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When BIG hijacks a secret water supply, Zac Power faces yet another dangerous mission. But to rescue the water, Zac has to find it—in the middle of the harsh outback and protected by some of BIG's deadliest defense systems yet.

When Zac's latest mission briefing sends him to a secret volcanic island in the middle of the ocean, he knows that something isn't quite right. Then Zac discovers a secret that GIB has been trying to uncover for years.

Enemy agency BIG has infiltrated a soccer team in the grand final! Zac Power is a brilliant soccer player, but is he good enough to stop BIG from cheating its way to the prize?

A trip to Hollywood, fast cars, and fancy hotels—just what a top spy deserves! But Zac soon realizes that BIG have plotted to brainwash the world's best spies. Only he can save them.

Zac needs to find the top-secret blueprints before his arch-enemy does! Can he win the race AND escape the Murky Swamp?

Zac is sent to the Great Icy Pole to investigate suspicious activities in the area. It's a freezing, scary place where your eyeballs can freeze in their sockets and your fingers can snap off! And if Zac misses his helicopter ride back, he'll be stuck there all winter.

It should be the coolest mission ever – Zac is going to a car race to spy on a team who have the fastest car in the world. But GIB suspects the car will be used as a getaway car in a crime. Zac has the need for speed on this mission...

Someone has hacked into GIB's spy satellite! Can Zac get past the dangerous white rapids and a massive waterfall before GIB secrets are leaked to the world?

At the world's scariest theme park, Zac uncovers a plot that's even more evil than the roller-coaster. Can he brave the rides and find out what's really going on at Shark Park?

Super-smart hackers are attacking the software that protects the GIB's ultra-powerful satellite, WorldEye. Sources lead Zac to Bladesville, a huge city where all the latest games and gadgets are developed. Can Zac track down the hackers, and outsmart them?

Zac knows the dinosaurs died out millions of years ago. So why would a crazy scientist claim he’s brought one back to life?

Zac Power must track down Dr Drastic, an enemy scientist. The jungle is full of deadly plants and animals that could be useful in Dr Drastic's evil experiments. Zac has 24 hours - and his family's lives depend on him succeeding!

Masses of gold ingots are being stolen from the world's most secure bank vault. Intelligence reports suggest the evil spy agency BIG is involved. Can Zac find out how the gold is being stolen and get it back? There's no telling what crimes BIG could commit with all that gold.

How cool to be pulled out of maths class to go on Spy Boot camp! But when a top GIB spy goes missing, Zac faces the biggest test of his spy career yet ...

Zac is going undercover to a house that might be haunted. It's lucky he doesn't get scared easily! Now he just has to figure out who's behind all the creepy surprises..

Zac is rocketed into outer space to stop the sabotage of a charity rock concert. An enemy agent is out to steal billions of dollars in donations and will stop at nothing to get them. This is Zac's toughest mission yet – can he handle the pressure?

Has Zac's favourite band turned evil? On his latest mission, Zac will have to use all his awesome rock star skills to work out what's going on.

Alan King reminds us of the beauty of efficiency. His poems do not waste moments or words. These are wonderful journeys into the lives of everyone (something of you is here, I guarantee it), effortless, peaceful but powerful walks that focus upon the compassionate things: Friendship, love, family, justice, tradition. Alan King has started his own tradition in Drift, one born of his own generation but timeless and strong; a voice we should all hope will be showcased for years.

From best-selling author Jen Storer comes the second book in the Danny Best series, a collection of very funny short stories about life, as seen through the eyes of Danny, who with his gang of friends and trusty dog Pugsley rules the neighbourhood.

One-eyed Jack Falconer is a man with many secrets. It's 1938, the eve of World War II, and a pearling lugger in the Torres Strait is the place he chooses to hide. But Jack's demons follow him out to sea and rise to the surface just as surely as the pearl shell his divers collect from the dangers of the deep. Embittered, intelligent and self-destructive, Jack's only way to prove himself is to compete with, defeat and destroy the very weaknesses he fears.