Browse by category
Anton Rocks on by David Metzenthen
Category: Fiction | Series: Aussie Chomps S.
Anton is being picked on at school. His one escape is playing electric guitar with his rock'n'roll legend teacher. Eddie tells Anton that he needs to be proud of who he is, but it seems easier said than done until Anton has an idea for the Rock Eisteddford. Chomps are longer, slightly harder than Aussie ...Show more
Augustin and the Hot Air Balloon by David Metzenthen
Category: Children's Non Fiction
Age range 10-15Augustin is a poor boy who lives in a barn.Celine is a rich girl who lives in a mighty palace.Together they escape into the sky . . .Only to land in a world of terrible trouble and dangerous secrets!During the most turbulent times of the French Revolution, two young heroes risk everything ...Show more
Black Water by David Metzenthen
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Beautifully written and brilliantly told, this is the epic story of two boys' struggle to make their way in a difficult world. Ages 13+.
Boys of Blood and Bone by David Metzenthen
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Henry is heading up to stay with friends at Saint Helena Bay when his car breaks down just outside a country town. Forced to stay over in the town while his car is fixed, Henry is befriended by two local teenagers, Trot & Janine, & the enigmatic & very old Cecilia. Henry looks exactly like A ...Show more
Brocky\'s Bananagram 2003 Edit by David Metzenthen
Category: Fiction
When Matt Brock puts his name, address and vital statistics on a banana ready to be loaded on a truck it could end up in anyone`s house anywhere in Australia. I can see it now. Trouble.
Dreaming the Enemy by David Metzenthen
Category: Young Adult Fiction
I am still moving despite the fact that this dreamed-up bastard Khan walks with me--no, he doesn't walk with me, he rises up to fire, has my life in his hands, my head in his sights, and that is the image of all images that I have somehow to lose. Johnny Shoebridge has just returned from fighting in the ...Show more
Falling Forward by David Metzenthen
Category: Fiction
The city spread out in strips and stripes below Bruce's steel-capped boots. The sky flew away over his hard-hatted head. He was fifty storeys up, the wind chilling his teeth. In his pocket he had money. Friday was payday. Bruce's life is finally on track. He's got a place to live and a job he likes, wor ...Show more
Fort Island ( Aussie Bites ) by David Metzenthen
Category: Fiction | Series: Aussie bites
Patrick envisages a boring holiday with his over-protective mother. But then he meets Lou, learns to sail and suddenly the summer seems full of possibilities. But one day something goes wrong at sea, and Patrick and Lou must step in to save the day... An exciting adventure story.