Robin Hood: Hacking, Heists & Flaming Arrows by Robert Muchamore

Action & Adventure

A town. A forest. A hero.
You can't go far without a quick brain and some rule-bending in a place like Locksley. After its vast car plant is shut down, the prosperous town has become a wasteland of empty homes, toxic land, and families on the brink. And it doesn't help that the authorities are in the clutches of profit-obsessed Sheriff of Nottingham who is in cahoots with underworld boss, Guy Gisborne. When his dad is framed for a robbery, Robin and his brother, Little John, are hounded out of Locksley and must learn to survive in the Sherwood forest, stretching three hundred kilometres and sheltering the free spirits and outlaws. But Robin is determined to do more than survive.

Footy Dreaming by Michael Hyde

Sport Fiction                                                            Australian Author

Ben and Noah play on opposing teams in a footy-obsessed town. They each dream of playing on the G – and this is their make or break season. Tensions rise as sledging goes too far. Will Noah lose his cool, and his chance, in the face of prejudice? Will Ben reject racism and forge his own path? Noah and Ben have the potential to play in the AFL. It’s up to each of them whether they make it.

Mindfulness and Meditation by Whitney Stewart

155.4 STE

From hormones to homework, parents to peers, health issues to bad habits, life can be a pressure cooker leading to anxiety and even thoughts of suicide. How can we find relief? With its roots in ancient Buddhist teachings, mindfulness is the practice of purposefully focusing attention on the present moment. It can change a person's approach to stress, develop skills to handle anxiety and depression, and provide a sense of awareness and belonging. 

The Adventure Zone: Here there be Goblins by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy and Carey Pietsch

Graphic Novel

Marvel at the sheer metafictional chutzpah of an action-packed graphic novel based on a story created in a podcast where three dudes and their dad play a tabletop role-playing game in real time! Join Taako, the elf wizard, Merle, the dwarf cleric, and Magnus, the human fighter, for an adventure that they are poorly equipped to handle at best, guided by their ever-patient dungeon master.

The Schoolmaster’s Daughter by Jackie French

Historical Fiction                                                     Australian Author

January 1901. Sharks circle the stranded ship as Hannah and her family head to a new home in the newly formed nation of Australia. Hannah's father has a new post as the schoolmaster in a larger school in northern NSW, where the school's wealthy patron, a sugar planter called Mr Harris, will give the family a life of comfort and the best society. But secrets lurk in this subtropical paradise. From the moment Hannah's mother rebels against her husband's refusal to let Jamie, the Pacific Islander boy, who rescues them from their shipwreck, into his school, the facade crumbles. Mr Harris's fortune is built on slavery and the whip. And the new Federal government's first law demands that all Pacific islanders - even those born in Australia - be deported. If Mr Harris learns of the secret school that Hannah's mother is running, it will mean ruin, violence, and possibly even death.

A Trio of Sophies by Eileen Merriman

Mystery Fiction

A missing girl, a secret diary, and unsettling revelations . . .
Today is the first of September, the first day of spring, and it’s been sixty-four days since I last saw Sophie Abercrombie. It's been sixty-four days since anyone saw Sophie Abercrombie.
The prettiest Sophie. The missing Sophie.
As Sophie MacKenzie - Mac - confides to her diary, she last saw Sophie Abercrombie kissing James Bacon, their English teacher. Mac has passed this on to the police, but there is plenty she knows about James Bacon that she has kept to herself. She hasn’t even told Twiggy, the third Sophie in their once tight-knit threesome. The Trio of Sophies is no more.