking Glass, written by Bruce Jones,
takes the reader on a journey combining fantasy, mystery, action, and psychoanalysis
with the familiarity of a Batman we all know and love. Gotham City is shaken by
the murder of politician Dunphrey Tweedle, and while our Hero strives to find the
truth behind the crime with the aid of Alice, the reader is left to wonder how much of
Batman’s journey is merely a hallucination.
Sam Keith’s artwork takes the childish edge off the original illustrations and has
layered them with a darkness that adult Lewis fans have come to recognise along the
trail of the White Rabbit. As backwards as the original tale, the reader can be assured
they will feel like Alice dining at the Mad Hatter’s table and crying ‘Twinkle Twinkle
Little Bat, Where on Earth was Batman at!?’
Naomi.
Susanne.

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E L James
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4. ALL THAT I AM
Anna Funder
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A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
George R R Martin
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Lauren Kate
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Join our bright and enthusiastic storytellers as they regale
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What do you read AFTER
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Helping young children fall in love with
books and reading is one of the best
things you can do for your child. It
provides a great advantage as they
begin school and learn the building
blocks of literacy. This early start has
been shown to provide an advantage
not just through the early years of
schooling, but through to adulthood.
DESTINED TO PLAY
Indigo Bloom
PB $15.99
BARED TO YOU
Sylvia Day
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Biography
Heart of Stone
Michael Chamberlain
HB $35.00
In a detailed, methodical and
emotional account he writes of
the tragic moment when Lindy
heard the ‘cry in the dark’ and
the discovery of the empty
baby’s bed. This book is a missing link in the story
of Azaria, written in his own hand by her father.
Gina Rinehart
Adele Ferguson
PB $34.99
Gina Rinehart is not just the
richest person in Australia, she
is a member of a family known
as much for its front-page legal
stoushes as for its business
acumen and toughness. Set against the backdrop of
a mining boom, this is an extraordinary biography of
Gina, the family she came from, and the wealth and
power she wields.
The Boy Who
Wouldn’t Die
David Nyuol Vincent
PB $29.99
David Nyuol Vincent was a
little boy when he fled southern
Sudan with his father. David was
taken in and trained as a child
soldier. In 2004 David was resettled to Australia.
This is the powerful account of a young man’s resilience.
The story of a boy who refused to die.
Say It Again in a Nice
Voice
Meg Mason
PB $29.99
An accidental shortage of birth
control, and 8 months later, Meg
Mason was sobbing over trading
her career for something she knew zip about. Along
the way she discovers that being a mother, just
might be the only thing that she is irreplaceable at.
Michael Morpurgo
Maggie Fergusson
HB $35.00
Michael Morpurgo, former
Children’s Laureate, and author
of more than 100 books, has this
gift. But the one story Michael
Morpurgo feels unable to tell is
his own. And yet he wants the story to be told, and
he has invited Maggie Fergusson to help tell it.
Things Get Better
Katie Piper
PB $24.99
Katie’s story alone has proved
inspirational to millions of people,
and now in this important book
she begins to answer the question
that everyone wants to know.
Katie shares the key steps and support that led to
her emotional recovery so that she can help others
in their own lives, whether suffering a breakup or life
change or more serious trauma.
The Sun King
George Beahm
PB $17.95
Australian-born billionaire Rupert
Murdoch has consolidated
his hold over the media and
wider political debate in the UK,
America and Australia. Drawn
from decades of media coverage this book serves
up the best, most thought-provoking insights into
who Rupert Murdoch is.
Both of Us My Life
with Farrah
Ryan O’Neal
HB $39.99
After his own leukemia diagnosis
in 2001, Ryan eventually realized
that he had cast aside his true
soulmate. When Farrah was
diagnosed with cancer in 2006, Ryan stood by her
side through grueling treatment, and ultimately faced
the heartbreaking discovery that even love could not
save her.
History
Women of Windsor
Jess Lomas
PB $9.95
The women of Windsor stand as
a testament to the fundamental
place the Royal Family still hold
in Britain, the Commonwealth
and around the world. In 2012
millions will commemorate 3 separate milestones for 3
remarkable women.
Royal Jubilees
Judith Millidge
PB $14.99
Judith Millidge describes the handful
of British royal jubilees across
200 years, how they have been
commemorated, their similarities &
differences, & the myriad souvenir
products that have accompanied them.
Just Send Me Word
Orlando Figes
HB $35.00
Just Send Me Word is the extraordinary
love story of 2 Muscovites,
Lev and Svetlana. Kept apart for
14 years by the Second World War
and the Gulag, they stayed true to
each other and left behind them an astonishing monument
to their love: a remarkable cache of 1,500 letters
exchanged between them as Lev battled to survive in
one of Stalin’s most notorious labour camps.
Military
The Battle for Lone
Pine
David Cameron
PB $29.95
David W. Cameron has pulled
together first-hand accounts from
the men and women involved
(including from the Turkish army) to detail what
transpired and to follow some of their personal stories
throughout the ordeal.
Savage Continent
Keith Lowe
HB $39.95
In this groundbreaking study of the
years that followed the war, Keith
Lowe describes a continent still
racked by violence. He describes
the ethnic cleansing and civil wars
that tore apart the lives of ordinary people from the
Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean, and the establishment
of a new world order.
Dam Busters
James Holland
PB $34.95
The night of May 16th, 1943. 19
specially adapted Lancaster bombers
take off from RAF Scampton
in Lincolnshire. Their mission was
to destroy the German dams. The
entire operation had to be put together in less than 10
weeks. What followed was an incredible race against
time, which, became one of the most successful and
game-changing bombing raids of all time.
Non Fiction
Bert Hinkler
Grantlee Kieza
PB $32.99
Behind the headlines, Bert Hinkler
was a more private and more
complex man, who juggled 2 relationships
with 2 different women
on 2 continents. Here, Grantlee
Kieza tells the thrilling story of Bert’s life and with it the
bigger story of how the world was changed forever by
men like Hinkler.
Current Affairs
The Leaderless
Revolution
Ross Carne
PB $19.99
Mining the rich but little-examined
histories of cosmopolitanism and
anarchism, The Leaderless Revolution
shows how both ideas, in combination,
are relevant and necessary for the problems
of today. Carne Ross offers a route to fulfillment and
self-realisation for us all.
Science
Stephen Hawking
Kitty Ferguson
PB $19.95
This is the story of one of the most
remarkable figures of our time,
Professor Stephen Hawking, the
Cambridge genius who has earned
an international reputation as
the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein.
This is more the story of one man’s quest to find the
‘Theory of Everything’.
Australia’s Nobel
Laureates
PB $69.95
In 2003, Fast Thinking Press published
a book dedicated to winners
of the Nobel Prize. All of the original
biographies have been reworked,
and the new edition incorporates
a number of shorter pieces from leaders in various
science, technology and innovation fields.
It’s Not Rocket
Science
Ben Miller
PB $32.99
Before Ben Miller was a comedian,
he used to be a physicist. Then he
ealised he didn’t know any of this
stuff either. He worked out the 10
most vital things in science. He talked to experts, he
visited research labs... And then he wrote this book.
True Crime
Vendetta
John Follain
PB $29.99
On 23 May 1992 the Mafia assassinated
its the legendary prosecutor
Judge Falcone, with a motorway
bomb that also killed his wife Francesca
and 3 bodyguards. Vendetta
tells the inside story of the assassination plots and the
investigation that followed.
Gotti
JerryCapeci/Gene Mustain
PB $32.95
The tell-all story of John Gotti, the
most powerful mobster since Al
Capone. He was a vicious killer,
whose rise to the head of America’s
most powerful crime family was
marked by corpses, lies, and betrayalsThis is a classic
gangster story and the definitive account of John
Gotti’s violent rise and dramatic fall.

Non Fiction
Business
Awaken Your Child’s
Financial Genius
Robert T. Kiyosaki
PB $21.99
Kiyosaki expands on his belief
that the school system was
created to churn out not those “C
Students” who grow up to be the
innovators and creators of new ideas, businesses,
applications and products. The book urges parents
to focus on concepts, ideas, and helping their child
find their true genius, their special gift.
Sport
Fev In My Own Words
Brendan Fevola
HB $39.95
Always in the spotlight, always
controversial, this is the story of
a football great forced to confront
his demons. This is a personal
and ultimately positive story of Fev’s life in football,
the ups and downs both onfield and off, and his
hopes for the future.
Fev Exposed
Roger Franklin
HB $34.95
Brendan Fevola is a football
enigma. Revered for his goalkicking
feats at Carlton, he had
the talent to be one of the club’s
all-time greats. However, as
Carlton discovered over an 11-year journey, Fevola
was also every club’s nightmare. This fascinating
biography charts Fevola’s rise to AFL greatness and
his very public descent into disgrace.
Scandalous
Barry Stone
PB $24.95
There is no shortage of sporting
stars making headlines off the
field for all the wrong reasons.
From dodgy dalliances bubbling
to the surface, to marriages shattered,
lucrative endorsement deals flushed down the
toilet and clubs that can no longer hold onto players
who have stuffed up in very big ways. Scandalous
will look at the many issues behind the scandals
and why professional sport seems to keep going
regardless.
Dynamic Duos
Ken Piesse
PB $32.95
In best-selling author Ken
Piesse’s latest cricket book, he
explores the finest, the funniest,
the quirkiest cricketing duos of all
from leading batsmen and bowlers
through to ‘caught Marsh, bowled Lillee’, and
the leading and most colourful cricket commentating
combos such as Aggers & Kerry O’Keeffe.
Transport
The Great Railway
Revolution
Christian Wolmar
HB $49.99
In the 1830s, The United States
underwent a second revolution.
In The Great Railway Revolution,
Christian Wolmar tells us not
only the extraordinary 180 year story of the rise, fall
and ultimate shattering the greatest of all American
endeavours, he also argues that while America has
largely disowned this heritage, now is the time to
celebrate, reclaim and reinstate it.
Underground
Overground
Andrew Martin
HB $29.99
The London Underground is the
oldest and illogical metropolitan
transport system in the world. Yet
it transports over 1 billion passengers
every year and this figure is rising. Andrew
Martin embarks on a wonderfully engaging social
history of London’s underground railway system.
Ambitious But Rubbish
HB $29.95
In this celebration of the many
weird, wonderful and frequently disastrous
creations to emerge from
the Top Gear garage, we finally offer
these vehicles the thorough examinations
they deserve. Discover
the finer points of constructing a 3-storey modernist
motorhome and marvel at the hidden complexities of
strapping a blimp to a caravan.
Music
Amy My Daughter
Mitch Winehouse
PB $29.99
Mitch Winehouse wants to tell
her incredible story in full. Amy,
My Daughter will take the reader
through her mischievous early
years, her rise to stardom and to
her much publicised struggles with addiction.
I Want My MTV
Craig Marks & Rob
Tannenbaum
HB $35.00
I Want My MTV tells the story of
the first decade of MTV, the golden
era when MTV’s programming
was all videos, and kids watched
religiously to see their favorite bands. From its start in
1981 with a small cache of videos by mostly unknown
British new wave acts to the launch of the realitytelevision
craze with The Real World in 1992.
The Rolling Stones 50
Mick Jagger
HB $49.95
“This is our story of 50 fantastic
years. We started out as a blues
band playing the clubs and more
recently we’ve filled the largest stadiums
in the world. Curated by us,
it features the very best photographs and ephemera
from and beyond our archives.”
DIY
My Cool Shed
Jane Field-Lewis
HB $29.99
This features 35 sheds, small
cabins, garden rooms, beach huts,
modern architectural mini masterpieces
and other small spaces
given purpose by their owners
to pursue their hobbies, careers,
creative endeavours or just to find some peace and
solitude.
Pets
K9 Cops
Nigel Allsopp
PB $29.99
Nigel Allsopp lifts the lid onthe
world of police dogs, examining
the vital roles they play both in
Australia and around the world.
Despite the numerous high-tech
devices now available, `K9’s , as they’re known in the
trade, remain an indispensable as ever.
Popular Culture
One Million Tattoos
Jian Yi
PB $19.95
Readers can create unique combinations
of original tattoo designs.
The book explains how to colour
the tattoos using professional
techniques and how to insert them
into existing art, while also acting as a visual catalogue
of the tattoo designs that are on the disc.
Personal
Development
Mindfulness For Life
Dr Stephen McKenzie and Dr
Craig Hassad
PB $29.99
It shows you how to apply mindfulness
techniques to your own life
whether you need help with medical
conditions, personal development
or spiritual development.
The Antidote
Oliver Burkeman
PB $32.99
Oliver Burkeman explains why positive
thinking serves only to make us
more miserable, and why ‘getting
motivated’ can exacerbate procrastination.
Burkeman concedes that in
our personal lives, it’s our constant efforts to eliminate
the negative that cause us to feel so unhappy.
Religion
Mary Mckillop
William Modystack
PB $24.95
On October 17, 2010, Mary MacKillop
became Australia’s first saint after
a long campaign and investigation.
This meticulously researched
biography gives an insight into the
shy but determined young woman.
New Age
Great Australian
Ghost Stories
Richard Davis
PB $29.99
From gore-spattered convicts and
elegant women out of our colonial
past to the mysterious ghost lights
of the outback and angry poltergeists
that wreak havoc on modern homes, Australia
seems to be teeming with the restless spirits of our
ancestors.
Parenting
GIRL The Ultimate
Guide to Being You
Anna Barnes
PB $19.95
A reassuring and informative nonfiction
book for girls 12+ which deals with topics such
as self-esteem, friendships, decorating your room,
finding your own personal style and just relaxing
Health & Beauty
Seventeen Ultimate
Guide to Beauty
PB $27.99
This is a girl’s handbook to
celebrating her natural beauty.
It’s packed with clear, customized
service that helps make the most of
her skin tone, her face shape, her
hair texture, and her style!

Birth
Save Our Sleep
Feeding
Tizzie Hall
PB $29.99
Tizzie Hall’s Save Our Sleep
organisation has assisted thousands
of children and parents.
Save Our Sleep: Feeding offers
sound advice on when it’s safe to introduce different
foods and how to encourage your child to be a lifelong
healthy eater.
Architecture
The Elements of
Style
Stephen Calloway
HB $65.00
An in-depth chronological survey
of the key styles and periods of
architectural design in Britain
and the US over the past 500
years, with over 4,000 images. This new edition
brings the book up to date.
Art
Banksy
Will Ellsworth-Jones
PB $24.99
For someone who shuns the
limelight by concealing his real
name, Banksy is remarkably
famous. Such is the commercial
value of his work that people
have hacked an entire wall off a building because it
bears an example of his art. But who is this man?
CONTEMPORARY AUS-
TRALIA WOMEN
Julie Ewington
PB $39.95
Contemporary Australia: Women
celebrates the diversity, energy
and innovation in work by senior,
established and emerging contemporary
Australian women artists across all media
and backgrounds.
Fashion
Women from the
Ankle Down
Rachelle Bergstein
HB $29.99
Women love shoes. But what
is it about footwear that leaves
women of all sizes and style
tribes so breathless? Women
From the Ankle Down answers that question by telling
the story of shoes in the Twentieth Century.
The Model’s
Handbook
Marlene Donovan
PB $29.95
The Model’s Handbook covers
everything you need to know
about getting into the industry
in Australia and carving out a
successful career.
Gifts
How To Be The
Almost Perfect
Husband
J.S. Salt
PB $12.95
What can a husband do to improve
his wife’s life?’ This guide
instructs, amuses and provokes as it finally answers
the question that has dumbfounded men since
Adam bit the apple: ‘What does a woman want?’
How To Be The Almost
Perfect Wife
J.S. Salt
PB $12.95
What can a woman do to improve
her husband’s life? Finally, men
reveal: What to do when he wants
to go off with the guys, how to criticize,
what to do when you know
he’s wrong and many more answers.
Antiques
Antiques &
Collectibles 2013
Zac Bissonnette
PB $29.99
Rich in tradition yet with an eye on
the contemporary and emerging,
Warman’s provides fascinating
back-stories on key collecting areas
to enhance the collecting experience. Traditional
collecting areas get honest evaluations and emerging
markets tantalise with gorgeous colour photos.
Miller’s Costume
Jewellery
Judith Miller
HB $29.99
Whether you are just starting out,
an established collector, or simply
interested in vintage fashion, Costume
Jewellery tells you everything
you need to know. Who are the big name designers?
Who are the rising stars? Where are the new collecting
areas? What should you look for when buying?
Craft
Knit Step By Step
Kindersley Dorling
HB $19.95
Knit Step by Step gives you the
tools, techniques and stitch patterns
you need to create beautiful
and original knitted items. With
more than 150 techniques and
stitch patterns clearly photographed, pick up Knit Step
by Step whenever you’re looking for a new stitch to try
or when you’ve got yourself in a knot.
Sunday Morning
Quilts
Amanda Nyberg
PB $32.99
Modern quilters Amanda Jean
Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison share
a passion for scraps, and they’re
here to help you get creative with
16 scrappy quilted projects that include piecing, applique,
and improvisational work.
SEWING THE SEASONS
SANDI HENDERSON
HB $32.95
Sewing the Seasons is a collection
of 24 sewing patterns for adult and
children’s wear, home decor, and
accessories, all beautifully paired
with the ideal season for use. From
a vintage cloche to a scallop scarf, the sewing and
craft projects presented here celebrate the best of
nature’s seasons and the holidays.
Olympknits
Laura Long
PB $12.99
This title presents 10 brilliant
patterns for knitting your very
own team of Olympic athletes.
Olympknits is a quirky take on the
event we’ll all be talking about next
summer. It includes full instructions for how to knit together
with hilarious photos of the finished athletes in
action and how to customise them for your own team.
Non Fiction
Diet & Fitness
Love Your Curves
Pierre Dukan
PB $29.99
Dr Pierre Dukan looks at why men
and women are different shapes.Dr
Dukan provides scientific evidence
to demonstrate that, although
society and the media often makes us feel otherwise,
curves are natural and much more appealing.
The Gabriel Method
Recipe Book
Jon Gabriel
HB $49.99
Ever since the launch of The
Gabriel Method in 2007 there’s
been an overwhelmingly positive
response to this radical approach to
weightloss. This is the Gabriel Method principles in a
simple and easy to understand way specifically to the
foods that we eat!
Autism Cookbook
Delaine
PB $22.95
Written by a mother of a child with
autism and numerous food allergies,
this book is a simple and easy
guide to preparing family-friendly
meals that can improve a child’s digestion
and immunity. Recipes are all free from wheat,
rice, barley, oat, egg, milk, soy, peanut, tree nuts, fish
and shellfish.
Cooking & Wine
Pizza
Pete Evans
PB $39.99
Pete Evans has had a life long love
affair with pizza. With more than 90
recipes in this book cover classic
pizzas and more modern versions,
and include breakfast pizzas, seafood pizzas, vegetarian
pizzas and pizza desserts.
Kylie Kwong’s Simple
Chinese Cooking Class
Kylie Kwong
HB $59.95
Kylie Kwong will take your Chinese
cooking knowledge and skills to
the next level, as well as providing
ideas and inspiration by way of
more than 130 new recipes.
Heston Blumenthal
Chas Newkey-Burden
PB $21.99
This biography traces his journey
from a life-changing childhood holiday
in France, through to his brief
apprenticeship in Raymond Blanc’s
restaurant where he stood up to a
kitchen bully, and much more.
100 Best Cakes and
Desserts
Gabriel Gate
HB $39.95
With 100 easy-to-follow recipes
it includes chapters on cakes,
mousses, tarts and pies, fruity desserts,
sorbets and ice creams and
hot desserts, all using the freshest ingredients.
Australian Wineries
Jade De Souza
HB $39.95
This book is a comprehensive tour
through some of Australias best
wineries, all known for producing
exquisite reds and whites.

Fiction
General Fiction
Between the Lines
Jodi Picoult
PB $24.99
Delilah hates school as much as
she loves books. In fact, there’s
one sweet little fairy tale book in
particular she can’t get enough
of. To Delilah, though, this fairy
tale is more than just words on the page. Turns out,
this Prince Charming is real, and a certain 15-yearold
loner has caught his eye.
Second Chances
Charity Norman
PB $29.99
In the quiet of a winter’s night,
the rescue helicopter is sent to
airlift a 5-year-old boy with severe
internal injuries. He’s fallen
from the upstairs verandah of an
isolated farmhouse, and may not last the next few
hours. Only his frantic mother, Martha McNamara,
knows how it really happened. And she isn’t telling.
The Oldest Song in
the World
Sue Woolfe
PB $29.99
Kate is asked by her teachers
to travel to the middle of the
Australian desert to record a dying
Aboriginal woman singing an
ancient song. But once there, she’s confronted by
an Aboriginal culture vastly different to her own.
Beneath the
Darkening Sky
Majok Tulba
PB $29.95
When the rebels come to
Obinna’s village, they line the
children up in the middle of the
village and measure their height
using an AK-47. Those who are shorter than the
gun are left behind. Those who are taller are taken.
Obinna and his older brother Akot find themselves
the rebel army’s newest recruits.
The Venetian
Contract
Marina Fiorato
PB $29.99
1576. A ship steals unnoticed
into Venice bearing a deadly
cargo. A man more dead than
alive, disembarks and staggers
into Piazza San Marco. Within days the city is infected
with bubonic plague. But the ship also holds
a secret stowaway; Feyra.
Whatever It Takes
Adele Parks
PB $27.99
Eloise Hamilton reluctantly
agrees to uproot to Dartmouth,
leaving behind her perfect world
so her husband can finally live in
his. Her mother-in-law Margaret
will welcome her with open arms, and besides, she
can still rely on best friend Sara to be her lifeline to
London. But both Margaret and Sara are facing their
own difficulties.
The Truth
Michael Palin
PB $32.99
Keith Mabbut is offered to write
the biography of the elusive
Hamish Melville, a highly influential
activist and humanitarian.
The more he discovers about
Melville, the more he admires him. But is his quarry
really who he claims to be?
The Master’s Muse
Varley O’Connor
HB $29.99
Copenhagen, 1956: Tanaquil Le
Clercq, known as Tanny, is a gorgeous,
talented, and spirited young
ballerina whose dreams are coming
true. But one fateful evening,
Tanny falls suddenly and gravely ill and awakens to
find that she can no longer move her legs.
Albert of Adelaide
Howard L. Anderson
HB $26.99
Albert has escaped from the Adelaide
Zoo to go in search of the ‘old
Australia’, a ‘Promised Land’ that
he’s heard so much about from
other animals. Unusually, Albert is
a duck-billed platypus. Albert has no idea where he’s
going. One thing he does know, though, if he doesn’t
find water fast, he’s going to be in all sorts of trouble.
But when all seems lost, he comes across a wombat
by a campfire who offers him a cup of tea.
Abdication
Juliet Nicolson
PB $29.99
England, 1936, following the
recent death of George V; 19-yearold
May Thomas disembarks at
Liverpool Docks. Secretary and
chauffeuse to Sir Philip Blunt and
throw in a romance with an “Oxford friend” May cannot
help but fall.
Tell the Wolves I’m
Home
Carol Rifka Brunt
PB $27.99
There’s only one person who has
ever truly understood 14-year-old
June Elbus – and that’s her uncle,
the renowned painter Finn Weiss.
June can only be herself in Finn’s company. So when
he dies at a young age of a mysterious illness that
June’s mother can barely bring herself to discuss,
June’s world is turned upside down.
What Will Survive
Mark Gartside
PB $29.99
Graham Melton was a normal
15-year-old until he met Charlotte
Marshall over a can of warm
lager at his best friend’s party in
1985. It was love at first sight.
Two decades later, Graham is a single father trying to
protect his son from the rigours of the modern world.
Everything has changed. What happened in those
years in-between?
Waratah House
Ann Whitehead
PB $29.95
Waratah House is the only home
Marina has ever known. Orphaned
at a young age, Marina finds a new
family in the colourful characters
that occupy the bustling servants’
quarters of this stately house. Years later, Marina’s
daughter Emily discovers the past has a way of
repeating itself. She must fight for her chance at
happiness...
The Bleeding Land
Giles Kristian
PB $32.95
England. 1642. Lord Henry
Denton, imprisons a Catholic priest
and makes an enemy of Sir Francis’s
youngest son, Tom. For Tom
is betrothed to Martha Green, the
imprisoned man’s daughter. In desperation, Martha
pleads with Denton to free her father. He agrees, but
on one condition: she must give herself to him.
The Panopticon
Jenni Fagan
HB $29.95
Anais Hendricks, 14, is in the back
of a police car, headed for The
Panopticon, a home for chronic
young offenders.She can’t remember
the events that led her here, but
across town a policewoman lies in a coma and there is
blood on Anais’s school uniform.
A Dangerous
Inheritance
Alison Weir
PB $32.95
The year is 1562. Lady Catherine
Grey, cousin of Elizabeth I, has
just been arrested along with her
husband Edward. Their crime is to
have secretly married and produced a child who might
threaten the Queen’s title.
The Secrets of Mary
Bowser
Lois Leveen
PB $19.99
As the American Civil War looms,
Mary gives up her independence
and returns to her home state.
There she poses as an illiterate
slave in the Confederate White House and spies on
President Jefferson Davis.
Where’d You Go
Bernadette
Maria Semple
PB $29.99
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To
Elgie Branch, a Microsoft wunderkind,
she’s his hilarious, volatile,
troubled wife. To 15-year-old Bee,
she is a best friend. Then Bernadette disappears. And
Bee must take a trip to the end of the earth to find her.
Park Lane
Frances Osborne
PB $29.99
London, February 1914. 18 yearold
Grace Campbell arrives in
London. The only job she can find
is as a housemaid in the mansion
that is Number 35, Park Lane. She
secretly joins Emmeline Pankhurst’s militant suffragettes
and is steadily drawn into the violence rocking
the city. But Grace and Beatrice’s existences are not
as parallel as they seem.
Ghost Gum Valley
Johanna Nicholls
PB $29.99
Isabel de Rolland is an English
aristocrat who is sent out to the
penal colony to marry Marmaduke
Gamble. From the inauspicious beginnings
of their arranged marriage,
Isabel and Marmaduke develop a grudging friendship
that looks to bloom into something more. But the
secrets of the past are destined to haunt them and the
darkness of their families threaten to overwhelm them.
Literary
Watching the Climbers
on the Mountain
Alex Miller
PB $23.99
Ward Rankin had not wanted to be
tied to the station; he’d imagined
a life of travel and experience but
there was no-one else. When his
mother died, it came to him - owner and manager,
now in his fifties, a frustrated man. Ida, his young wife,
sees a solution to her own discontent in her growing
feelings for the young English stockman Robert
Crofts, whose arrival on the station changes their lives
forever.

The Beloved
Annah Faulkner
PB $27.99
When Roberta “Bertie” Lightfoot
is crippled by polio, her world
collapses. She sets her heart on
becoming an artist. In 1955 the
family moves to post-colonial
Port Moresby, where Bertie rebels against her
mother’s strict control. But Roberta is not the only
one deceiving her family.
Ancient Light
John Banville
PB $29.95
Alexander Cleave remembers
his first unlikely affair as a teenage
boy in a small town in 1950s
Ireland. And with these early
memories comes something
sharper and much darker, the more recent recollection
of the actor’s own daughter’s suicide ten years
before.
Ashenden
Elizabeth Willhide
PB $29.95
Spring 2010, and when Charlie
and Ros inherit Ashenden from
their aunt Reggie a decision
must be made. The beautiful
18th-century house, set in acres
of English countryside, is in need of serious repair.
Do they try to keep it in the family, or will they have
to sell?
Archipelago
Monique Roffey
PB $29.99
When a flood destroys Gavin
Weald’s home, he doesn’t know
how to continue. A year later, he
returns to his rebuilt home and
tries to start again, but when
the new rainy season arrives, so do his daughter’s
nightmares about the torrents, and life there
becomes unbearable.
Shine Shine Shine
Lydia Netzer
PB $29.99
Sunny Mann has done everything
in her power to create a
run-of the-mill life for herself in
a quiet Virginian suburb. But a
minor fender bender between
minivans sends her perfect blonde wig sailing out
the window, exposing her true identity and threatening
to crack her white picket fence existence wide
open.
Crime/Suspense
Rotten Gods
Greg Barron
PB $29.99
Heads of state gather in Dubai in
an attempt to bring society back
from the brink of global catastrophe:
7 days until certain death
for presidents and prime ministers
alike, unless the terrorists’ radical demands are
met. All are forced to examine their motives, faith
and beliefs as they attempt to stave off disaster.
The Woman Before
Me
Ruth Dugdall
PB $29.99
Rose Wilks’ life is shattered
when her newborn baby Joel
dies. Emma Hatcher has all that
Rose lacks. Until tragedy strikes
and Rose is the only suspect. Now, having spent
5 years behind bars, Rose is weeks away from
freedom, unless she isn’t remorseful...
The Richmond
Conspiracy
Andrew Grimes
PB $29.99
Victor Radcliffe lies murdered in a
deserted warehouse, the bayonet
wound suggests a trained killer, but
Police Inspector James Maclaine
is having trouble tracking down the killer. Why do the
Radcliffe’s seem strangely offhand about his murder?
Agent of the State
Roger Pearce
PB $29.99
In New Scotland Yard a new
brand of manager fails to deal with
escalating threats. Detective Chief
Inspector John Kerr discovers
that cocaine-fuelled sex parties in
Knightsbridge are pulling in senior members of the
British government. When Kerr’s investigations are
blocked by his bosses in Scotland Yard, he decides to
go it alone and begins to expose a cover-up...
Some Kind of Peace
Camilla Grebe & Asa Traff
PB $29.99
34-year-old psychotherapist Siri
Bergman is terrified of the dark.
Siri leaves all the lights on unable
to shake the feeling that someone
is watching her at night. One night
she wakes up to find that the house is pitch black, it
seems that Siri’s worst fears have been realized.
The Governor’s Wife
Mark Gimenez
PB $29.99
Bode Bonner is the Republican
governor of Texas. Lindsay Bonner
is Bode’s wife and she’s bored.
She is desperate to break free of
her bland, wealthy Texan lifestyle.
And that moment comes when she saves a poor
Hispanic boy’s life. From that moment on, nothing will
be the same for Bode and Lindsay Bonner. T
Criminal
Karin Slaughter
PB $32.95
1974: In the blistering heat of an
Atlanta summer, a killer prowls
the street. 40 years later, a young
woman is found brutally murdered
in a sordid high-rise apartment.
The specifics of her death are detailed and macabre,
but for Special Agent Will Trent they are startingly
familiar, and can only mean one thing.
Sci-fi/Fantasy
The World of Poo
Terry Pratchett
HB $29.95
From Snuff: ‘Vimes’ prompt arrival
got a nod of approval from Sybil,
who gingerly handed him a new
book to read to Young Sam. The
title was The World of Poo. As he
turned page after page, it dawned on him that whoever
had written this book, they certainly knew what
would make kids like Young Sam laugh’.
The Long Earth
Terry Pratchett & Stephen
Baxter
PB $32.95
2015. Junior cop Sally Jansson
is called out to the house of Willis
Lynsey, a reclusive scientist, for
an animal-cruelty complaint. Inside
Sally finds a kind of home-made utility belt. She straps
this on and ‘steps’ sideways into an America covered
with virgin forest. When Sally gets back, she finds Willis
has put the secret of the belt on the internet. The
great migration has begun...
Fiction
The Fate Of The
Dwarves
Markus Heitz
PB $24.99
For the last time, the dwarves are
going to war. The dwarves seem
to be facing their next battle with
little hope of survival. But then the
inexplicable happens. A dwarf dressed in black armour
returns from the abyss with a formidable army in tow.
He calls himself Tungdil and for his most loyal friend
Ireheart and his allies, this means a new hope.
woman who died a lot
Jasper Fforde
PB $29.99
Thursday Next is 4 months into an
enforced semi-retirement following
an assassination attempt. Thursday’s
daughter Tuesday is having
difficulty perfecting the Anti-Smote
shield needed to thwart an angry Deity’s promise to
wipe Swindon off the face of the earth, and Jenny, who
doesn’t exist. And that’s not all.
A Game of Groans
George R. R. Washington
PB $19.95
‘There was a bloodied knife on Allbran’s
bed. Lady Gateway Barker
knew what she had to do; what all
the royals in Summerseve did when
somebody tried to kill a member of
their family: gather up a bunch of people and horses,
and go from one place to another.’
Beyond the Wall
James Lowder
PB $18.99
For devoted readers awaiting
the sixth book in the epic fantasy
series, Beyond the Wall surprises,
entertains, and provokes further
thought as it explores the book
series’ influences, its place in the fantasy pantheon,
its challenging narrative choices, and the pull of its
stunningly epic scope.
Horror
Shadow of Night #2
Deborah Harkness
PB $29.99
When Diana Bishop discovered a
significant alchemical manuscript in
the Bodleian Library, she sparked
a struggle in which she became
bound to Matthew Clairmont. Now
the fragile coexistence of witches, daemons, vampires
and humans is dangerously threatened. Seeking
safety, Diana and Matthew travel back in time to
London, 1590. But they soon realise that the past may
not provide a haven.
Insatiable
Meg Cabot
PB $17.99
Meena Harper is familiar with the
supernatural. But not even Meena′s
precognition can prepare her for
Lucien Antonescu, who she makes
the mistake of falling in love with,
a modern-day prince with a bit of a dark side. The
problem is Lucien′s already dead.
Graphic Novel
Amazing Spider-Man
Comics Marvel
PB $13.99
Offering a fresh new take on Peter
Parker’s adventures, Amazing
Spider-Man: The Movie mixes high
school drama with pulse-pounding
super hero action and arrives in
stores just in time for the wall-crawler’s return.

Childrens
Pre-School
Slinky Malinki
Early Bird
Lynley Dodd
HB $19.95
Rapscallion Slinky Malinki likes
to get up before everyone else in
the morning so he can get them out of bed. He tries
every trick in the book: sitting on their faces, biting
their toes, leaping on their limbs, yowling. Once he
has succeeded in getting the family up ...he goes
back to bed.
Sheep on a Beach
P Crumble
PB $13.99
Sheep. Sheep on a beach.
Umbrella up, towel underneath.’
Join this fun-loving sheep for the
best beach day ever. Sweet!
The Enormous
Crocodile Gift Set
Roald Dahl
Book & Toy $19.95
The Enormous Crocodile is a
greedy brute who loves to guzzle
up little boys and girls. The other
jungle animals have had enough of his nasty tricks
so Trunky the Elephant decides to teach the Enormous
Crocodile a lesson he’ll never forget!
OLIVIA and the Best
Teacher Ever
PB $5.99
Who will be Teacher of the Year?
Mrs. Hoggenmuller, if Olivia has
anything to say about it! Olivia’s
teacher, Mrs. Hoggenmuller, is being considered for
Teacher of the Year. Olivia goes all out to see that
the class does its best to help their teacher shine.
Will her favorite teacher get the recognition she
deserves?
The Fantastic Flying
Books of Mr. Morris
Lessmore
William Joyce
HB $24.99
Morris Lessmore loved words.
He loved stories. He loved books. But every story
has its upsets… Everything in Morris Lessmore’s
life, including his own story, is scattered to the
winds. But the power of story will save the day.
Dinosauritis
Collection
Jeannette Rowe
PB $12.99 each
*Rex the Tyrannosaurus
*Tip the Triceratops
*Bruce the Brachiosaurus
*Tracy the Pterodactyl
Too Many Elephants
in this House
Ursula Dubosarsky
HB $24.95
In Eric’s house there were too
many elephants; in the living
room, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, even in his
bedroom! The elephants take up a lot of space, but
Eric loves every one of them. So when his mum
says they have to go, Eric comes up with a clever
solution to a very BIG problem..
Two Little Monkeys
Mem Fox & Jill Barton
HB $19.95
Two little monkeys hiding in a
tree - two little monkeys named
Cheeky & Chee. Swing on in
if you’d like to see just why they’re hiding in that
big tree. From Mem Fox and Jill Barton, here is a
sweet, surprise-filled story sure to have little monkeys
everywhere leaping with delight.
Elmer and Butterfly
David McKee
PB $14.95
Elmer frees a butterfly that is
trapped behind a fallen branch,
& the grateful butterfly promises
to help him if he ever needs it. Our intrepid elephant
laughs ‘A butterfly saving an elephant - that’s a good
one!’ but when the remote cliff path that he is treading
starts to crumble away, it doesn’t seem so ridiculous.
Below Deck on the
Sunken Wreck
Mandy Foot
PB $14.99
At the bottom of the deep blue sea
a playground waits for you and
me! Beneath the waves, where the
coral grows, this is where the sea creatures go... In a
stylish departure for talented artist Mandy Foot, two
children observe the amazing spectacle that goes on
in and around a ship submerged beneath the waves.
Pelicans swoop for fish, jellyfish drift haphazardly,
turtles clamber to safety from storm meanwhile, the
sharks glide past like sentries.
The Last Dance
Morgan Sally
HB $24.95
Everyone needs a home, but some
Australian creatures are losing
theirs. From sandstone ridges to
tropical beaches, from coastal
woodlands to alpine streams, habitats are shrinking
and changing. The animals in this book need help,
and we are the only ones who can give it.
KATY CAT AND BEAKY
BOO
Lucy Cousins
PB $16.95
This is a fabulous flap-filled book
from the best-selling creator of
“Maisy”! Katy Cat, a marmalade kitten, has whiskers.
Katy Cat asks her puffin friend, “What do you have
Beaky Boo?” Is it a trunk? Maybe it’s long ears? Ooh,
could it be a beak? Let’s lift the flap and see!
The Warrior Sheep
Down Under
C Russell
PB $14.95
An action-tastic surfing, bungee
jumping, white-water rafting
Antipodean adventure for the Warrior
Sheep, as they try to rescue a
maiden in distress. The maiden is Tuftella, fairest ewe
of all, & according to ancient prophesy, she’s locked
in a dark tower somewhere Down Under. And so the
Warrior Sheep hitch a ride on a to Australia, home of
the emu, kangaroo...and crocodile!
Black Fella White
Fella
Neil Murray
PB $19.99
Here I was in the minority as a
whitefella working in a majority
blackfella community but I was
having a great time. I was mixing
in and getting on well with everyone.
Education/Reference
Dinosaur
Encyclopedia
Michael Benton
PB $19.99
The perfect guide to dinosaurs and
the prehistoric world for children
aged nine plus. It is packed with
colourful illustrations, step-by-step
sequences and the latest photography. Arranged
thematically into key areas makes this a fantastic
resource for home and school.
Olympic and World
Records 2012
HB $19.99
The Olympic Games is the biggest
sporting event on the planet and
has developed beyond all proportion
since Frenchman Baron Pierre
du Coubertin first mooted the notion
of reviving the Ancient Olympic ideal in 1889. The
Olympic Games and World Records Book is a collection
of the finest achievements on sport’s greatest platform
and a celebration of the legends created by some
of the most distinguished names in sporting history.
Very First
Flashcards ABC
Felicity Brooks
HB $9.99
Features 30 illustrated cards to
help children learn the letters of the
alphabet and read their first words.
Includes a card for each letter, two
full alphabet cards and a card showing letter formation.
It also includes suggestions for how to use the cards.
Activities
DC Justice League
Learn to Draw
PB $6.95
Visual guides will show you how to
draw seven favourite super heroes
in a variety of action-ready poses.
Learn the basic shapes and then
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Where’s the Meerkat
Paul Moran
PB $9.95
Join this fantastic, fun-loving family
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Junior Fiction
Code Crimson Arkie
Sparkle Treasure #1
Petra James
PB $6.99
7 treasures. 7 continents. 7 days.
7 books. 5 suspicious sightings.
4 close shaves. 3 wrong turns. 2
maps. 1 treasure hunter. p.s. + 1
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the world is about to begin.
Ella and Olivia #1
Cupcake Perfection
Yvette Poshoglian
PB $3.99
Ella and Olivia #2
PB $7.99
Ella and Olivia are making cupcakes
for Dad’s birthday. All the
family will be there! But when a
cooking disaster strikes, will the party be ruined?
Series
Our Australian Girl
Nellie’s Quest #3
Penny Matthews
PB $14.95
It’s 1850 and Nellie’s best friend,
Mary, is gravely ill. To provide Mary
with the care she needs, Nellie
must break a promise and go on
a quest to find the Thompson family. But will they be
able to help? And who will Nellie turn to when her own
life is in danger?

Our Australian Girl
Alice of Peppermint
Grove #3
Davina Bell
PB $14.95
It’s 1918 and the war has finally
ended. Alice can’t wait for Teddy
to come home from fighting in
Europe so things can go back to normal. But when
Mabel gets up to mischief and a handsome stranger
returns to Peppermint Grove, life becomes more
complicated than ever. Can Alice fix everyone’s
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Rainbow Magic Tamara the Tooth
Fairy
Daisy Meadows
PB $15.99
When Jack Frost steals her magic
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teeth from beneath children’s
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help. Can they find all three missing objects - and
persuade Jack Frost to go to the dentist.
Classics
THE OWL AND THE
PUSSYCAT AND OTHER
NONSENSE RHYMES
Edward Lear
HB $29.95
This collection of Lear’s bestloved
nonsense verse is published
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in May 2012. Rediscover the Owl and the Pussycat,
The Jumblies, and The Dong with a Luminous Nose.
Learn what happened to The New Vestments of the
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through Bong Tree Land.
Mid-Level Fiction
Deadweather and
Sunrise Chronicles
of Egg
Geoff Rodkey
PB $14.95
Deadweather, a sweaty little
pirate-infested island, is home
to Egg,13 years old and prey to
a pair of cruel and stupid older siblings. But when
Egg’s family disappears in a freak accident, he finds
himself living on Sunrise island with the glamorous
Pembroke family and their feisty daughter Millicent.
Finally, life seems perfect. Until someone tries to
throw him off a cliff.
Last Guardian The #8
Eoin Colfer
PB $19.95
Opal Koboi, power-crazed
pixie, is plotting to exterminate
mankind & become fairy queen.
But what happens if those
nearest bodies include crows,
or 2 curious little boys by the names of Myles and
Beckett Fowl? Criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl’s
4-year-old brothers could be involved in destroying
the human race. Can Artemis and Captain Holly
Short stop Opal and prevent the end of the world?
Chocolate Box Girls
Summer’s Dream #3
Cathy Cassidy
PB $14.95
Summer has always dreamed
of dancing, and when a place
at ballet school comes up, she
wants it so badly it hurts. Middle
school ends and the holidays begin, but unlike her
sisters, Summer has no time for lazy days and
sunny beach parties. The audition becomes her
obsession, and things start spiralling out of control...
Goblins
Philip Reeve
PB $16.99
The squabbling goblins who live
in the great towers of Clovenstone
spend their time fighting and
looting. Only clever young Skarper
understands that dark magic created
by a vanquished sorcerer is rising again.
A Hero for WondLa #2
Tony DeTerlizzi
HB $26.99
Eva Nine has finally found what
she has always been looking for;
other human beings. Having been
rescued by Hailey, Eva couldn’t be
happier, and now Hailey is taking
Eva and her friends to the human colony New Attica.
But all is not as idyllic as it seems in New Attica, and
soon Eva and her friends realize that something very
bad is going on.
Earthfall #1
Mark Walden
PB $15.99
One morning Sam wakes up to
see strange vessels gathered in
the skies around London. People
stream past him, walking silently
towards the enormous ships which
emit a persistent noise. Only Sam seems immune to
the influence of this signal, but when drones swoop
down hunting for resisters, Sam is saved by a group
of kids.
Young Adult
Seraphina
Rachel Hartman
PB $24.95
The kingdom of Goredd is populated
by humans & dragons who
fold themselves into a human form.
But when a member of the royal
family is murdered, the peace and
treaty between both worlds is seriously threatened.
Into this comes Seraphina. Seraphina hides a secret...
The Gathering Dark #1
Leigh Bardugo
PB $22.99
Alina, a pale, lonely orphan,
discovers a unique power that
thrusts her into the lavish world of
the kingdom’s magical elite; the
Grisha. Could she be the key to
unravelling the dark fabric of the Shadow Fold and
setting Ravka free? If Alina is to fulfil her destiny, she
must discover how to unlock her gift.
The Interrogation of
Ashala Wolf: tribe #1
Ambelin Kwaymullina PB
$19.95
Ashala Wolf has been captured by
Chief Administrator Neville Rose.
Injured,vulnerable and with her
Sleepwalker ability blocked, Ashala
is forced to succumb to the machine that will pull
secrets from her mind. And right beside her is Justin
Connor, her betrayer, watching her every move.
The Last Little Blue
Envelope
Maureen Johnson
PB $14.99
Ginny Blackstone thought that the
biggest adventure of her life was
behind her. She spent last summer
traveling Europe, following the tasks her aunt laid out
in a series of letters before she died. When someone
stole Ginny’s backpack, and the last little blue envelope
inside, she resigned herself to never knowing
how it was supposed to end.
Young Adult
Team Human
J Larbalestier
PB $17.99
Mel, Cathy & Anna have passed
vampires on the street, & sat near
them in cinemas, but they don’t
know any. Vampires stick to their
own kind, & Mel & her friends
hang out with other humans, until a vampire boy in a
bizarre sun-proof suit shows up at school and captures
Cathy’s heart.
Burn Mark
Laura Powell
PB $15.99
Glory is from a family of witches.
She is desperate to develop the
‘Fae’ and become a witch herself.
Lucas is the son of the Chief Prosecutor
for the Inquisition and his
privileged life is very different. Glory and Lucas’s lives
are inextricably bound, whether they like it or not.
Shadowfell #1
Juliet Marillier
PB $16.99
The people of Alban are afraid.
The tyrannical king and his masked
Enforcers are scouring the land,
burning villages and enslaving the
canny. 15-year-old Neryn has fled
her home in the wake of their destruction, hiding her
extraordinary magical power. She can rely on no one.
The Girl Who Circumnavigated
Fairyland
in a Ship of Her Own
Making
Catherynne M. Valente
PB $19.99
When a Green Wind and a Leopard
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When she gets there, she finds a land crushed
by the iron rule of a villainous Marquess.
Time-Traveling Fashionista
at the Palace
of Marie Antoinette
Bianca Turetsky
HB $24.99
Slipping on an exquisite robin’s
egg blue gown during another visit
to the mysterious Traveling Fashionista Vintage Sale,
Louise finds herself back in time once again, as a
member of the court of France’s most infamous queen,
Marie Antoinette.
How to Keep a Boy as
a Pet
Diane Messidoro
PB $14.95
Circe Shaw is on a mission! She
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male human pet control. Urgently.
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Circe has to deal with a poisonous rival, her mum’s
annoying ‘just friends’ men and her own Dark Past.
Wentworth Hall
Abby Grahame
PB $16.99
18 year old Maggie and her mother
have just returned from a year
aboard where Lady Darlington has
had baby boy, James. But he is not
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best husband and her parents are sure that is Teddy.
The Circle
Elfgren & Strandberg
PB $24.95
6 school girls find themslves in an
abandoned theme park, drawn
there by a mysterious force. In
that derelict fairground an ancient
prophecy is revealed. They are The Chosen Ones,
a group of witches, bound together by a power, one
which could destroy them all.

ABC & SBS
DVDs
My Week With
Marilyn
DVD $39.99
The collision of the 2 worlds, old
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The Masters
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Who will be crowned the master
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Mission Everest with
Bear Grylls
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Follow explorer Bear Grylls
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The Gruffalo’s Child
Double Pack
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AN animated film based on the
best-selling children’s picture
book by author Julia Donaldson.
One wild and windy night, the
Gruffalos child ignores her fathers
warnings and bravely tiptoes out into the snow
in search of the Big Bad Mouse. She meets Snake,
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doesn’t really existor does he? A companion film to
the hugely successful The Gruffalo.
The diamond
jubilee official
bbc highlights
DVD $19.95
To mark the 60 years since
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Service of Thanksgiving will be staged in London.
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Laura Wright
CD $27.99
‘Glorious’ will leave even the most
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some of Britain’s most cherished songs, old and new,
Laura’s second studio album celebrates and commemorates
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Duet – Great Operatic
Duets
CD $27.99
Love and longing, trust and betrayal,
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Elizabethan Serenade
CD $9.99
Elizabethan Serenade is a collection
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Elizabethan Serenade itself.
Elizabethan Serenade
Volume 2
CD $9.99
Elizabethan Serenade contains
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including the music of Eric
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Comics &
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Game of Thrones
Graphic Novel #1
George RR Martin
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George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy
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Pop Culture
Batwoman Vol. 1
Hydrology
III J.H. Williams
PB $29.95
Part of the acclaimed DC Comics
- The New 52 event of September
2011, Batwoman’s new series
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her personal life. Who or what is stealing children from
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Wonder Woman Vol. 1
Blood
Azzarello Brian
HB $29.95
In the DC New 52’s Wonder
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Batman Prey
Doug Moench
PB $32.95
Set in the Year One time frame,
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Who is the bloodthirsty Night Scourge, how does he
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Ultimate Comics
Spider-Man
Bendis & Hickman
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Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man is a
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Avengers X SANCTION
Loeb & McGuinness
PB $27.99
Cable is back! And he’s got just 24
hours to wipe the Avengers from
the pages of history! How has
Cable been reborn? Where has
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