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Merry dreams of being a ballerina. And nothing is going to stop her....

Isador, who is almost an orphan, sets out on an adventure. He carries six things in his satchel, one of which is a secret until nearly the end of the story.

A fierce sea serpent is frightening the people of Bubber Point. Can super-smart Serena Smith scare him off?

When Marcus is woken by a dog doing a poo on his bed, he is understandably upset. And Blacky (the dog) has other surprises in store. Soon Marcus and his disruptive friend Dylan are on a mission to rescue God - a sick, pygmy bearded dragon from the local pet shop. But time is running out.And then there is Rose who thrives on terrorising her little brother.

Emma and her older sister, Charlotte, share the same birthday. They even want the same birthday present. But Emma and Charlotte are very different.

Tao Tiger is looking forward to a quiet night at home, but when his friends barge in uninvited, Tao is annoyed. Frustrated with their antics, Tao unfairly yells at Ginnie. The friends are shocked. Why is Tao angry? How can Tao make amends, and will Ginnie forgive Tao?

The first in the Wolfe Brothers trilogy, the first publications of the author of The Book Thief. Boys are like dogs - ready to bite, bark and beg to be given a chance to show their value. "I vowed that if I ever got a girl I would treat her right and never be bad or dirty to her or hurt her, ever." Cameron Wolfe is a dirty boy. He knows it. His brother Rube knows it, because he's one, too. They could change - but what would it take?

Pirate Pete had to pee as he sailed across the ocean ... the toilet is broken onboard Captain Bones's ship and Pirate Pete needs to pee! It's a race back to town across a vast amount of water. But with all the splashing, dripping and swirling, will Pete be able to hang on?

There is a monster under my bed who farts. You don't want to use the bathroom after him ... The funniest picture book since The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business. Everyone says, 'It wasn't me!' But what if it REALLY wasn't you? What if it was the monster who lives under your bed? How much trouble can one little monster cause ...

"'There he is', Gramps shrieked. 'The Spy. The scumbag spy.' I looked up and saw a monstrous white hairy face disappear into the drain. I had never seen such a frightening sight. White hair covered its entire head. I couldn't even see any eyes. In a flash Gramps splashed into the drain after it."

Timmy is rude. He's lazy. He's always cranky. And he's also one of the most famous ponies in all the known world! Until one day when ... Poo happens.

Surely one little poo of excitement can’t ruin Timmy’s life. Can it?

Yes, it can.

Trevor knew that the man in the white coat was going to stick a knife into him. He was going to cut open Trevor's belly and take out his appendix. Trevor soon found out that life became a lot more complicated without his appendix. Really crazy things started to happen. Trevor and his appendix just had to be together.

Timmy has really hit ROCK BOTTOM! He's been sent to THE PITS – the darkest, scariest place under Earth! He needs to find a way out. But only one pony has EVER managed...a GREAT ESCAPE. Now Timmy's planning a greatER escape! Surely it's not that hard to get outta there?!

I gulped. My mouth was dry. How could I tell her? How could I just announce that her son?s innards had been sucked out by giant worms and that his skin was probably flapping somewhere in the morning breeze? I turned away, struggling to find the words.

In a far-off desert world remarkably similar to outback Australia, evolution has taken an unexpected turn. The dominant life form is a creature covered in fur but with living steel panels beneath. It gnaws on bones and sniffs lampposts but fills up on oil, brake fluid and petrol. And it's wonderfully clever with its wheels and wing mirrors - able to do just about anything, in fact.

The Razorblades are dirty. They play dirty. They fight dirty. When the Razors wreck the Top Boys' head-quarters, that's it. The Top Boys are going to get them - they're going to make the Razors eat dirt. But they need help. They need another Top Boy NOW! Someone real tough, someone who can out-skate the Razors, out-think them and out-fight them. Is Dixie the answer?

Sixteen-year-old Robin lives with his single father in the Victorian Alps where they run a snowmobile hire business. Robin lives in fear of his bullying father and believes that it was his (Robin's) fault that his mother left them when he was a baby, which is why his father hates him and is the cause of all his problems. Robin has a mental condition - a fear of fear. As events unfold he runs from his father, he runs from the girl he loves, he runs into trouble, he runs from himself.

Robby doesn't believe that the old Children's Home is haunted. But then he sees the ghost. Will he go through with his dare to enter the old Home at night?

Brian knows the removalists are taking away the wrong house. Yet no one believes him - not his father, not the removalists. How can he stop them?

I think the best number in the whole universe is eight. My friend, Asim, likes numbers about as much as me, but he likes them all - odd or even. Esmarelda, though, who lives across the street, isn't so fond of numbers and she hates math. Singing's more her thing. She's really good, too - nearly as good as my mum. Mum's a professional singer, or was, until we had to move. The worst number in the universe, though, is seven. For a start, it's an odd number, and it's thin and sharp and mean-looking, like a medieval scythe.