Action and adventure stories Books

Age range 9+When Jess and Jack Rayworth reluctantly enter the gates of their latest school Hilltop Academy, they don't know they're entering the training ground for a secret agency. An agency set up to stop damage inflicted on the planet through the...

Age range 8 to 11'What if I don't want to go back to a life of storms and soggy seas biscuits?' said Captain Blunderfuss. 'What if I'd rather stay here and search for treasure instead?'When a pair of unruly fictional pirates escape out of their book into...

Age range 8+Whatever happens, no matter what, DO NOT step into Asco Express because you might just end up leaving with more than you bargained for...When eleven-year-old Wesley stops by at a mysterious local shop to buy a drink, he does not realise the...

Age range 9+Feisty detective editor, Scoop McLaren, is back and this time the mystery has her sailing into uncharted waters!When Fletcher, Scoop's childhood friend enters the Higgity Harbour top surfing competition, strange things start...

Get ready for chaos as Romeo Fortez, the cutest sloth EVER and the world's most fearless superhero, takes on another Weird-Warp mutant army!   The city that never sleeps faces a monstrous threat from the twisted genius of Professor Ian Weird-Warp...

Alana Oakley suspects her new neighbours are vampires. All the signs are there: they are deathly pale, too good at everything, and laugh derisively at vampire-lore with a knowing mwah-ha-ha. Khalilah, Maddie and Sofia hope Alana is right - everything...

Alana Oakley returns with her high-school mates - Khalilah, Maddie and Sofia to face new challenges as a Year 8 student at Gibson High and, as usual, Mum isn't making it easy. You'd think, after winning a song-writing contest and meeting the world's...

Get ready for a feathered adventure with Romeo Fortez … the cutest sloth EVER … and the world’s most daring superhero!Romeo’s nemesis, the unhinged Professor Ian Weird-Warp, is at it again. Bent on revenge, he concocts a quirky catastrophe. Mixing...

Shortlisted for the 2019 Australian Speech Pathology Book of the Year AwardsWhen Tommy goes on a trip to an Outback farm with his friend Martin, he thinks that his biggest problem will be Francis, his former friend who has gate-crashed the holiday. He...

Tommy Bell, Bushranger Boy is a series featuring Tommy’s time travelling escapades that take him face-to-face with some of Australia’s most notorious bushrangers. In Book 5, Tommy Bell has his hands full with Ben Hall’s devious bunch of bushrangers. Join...

Included on the South Australian Premier’s Reading Challenge list.An exciting new Australian adventure series full of danger, daring and wild colonial boys!Tommy Bell, Bushranger Boy is a wonderful new series featuring Tommy’s time travelling escapades...

When Tommy Bell’s father’s car breaks down on a road trip, Tommy and Martin are stranded overnight in a motel room in a strange country town. Things get even weirder when Tommy finds himself roaming the deserted streets on a moonlit night, way back in...

In this origin story, pygmy sloth, Romeo Fortez, is born on remote Escudo Island. At his naming ceremony, a once-in-a-millennium event imbibes him with powers of speed, intelligence, and irresistibly hypnotic good looks. When Romeo moves to New York he...

Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpet by Rosanne Hawke is a series of five story books featuring an adventurous black cat called Pepper Masalah, and her nine-year-old friend, Zamir. Pepper Masalah lives with Zamir and his family on an olive farm in...

Amanda and her two best friends, Lucia and Mai, are the Dolphin Squad. They live by the beach, hang out in HQ and solve all sort of problems. Amanda Commander is nearly nine and there is nothing she loves more than hanging out with her two best friends...

After Riz and her friends successfully led the Counterfeit Bust, Riz has discovered her passion for forensic science. Riz Chester loves mysteries, and with an interest in forensics she keeps finding crime. But nothing has happened for months. With Riz...

After their home in Sendirian City burns to cinders, Eden Fittell leaves school and gets a job to try and support her family and keep her alcoholic father away. But the city is being stalked by crime boss Kore Luddan, who is using Izrod, the strongest in...

Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpet by Rosanne Hawke is a series of five or more chapter story books featuring an adventurous black cat called Pepper Masalah, and her nine-year-old friend, Zamir.  Pepper Masalah lives with Zamir and his family on...

Amanda and her two best friends, Lucia and Mai, are the Dolphin Squad. They live by the beach, hang out in HQ and solve all sort of problems. Amanda Commander is nearly nine and there is nothing she loves more than hanging out with her two best friends...

Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpet by Rosanne Hawke is a series of five or more chapter story books featuring an adventurous black cat called Pepper Masalah, and her nine-year-old friend, Zamir. Pepper Masalah lives with Zamir and his family on an...

After Riz and her friends successfully led the Counterfeit Bust, Riz has discovered her passion for forensic science. One day at school, she finds the perfect opportunity to break out her new forensics kit and solve a new mystery. On their way to class...

Pepper Masalah lives with Zamir and his family on an olive farm in Australia. Zam’s grandmother is from the old country (Kashmir) and she brought with her an ancient carpet. She is the only one who believes the carpet can fly and will try to find its...

Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpet is a junior fiction story based on the adventures of a Bombay/British Shorthair cross cat called Pepper Masalah, a 9-year-old boy called Zamir and a flying carpet. Author Rosanne Hawke blends culture, legend, and...

In Canada, Phil Roland is a hero. He's saved his dad's company, Motive Games; solved his dad's murder; and exposed a mafia ring. But by his second day in Auckland, Phil's life is out of control. The E3 East gaming show was supposed to be Motive's big...

In Canada, Phil Roland is a hero. He's saved his dad's company, Motive Games; solved his dad's murder; and exposed a mafia ring. But by his second day in Auckland, Phil's life is out of control. The E3 East gaming show was supposed to be Motive's big...

Mila likes to build things and is designing a cupcake catapult with her little sister, Ivy. However, a problem arises when it seems like Ivy is more intent on destroying things than she is on building them. Frustrated by her sister, Mila decides to...

Little Meerkat is a humorous, lively and adventurous picture book for ages 3 to 7. The main character, Little Meerkat, craves independence and adventure, so it's just as well his extended family are there to guide and protect him! Aleesah chose to build...

Throughout Slowly! Slowly! Grandfather teaches Bongani and young readers the important virtues of patience, perseverance, resilience and being grateful for what you have. These life lessons are important for preparing children for life experiences and...

Throughout Slowly! Slowly! Grandfather teaches Bongani and young readers the important virtues of patience, perseverance, resilience and being grateful for what you have. These life lessons are important for preparing children for life experiences and...

Amanda Commander is kind, loyal and a natural-born leader. But even school can be a battlefield at times, so sometimes Amanda and her Squad need a plan just to survive. When every girl in Year Three gets an invitation to Eve’s birthday party except...

Amanda Commander: The Pinky Promise is the second book of the Amanda Commander series. With friends Mai and Lu, the Dolphin Squad is about to tackle the upcoming Cross Country! Although, not all of them love running. When they plan a way to enjoy the...

Amanda and her two best friends, Lucia and Mai, are the Dolphin Squad. They live by the beach, hang out in HQ and solve all sort of problems. Amanda Commander is nearly nine and there is nothing she loves more than hanging out with her two best...

WINNER: ABIA 2025 John Marsden Book of the Year for Older Children (ages 13+), Australian Book Industry AwardsWINNER: 2025 Indie Young Adult Book AwardsNOTABLE BOOK: 2025 CBCA Book of the Year, Older ReadersSelected as one of the Best Young Adult Books...

WINNER OF THE 2024 READINGS CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 ABIA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN (AGES 7-12) Described as an Indigenous Blinky Bill meets Winnie the Pooh, this heartwarming and beautifully...

Before the train has left the station, England’s most accomplished new detective already is on a suspect’s trail, and readers will be delighted to travel along.   Myrtle Hardcastle has no desire to go on a relaxing travel excursion with her aunt...

Twelve-year-old Myrtle Hardcastle has a passion for justice and a Highly Unconventional obsession with criminal science. Armed with her father’s law books and her mum’s microscope, Myrtle studies toxicology, keeps abreast of the latest developments in...

A mermaid and a pirate build a friendship through kindness, empathy, and shared adventure in this heartwarming picture book by New York Times bestselling author Tracey Baptiste, with bright, bold illustrations by Leisl Adams.   Glub glub… ...

With its nutty concept, retro aesthetic (these sets could be from the ’50s), and delicious sense of language, Oakley the Squirrel: The Search for Z is an alphabet book like no other. In it, we meet Little Oakley as he embarks on a quest to find the...

Over 400 irresistible, reusable, and collectible stickers to mix, match, and trade!Whether on windows, notebooks, lunch boxes, or scrapbooks, these peel-and-place stickers are perfect for creating your own work of art – anytime, anywhere!

Share treasured holiday traditions with baby in a book that’s indestructible!   It’s Christmas! Put up the decorations. Make a gingerbread house. Who’s coming? The whole family! What do we say? Peace on Earth!   Indestructibles is the...

Two years ago, Bentley Carmone’s dad invented a deadly video game. Now, Bentley must team up with the hero of that game to fend off a new threat.   This is the first book in the Adventures in a Video Game series, a new series by...