Boy Overboard

Morris Gleitzman

Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. They know it won't be easy. They'll have to beat some really good teams, plus landmines, pirates, storms and assassins. But they're sure they can achieve their dream, if only they can get to Australia. Sometimes, to sa...

Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors

Bill Bryson

What is the difference between cant and jargon, or assume and presume? What is a fandango? How do you spell supersede? Is it hippy or hippie? These questions really matter to Bill Bryson, as they do to anyone who cares about the English language. Originally published as The Penguin Dictionary for Writer...

Invisible Monsters

Chuck Palahniuk

A fashion model with everything is disfigured in a road "accident" and goes from being the beautiful centre of attention to being a monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. She then has to learn that reinventing herself means erasing her past and making up something better....

The Spooky Old Tree (The Berenstain Bears)

Stan Berenstain; Jan Berenstain

One by one, three brave little bears have second thoughts about exploring the interior of a spooky old tree....