Blueback

Tim Winton

Abel Jackson's boyhood belongs to a vanishing world. On an idyllic stretch of coast whose waters teem with fish, he lives a simple, tough existence. It's just him and his mother in the house at Longboat Bay, but Abel has friends in the sea, particularly the magnificent old groper he meets when diving. A...

Tommo and Hawk (Potato Factory #2)

Bryce Courtenay

Brutally kidnapped and separated in childhood, Tommo and Hawk are reunited at the age of fifteen in Hobart. Together they escape their troubled pasts and set off on a journey into manhood. From whale hunting in the Pacific to the Maori wars of New Zealand, from the Rocks in Sydney to the miners' riots a...

Risk

Fleur Ferris

Best friends Taylor and Sierra meet a hot guy in a chat room online. Both fall for Jacob's charms, but as usual, the more outgoing and vivacious Sierra overshadows Taylor and wins his attention. Taylor's devastated - Sierra already kissed Callum, Taylor's secret crush, over the summer holidays. Life's n...

Sweet

Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh

The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller. There's nothing like a perfectly light sponge flavoured with spices and citrus or an icing-sugar-dusted cookie to raise the spirits and create a moment of pure joy. In his stunning new baking and desserts cookbook Yotam Ottolenghi and his long-time collabo...

Schnitzel Von Krumm's Basketwork

Lynley Dodd

Schnitzel von Krumm's family has replaced his smelly old basket - will he ever sleep again? Another hilarious tale in Lynley Dodd's Hairy Maclary and Friends series.Tucked in a hideyhole under the stair,lay a rickety basket in need of repair . . .Schnitzel von Krumm is outraged when his misguided family...