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Unleash Books - Children's Reading Guide
Unleash Books - Children's Reading Guide
Unleash Books - Children's Reading Guide
Picture books Junior fiction older readers teen & young adults and much more
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Welcome
Dear reader, Nurturing a love of books is the best way of enlarging your childs world. Books are an endless source of entertainment and learning, they fire a childs imagination and provide hours of reading pleasure, enjoyment and education. On the pages of this guide, youll find a great selection of books for children of all ages from picture books for babies and toddlers, to first readers and junior fiction, to more sophisticated texts for teens and young adults. Included in this guide are the best contemporary Australian and international childrens writers. We are pleased to present special features by muchloved Australian authors: with Jacqueline Harvey on page 7 and Graeme Base on page 16. On page 19 youll find the complete list of this years Childrens Book Council of Australia shortlisted titles. The cover illustration of our guide is a collage of images from covers of the Vintage Childrens Classics, a fantastic range of must-have childrens and young adult books launching in August see page 15.
Content P 2-5 P6 P7 P 8-9 P 10 P 11 P 15 P 19 P 20 Picture Books (Up to 5 years) Classics & Favourites Junior Fiction (6-8 years) Bestselling Kids series (6-10 years) Older reader (9-10 years) Cross Over Fiction (10 to 14 years) Vintage Childrens Classics CBCa shortlisted titles store information
P 12-14 teens and Young adults (12+ years) P 16-18 Coming Up for Christmas
Bushland Lullaby
Sally Odgers & Lisa Stewart
hardback rrP $24.99 Asleep in a gently snoozing ball Little possums soft and small. In a twisty tunnel and cosy bed Little wombat rests his head. All the baby animals sleep soundly in the comfort of the bush. Beautifully illustrated with silver foil on the cover. Age: 2+
September release, advance orders welcome
Titles marked with this symbol are available in Bolinda Audio format.
Australian author
Picture Books
olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Ian Falconer
hardback rrP $19.99 In her newest hilarious endeavour, Olivia embarks upon a quest for identity and individuality. It seems there are far too many pink and sparkly princesses around these days and Olivia has had quite enough! She needs to stand out. And so, in typical Olivia style, she sets about creating a whole array of fantastically dressed princesses and shows us that everyone can be individual and special. Age: 3+
September release, advance orders welcome
U p To 5 Y ea rs
U p To 5 Y ea rs
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A Hare, a Hound and Shy Mousey Brown
Julia Hubery and Jonathan Bentley
hardback rrP $24.95
Theres a hare in the air, theres a hound on the ground, and watching them both is Shy Mousey Brown and so begins an enchanting adventure complete with danger, silliness, bravery and romance. Age: 3+
Rex the tyrannosaurus: Dinosauritis; t tip the triceratops: Dinosauritis; Bruce the Brachiosaurus: Dinosauritis; tracy the Pterodactyl: Dinosauritis
Jeannette Rowe
Paperbacks rrP $12.99 each Rex is a Tyrannosaurus. One of the biggest and scariest dinosaurs. Find out what could happen if Rex came to your next birthday party! Catch the dinosaur bug with this and other titles in the Dinosauritis series. Age: 3+
My Dads the Coolest captures the fun-loving bond between father and childfrom a feathery tickle and playing in FRee the mud, to dancing with the GIFt CARD coolest polar bear. Whether big or small, feathered or furry, dads always know how to make us laugh! Age: 3+ eXCLUSIVe oFFeR: Receive a FRee gift card with purchase. *While stocks last.
Peggy
Anna Walker
hardback rrP $24.99 Peggy lives in a small house in a quiet street. One blustery day a big gust of wind sweeps down and scoops up leaves, twigs and... Peggy! The wind blows Peggy into the city, where she discovers strange new things, but how will she find her way back home? Age: 4+
September release, advance orders welcome
Picture Books
FInD WALLY to
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A 25th anniversary edition of the original classic picture book that kick-started the worldwide Wheres Wally? phenomenon. Search for Wally and his friends fiendishly hidden in every intricately detailed scene. Age: 5+ SPeCIAL oFFeR: Weve hidden three Wally figures throughout this catalogue. Find them and youll have a chance to WIn fantastic prizes. For details go to the competition page at www.indies.com.au.
September release, advance orders welcome
Rebecca Elliot
Paperback rrP $11.99 In a world that has been destroyed by human carelessness, a little boy discovers the last tiger. But where did he come from? Through their adventure together they rediscover a natural way of living, and lead the world to a sustainable future. With striking illustrations, this thoughtful yet uplifting picture book leaves a lasting impact. Age: 5+ 5
the owl and the Pussycat and other nonsense Rhymes the Further tale t of Peter Rabbit
Emma Thompson
hardback rrP $24.99 Peters adventures take him beyond the boundaries of Mr McGregors garden all the way to Scotland. Here he meets the gentle giant Finlay McBurney, a distant Scottish relative, and much entertainment ensues. A new story in the much-loved series written by actress Emma Thompson. Age: 3+
September release, advance orders welcome
hardbacks rrP $29.95/$39.95 Jump aboard the pea-green boat and enter the enchanting world of Edward Lear. This special gift edition of Lears best-loved nonsense verse celebrates two hundred years since his birth. A beautiful gift for anyone! Also available is a handsome new edition of one of Jules Vernes most popular books; Around the World in Eighty Days, with the complete and unabridged text, it is a story with enduring appeal. Both books are magnificently illustrated by the award-winning Australian artist, Robert Ingpen. Age: 7+
Cinderella
Jane Ray
hardback rrP $29.95 A young girl with an unpleasant stepmother and two cruel stepsisters ... and a Fairy Godmother with a magic wand. The classic tale of Cinderella is theatrically retold in six exquisite three-dimensional scenes by Jane Ray. Age: 5+
September release, advance orders welcome
Junior Fiction
Lulu Walks the Dogs
Judith Viorst and Lane Smith
hardback rrP $17.99 The stubbornly hilarious Lulu has decided its time to buckle down and earn some cash. How else can she save up enough money to buy the very special thing that she is ALWAYS and FOREVER going to want? Join the romp with Lulu and her charges. Age: 5+
6-8 Y ea rs
6-10 Y ea rs
Day 1: Code Crimson July rrP $6.99 Day 2: time trap august rrP $12.99 Day 3: White Fright september rrP $12.99
Paperbacks Eleven-year-old Arkie Sparkles archaeologist parents have been kidnapped. With the help of her genius cousin TJ and basset hound Cleo, she must find seven treasures across the seven continents in seven days. Day 1: In the temple of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II Day 2: At the court of the First emperor of China Day 3: Deep in the Doomsday Vault, near the North Pole. Age: 7+ www.arkiesparkle.com
t tournament trouble: Sword Girl, Book 3; Siege Scare: Sword Girl, Book 4
Frances Watts, Illus. Gregory Rogers
Paperbacks rrP $11.99 each Flamant Castle is having a tournament! But when one of the squires is injured during practice, Sir Benedict asks Tommy to take his place - and offers her his own horse to ride. Its a dream and a nightmare for Tommy - she has never ridden a horse before! Age: 7+
September release, advance orders welcome
Kid s Series
Captain Underpants #9: the terrifying t Return of tippy tinkletrousers
Dav Pilkey
hardback rrP $12.99 When we last saw our heroes, George and Harold, they were under arrest and headed for prison. Then Harold foolishly uttered the fateful words, What could be worse than going to jail for the rest of our lives? and changed the course of human history. Highly anticipated ninth epic novel from bestselling author, Dav Pilkey. Age: 7+
September release, advance orders welcome
6 - 10 Y ea rs
Kingdom of the Wicked
Derek Landy
Paperback rrP $19.99
Magic is a disease. Across the land, normal people are suddenly developing wild and unstable powers. Infected by a rare strain of magic, they are unwittingly endangering their own lives and the lives of the FRee people around them. PoStCARD Terrified and confused, their only hope lies with the Sanctuary. And then theres the small matter of Kitana, who, along with her normal teenage friends, becomes infected. Becomes powerful. Becomes corrupted Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are needed now more than ever.. Age: 9+ XCLUSIVe oFFeR: Receive a FRee postcard with purchase. *While stocks last.
nerdy ninjas #1: nerdy ninjas vs the Really Really Bad Guys
Shogun Whamhower, Illus Heath McKenzie
Paperback rrP $9.99 Jake, Ben, Pongo and Veejay might seem like your average nerds. But when the local bully refuses to pick on them, declaring them too nerdy to bully, the four boys decide to take action. They come up with a plantheyre about to become ninjas! Age: 7+
9-10 Y ea rs
Older Readers
Dingo: the Dog Who Conquered a Continent
Jackie French
Paperback rrP $14.99 Childrens author Jackie French is renowned for her historical fiction, and the critically acclaimed bestselling Animal Stars series looks at history through the eyes of an animal. In Dingo: The Dog Who Conquered a Continent, Jackie tells a story about the iconic Australian dingo. Set somewhere on a large island to the north of what would one day be known as Australia, Loa decides to leave his community after learning that the girl he wants is to marry a man from another tribe. He embarks on the voyage taking with him a rubbish dog - one of the pack who scavenge for food at the camp.
Age: 9+
the Rumpelgeist
Fiona McIntosh
Paperback rrP $17.99 Drestonias capital is cursed by hauntings and disappearing children, panicking the city. Curiously it seems only Crown Princess Ellin, with the help of a young noble, Flynn Jolien, has the power to solve the dilemma. A gorgeous fantasy romp with timeless themes - and swordfights! Age: 9+
Spindlers
Lauren Oliver
Paperback rrP $18.99 One day when Liza went to bed, Patrick was her chubby, stubby, candy-grubbing, and pancakeloving younger brother, who irritated and amused her both, and the next morning, when she woke up, he was not. The Spindlers have stolen his soul and Liza is the only one who can save him. Age: 8+
September release, advance orders welcome
Word Hunters
Nick Earls and Terry Whidborne
Paperback rrP $14.95 When twins Lexi and Al Hunter stumble upon an old dictionary their world as they know it changes and they are blasted into history to hunt down the words that threaten to vanish from our past and our present. Will they be trapped in the past forever? Age: 9+
September release, advance orders welcome
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Fiction
10-14 Y ea rs
After
Morris Gleitzman
Paperback rrP $19.99 In the fourth part of Felixs story, continuing his adventures in World War Two, he faces perhaps his greatest challenge - to find hope when hes lost almost everything, including his parents. As Europe goes through the final agonizing stages of the war, Felix struggles to reconcile hatred and healing. Hes helped by a new friend, but if he should lose her as well... Age: 10+
White ninja
Tiffiny Hall
Paperback rrP $14.99 Roxy is twelve, and doesnt realize the extent of her latent ninja powers until a confrontation with the school bully unleashes them. Only when she has defeated four ancient warriors in the Cemetery of the Dead and the identity of the famed White Warrior is revealed will the Samurai be thwarted and the Tiger Scrolls saved. Age: 10+
September release, advance orders welcome
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12+ Y ea rs
Wake: Watersong 1
Amanda Hocking
Paperback rrP $16.99 Beautiful. Fearless. Dangerous. Strangers in town for the summer, Penn, Thea, and Lexi have caught everyones attention. What secrets are they hiding? Sixteen-year-old Gemma faces an agonising decision when she uncovers the truth. Age: 12+
Fifteen-year-old Delilah is a bit of a loner. She feels happiest with her head in a book, one particular book especially: BETWEEN THE LINES. Delilah knows its weird to be obsessed with a fairytale at her age (and heaven knows she gets enough grief from her mother about it), but she feels drawn to the book. Something about Prince Olivers quest ... his cleverness, his sense of adventure and, of course, his love for the princess. And then one day, Oliver actually speaks to her. Age: 12+
Friday Brown
Vikki Wakefield
Paperback rrP $19.99 17-year-old Friday Brown is on the run from her memories. Shes desperate to find somewhere to call home. Anywhere. When she meets a boy named Silence she finds shes not the only one with secrets to hide. Together they discover what it really means to survive. From the award-winning author Vikki Wakefield. Age: 15+
September release, advance orders welcome
Heaven
Alexandra Adornetto
Paperback rrP $24.99 The third book in the bestselling Halo series. A wayward angel and her mortal love, pursued by those charged with maintaining the balance in the universe. With only one way back to Earth will the power of love be strong enough?
Age: 12+
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12+ Y ea rs
t team Human
Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan
Paperback rrP $17.99 What would you do if your best friend fell in love with a vampire? Vampires stick to their own kind, and Mel and her friends hang out with other humans. But throw romance into the picture and who will you choose ... Team Human? Age: 14+
S.C.U.M.
Danny Katz
Paperback rrP $15.99 The Students Combined Underground Movement (S.C.U.M.) is a society for outcasts, weirdos and massive losers. At their headquarters on the bench beside the bin behind the canteen, they plot their revolutionary ideas for a better schoolyard Age: 12+
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en R e a d s Mor e Te
the tribe, Book 1: the Interrogation of Ashala Wolf
Ambelin Kwaymullina
Paperback rrP $19.95 The Reckoning destroyed civilisation as we know it and now, some people, Illegals, have a range of new abilities. Ashala Wolf is strong, passionate and desperate to protect her Tribe despite the fact that she has been captured and is awaiting interrogation. Will the Tribe survive the interrogation of Ashala Wolf? Age: 12+
Shadowfell
Juliet Marillier
Paperback rrP $16.99 Neryn is a fifteen-year-old with extraordinary magical power who has fled the tyranny of an evil king and his masked Enforcers. When an enigmatic stranger saves her life, Neryn and the man called Flint begin an uneasy journey together to a place where rebels are amassing to free the land and end the Kings reign. Age: 12+
Melissa de la Cruz
Paperback rrP $16.99 Lawson and his brothers escaped from the underworld and now lead desperate, dangerous lives. Theyre pursued by the Hounds of Hell from one town to the next, never calling any place home. To save his love Lawson must join forces with a stranger who has also lost someone to the beasts. Age: 14+
September release, advance orders welcome
Carnival of Souls
Melissa Marr
Paperback rrP $19.99 The carnival pulsed in the centre of The City - a swirl of masked pleasure and violence. Music played constantly as the dancers demonstrated their flexibility. The City wasnt a world that was beautiful to everyone. It was their world, though. From the bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely series. Age: 14+
5th September release, advance orders welcome
throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas,
Paperback rrP $16.99 Action-packed fantasy romance with a heroine as deadly as she is beautiful, in a world where either fact could make her fortune or seal her fate. Celaena Sardothien is a daredevil assassin with unrivalled fighting skills facing the fight of her life for her freedom.
Age: 12+
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the Hobbit (Part 1 and 2) Slipcase; the Lord of the Rings 7-book slipcase
J. R.R. Tolkien
Boxed sets rrP $19.99/$59.99 One of the most popular books ever, The Hobbit, the prelude to The Lord of the Rings is now being made into a blockbuster movie. Here are two beautiful gift sets of these classic texts adapted for a younger audience.
September release, advance orders welcome
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Little elephants
Graeme Base
hardback rrP $24.99 The wheat is ripe, but the harvester is broken and a plague of locusts is on the way. It looks as if Jim and his mother may lose the farm. But when Jim shows kindness to a stranger, their fortunes are set to change in the most surprising way imaginable! A warm-hearted story full of magic and intrigue from this world-renowned and much-loved picturebook creator. Age: 5+
October release, advance orders welcome
C om i n g
t today We Have no Plans
Jane Godwin & Anna Walker
hardback rrP $24.99 From the creators of the much-loved All Through the Year comes a journey through a week in the life of an Australian family, celebrating those precious days that have no plans. Age: 2+
October release, advance orders welcome
Q. Do your ever cheat and read the end of the book first?
A. Never! Who would do such a thing?! Thatd be like eating icecream before pizza.
Q. What author or illustrator has most influenced you? How have they done so?
A. An English illustrator called Kit Williams did a book called Masquerade that was a huge inspiration to me - it showed me that picture books didnt have to be simple but could be challenging and sophisticated and complex and multi-layered... all the things I like!
Something is coming. Can you see? It snuffles and gruffles. What can it be? Look! Look! Its a Gobbledygook! Its ripping up pages and eating a book! A rollicking tale, full of irresistible rhyme and song-like rhythm, of a little girl and her younger brother who take on the task of introducing a slightly out-of-control monster to the joys of reading. Age: 2+
November release, advance orders welcome
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for Ch ris t m a s up
Ruby Redfort: take t Your Last Breath
Lauren Child
hardback rrP $19.99 Everyones favourite girl detective is back for a second mind-blowing instalment, packed with all the offthe-wall humour, action Jacket image not available and friendship of the at the time of printing. first book. This time, though, its an adventure on the wide open ocean, and Ruby is all at sea Age: 9+
October release, advance orders welcome
Under Wildwood
Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis (illus)
hardback rrP $19.99 In Under Wildwood, Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis reveal new dimensions of the epic fantasyadventure series begun with the critically acclaimed, bestselling Wildwood. Ever since Prue McKeel returned home from the Impassable Wilderness after rescuing her brother from the malevolent Dowager Governess, life has been pretty dull. Her mind is constantly returning to the verdant groves and sky-tall trees of Wildwood, where her friend Curtis still remains as a bandit-in-training. But all is not well in that world. In what will be their greatest challenge yet, Prue and Curtis are thrown together again to save themselves and the lives of their friends, and to bring unity to a divided country. But in order to do that, they must go under Wildwood. Age: 8+
November release, advance orders welcome
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Ch r i s t m a s NeW for
the Power of Five, Book Five: oblivion
Anthony Horowitz
hardback rrP $19.95 Having escaped from Hong Kong, the Five Gatekeepers - Matt, Pedro, Scott, Jamie and Scarlett - are scattered in a hostile and dangerous world. As they struggle to regroup and plan their next move, the malevolent King of the Old Ones gathers his forces in Oblivion: a desolate landscape where the last survivors of humanity must fight the ultimate battle. The epic fifth and final instalment in the bestselling fantasy series The Power of Five by Anthony Horowitz. Age: 12+
4th October release, advance orders welcome
Quintana of Charyn
Melina Marchetta
Paperback rrP $24.99 Separated from the girl he loves and has sworn to protect, Froi and his companions travel through Charyn searching for Quintana and building an army that will secure her unborn childs right to rule. A spine-tingling and unforgettable final volume in the Lumatere Chronicles. Age: 14+
October release, advance orders welcome
Convent
Maureen McCarthy
Paperback rrP $22.99 Layers of family history combine in the stories of three generations of women and the hundred-year history of the Abbotsford Convent and explosively intersect as the past comes to claim its dues. Age: 14+
October release, advance orders welcome
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Shortlist 2012
The Childrens Book Council of Australia (CBCA) celebrates Australian childrens literature and its creators, and seeks to engage the community with literature for young Australians. Each year the CBCA run the Book of the Year Awards, and supports the Childrens Book Week - the longest running childrens festival in Australia. Here is this years CBCA shorlist of titles by category. The Winner and Honour Book/s will be announced on Friday 17th August 2012.
older Readers
1. Ishmael and the Hoops of Steel Michael Gerard Bauer (Scholastic) 2. A Straight Line to my Heart Bill Condon (Allen & Unwin) 3. the Golden Day Ursula Dubosarsky (Allen & Unwin) he 4. the Dead I Know Scot Gardner (Allen & Unwin) he 5. Ship Kings: the Coming of the Whirlpool Andrew McGahan (Allen & Unwin) 6. When We Were two Robert Newton (Penguin) t
Younger Readers
1. Crow Country Kate Constable (Allen & Unwin) 2. Brotherband: the outcasts John Flanagan (Random House) Available in Bolinda Audio format 3. nanberry: Black Brother White Jackie French (HarperCollins) 4. the truth About Verity Sparks Susan Green (Walker Books) 5. Bungawitta Emily Rodda, Ill. Craig Smith (Scholastic) 6. the Golden Door Emily Rodda (Scholastic) he
early Childhood
1. the Runaway Hug Nick Bland, Ill. Freya Blackwood (Scholastic) 2. Come Down, Cat! Sonya Hartnett, Ill. Lucia Masciullo (Penguin) 3. thats not a Daffodil! Elizabeth Honey (Allen & Unwin) 4. the Last Viking Norman Jorgensen, Ill. James Foley (Fremantle Press) 5. no Bears Meg McKinlay, Ill. Leila Rudge (Walker Books) 6. Rudie nudie Emma Quay (HarperCollins)
Picture Book
1. Look, a Book! Libby Gleeson, Ill. Freya Blackwood (Hardie Grant Egmont) 2. the Dream of the thylacine Margaret Wild, Ill. Ron Brooks (Allen & Unwin) 3. For All Creatures Glenda Millard, Ill. Rebecca Cool (Walker Books) 4. A Bus Called Heaven Bob Graham (Walker Books) 5. no Bears Meg McKinlay, Ill. Leila Rudge (Walker Books) 6. Flood Jackie French, Ill. Bruce Whatley (Scholastic)
Prices listed in this catalogue as RRP refer to publishers recommended retail prices. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy of price and availability, these may be subject to change without notice by publishers. Some bookstores may not be able to hold stock of every book in this guide but in most cases, any title not currently in stock can easily be ordered in at your request. All special prices and offers are valid from 13/08/12 until 30/11/12 unless otherwise stated or stock has sold out.
M o r e b o ok s g a l o r e
Unforgotten
Tohby Riddle
Hardback RRP $35.00 Nobody knows where they come from. But they come. Impossible birds of the big sky and the long night... So begins this timely and timeless story, told in magnicent images and words by master storyteller, Tohby Riddle. A triumph of quiet beauty. Reading this book is like being quietly ushered into another dimension by winged strangers, a place beyond the tread of normal earthbound language. Ephemeral as a feather, timeless as a rock, and as true as both, Unforgotten is a magical experience. - Shaun Tan. Age: 12+
September release, advance orders welcome