Books »Fiction for Middle Readers
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Another Fine Mess 002
by Norman Jorgensen
In this sequel to A Fine Mess! the adventures of Michael Hardy and Woody Decker continue. These two hapless Year 9 students have a serious knack for getting themselves into a lot of trouble, from exploding fire trucks to exploding cows, sewage laden willy-willys, kidnapped Harry Potter gnomes, cattle prods, smoking penises and serious wardrobe malfunctions…Read more »
Price $16.95
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Danger Unlimited
by Dafne Bidwell
Holidaying in Singapore, a group of friends visit an off-shore drilling rig. Their excitement soon turns to terror when they are caught up in events beyond their control. Confronted by a vicious gang, a violent storm and the ultimate catastrophe…can they survive to solve the mystery of the rig? Read more »
Price $16.95
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Hal Spacejock 3: Just Desserts
by Simon Haynes
Space pilot for hire! Hal Spacejock Guaranteed Cheap.
A mysterious sealed crate, a pair of shady mercenaries with more guns than brain cells and an amnesiac robot which may or may not be on a secret mission…Only interstellar ignoramus Hal Spacejock and the unflappable Clunk could turn a straightforward cargo delivery into a space opera with…Read more »
Price $19.95
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Storm Callers
by Duncan Mackay
In tiny Miller’s Flat, Mike is stuck at the caravan park helping his mum when he meets feisty, city girl Kirsty. Together they escape their boredom and create their own world on a remote beachRead more »
Price $16.95
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Hal Spacejock 2: Second Course
by Simon Haynes
A beautiful and mysterious female passenger, a loony inventor with a basement full of deadly weapons, and a dangerous run-down teleporter built by a long-lost alien civilisation. These are just some of the challenges facing Hal Spacejock as he fights for survival in the cut-throat interstellar cargo business. Join the incompetent Hal and his long-suffering…Read more »
Price $19.95
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No More Borders for Josef
by Diana Chase
Orphaned in the brutal Balkans conflict, thirteen-year-old Josef is forced to flee across the border. Frightened, angry and deeply traumatised, he is plucked to safety by an Australian uncle he never knew existed. Josef battles with a new language, a strange landscape and a feisty cousin named KarinaRead more »
Price $16.95
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Offbeat
by Marlane Ainsworth
Quiet, music-loving Tommo and noisy, football-mad Smelly are both star players — he with the school band and she with the footy team. Their unlikely friendship is tested to the limit when band and team go to the city for the state-wide competitions. Tensions run high, and after a disastrous mix-up with the buses, the band turns up at the footy oval…Read more »
Price $14.95
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Hal Spacejock
by Simon Haynes
Bored with on-time deliveries? Want your valuable cargo strewn across the nearest planet? Call Hal Spacejock! Partial deliveries, non-arrivals and total write-offs a specialty.
An incompetent, accident-prone pilot is given one last chance to save his ship. An ageing robot is trusted with a midnight landing in a deserted field. And a desperate businessman…Read more »
Price $19.95
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Reef, The
by David Caddy
Missing treasure, a suspicious death, a dangerous reef and sinister strangers — Tom and Ellie have stumbled upon a real mystery. But one false move and they could be history.Read more »
Price $14.95
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A Fine Mess!
by Norman Jorgensen
Michael Hardy and Woody Decker have a talent for creating disaster. While testing a replica Roman catapult they accidentally fire a brick through the church window, and so a month of mayhem is unleashed. The school library burns down, the principal is knocked unconscious, a huge dog runs amok, a wedding is totally wrecked and a regiment of garden gnomes…Read more »
Price $14.95
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