Desert Pursuit (Alpha Force #3)

Chris Ryan

Alex. Li. Paulo. Hex. Amber. Five kids, each with special skills, have bonded into a unique team, ready to go anywhere in the world to help others in need. Undercover, they head for the Sahara desert, resolved to gather evidence of young landmine victims. But they are catapulted into a desperate race ac...

Zoom (PB)

Istvan Banyai

As seen on the SERIAL podcast, season 2, episode 1 ("Dustwun") Open this wordless book and zoom from a farm to a ship to a city street to a desert island. But if you think you know where you are, guess again. For nothing is ever as it seems in Istvan Banyai's sleek, mysterious landscapes of pictures w...

Bushrangers: Australia's Greatest Self-made Heroes

Evan McHugh

From the first convict runaways to the spectacular showdown that ended Ned Kelly's career, Evan McHugh delivers true tales of daring exploits and audacious deeds. These are incredible stories of the men - and women - who achieved fame not just by what they did, but by the way they did it. There are thos...

Inheritance (#4 Inheritance Cycle)

Christopher Paolini

It began with Eragon . . . It ends with Inheritance, book four in the Inheritance Series. Not so very long ago, Eragon - Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider - was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now, the fate of an entire civilization rests on their sho...

Spot Can Count

Eric Hill

Spot Can Count is a classic Spot book by Eric Hill In this classic Spot book, flaps on every page reveal an increasing number of surprises as every toddler's favourite puppy, Spot, counts from one to ten, meeting farm animals along the way. One small mouse under some sacks is followed by two squirrels ...