The geek, the greek and the pimpernel by Will Gatti The Scarlet Pimpernel is back - but this time he's 14 and at school. Staleways School is dominated by a gang of thugs - Jaco's Bins they're called, because they're led by Jaco and their favourite pastime is sticking other kids, headfirst, into the dustbins. But now a new boy has arrived and he's going to turn the place upside down.
Fen gold by Joan Lennon The hot summer has brought several kinds of trouble to the monastery at Wickit, and Pip the orphan and Perfect the stone gargoyle find themselves up to their eyebrows in it all!
Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant When Kona, a Labrador retriever, meets Stumpy, a squirrel in Gooseberry Park, they're best friends at first sight. But after Stumpy's babies are born, disaster strikes in the form of a violent ice storm. With the help of Murray, a hilarious bat, and Gwendolyn, a wise hermit crab, Kona shows just how true - and heroic - a friend can be.
Dungeon dragon by Emma Laybourn No singing - no pets - no toys - no stories. By order of the Sorcerer King Tarcorax has outlawed every kind of fun. He throws people into the dungeons just for whistling. Rab is determined to defeat him. With the help of a witch, a pirate and a pig, he sets about escaping from his dungeon and teaching the sorcerer a lesson.
The true history of stuff. volume one : shampoo, peanut butter and days of the week by James Valentine Stuff. It is everywhere. In your bedroom, in the kitchen, in the lounge room, everywhere is full of stuff. I am talking about the ordinary stuff like chairs and carpet and dishwashing liquid and toast. You know what, it has all got a story. And those stories are funny, exciting, astonishing and in some cases may even be true.
The Premier's Reading Challenge is on again. You don't even need to bring your reading lists in to the library, our books have special stickers on them so you can easily and quickly find a book to read.
